Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-05-02
YOUNG MEN ENLISTiNG IN ARMY
AND NAVY IN INcREAS-
ING NUMBERS.
SEVERAL GUARD UNITS
RECRUITED TO EXCESS
Young Mon From All Walks of Life
State Can Recruit Additional Res-
mont Of Guards If Services Are
Called For-ArtIlIery Regiment As
sured-Survey Of Farm Hand Needs.
Special to Times Republican.

ports coming in to the adjutant gen
erals office and from the records o
the recruiting stations both for tbs
army and the navy over the state i
is shown that Iowa young men are
responding nobly to the call to arms
The national guard reports that clever
organizations are practically filed am
some have more men than needed.
The national guard is more rigid II
its requirements as TO physical fitness
it's officers say than the regular army
or the navy and hence they turn dowr
larger per cent OF men than does the
army or navy. The national guard Of
ficers declare that many men who are
rejected by the guard for inability tc
measure up TO the physical require
ments are accepted by the army and
navy.
The young men who are coming in
are from all walks of life and include
the sons of the wealthy and prominent
as well as those from more humble
stations. Scarcely d train comes into
the city now that does not bring a
squad OF young men from some of the
towns Of the state anxious to enlist
in some branch of the service.
II the government should call fol
more volunteer organizations Iowa
might recruit another regiment or SC
of the national guard. The officers
are predicting that this state Will so0i:
have an artillery regiment. There We're
three batteries when war was declared
he no n
at Muscatine and another battery IS
ready for inspection at Cedar Rapids
Mason City and Des Moines are rae
ing to recruit up another battery AND
whichever city recruits up to full
strength hrst will get the battery.
The promise Of the government thai
enlistments are only for the period of
the present emergency is stimulating
enlistments.
Evidences Of Patriotism.
From the multitude Of letters re-
.ceived by the adjutant general one
gets in touch with the wave Of patriot
ism which has swept over Iowa In
Vulnerable offers Of services have beer
received. particularly from Crane
Army men and citizens Of the smalle!
cities and towns.
One widow OF a civil war veteran
whose son Is in the guard, wrote t
ask that he be not discharged so tha
he could support her. asserting thai
her widows pension was enough t.
care TOR her and that she was proud tc
have him Join the army and defenc
his country.
A jeweler in small town, who CAM
here from Germany when IA years o
age, wrote to say that he had postet
one Of the cards saying that his EN-
ploye could have his job back afte
the war. Then ne explained that h,
had but one employe, a boy of mill
tary age, the support Of his Widowed
mother, but that If the adjutant gen
eral thought the boy should go, tn
jewelerT would care for his mothe
while he was gone and go himself /
need be.
NJ. A. Halden. of Centerville, a mem
Der of Company f. Ffftieth infantr,
during the Spanish American war
wrote to offer his services, altho sine
the war he has lost a leg and an arm
He thinks there should be some plac
for veteran with an arm and lie.
gone to aid his country.
Listing Farm Hand Demands.
John Coverdale, Of Ames. who ha!
charge of the county crop agent WORT
for the state and government, ha
made survey of the state as to tn,
number of farm hands wanted in eacl
county. AS soon as he gets his fgures
compiled he will report to the stat
free employment bureau.
The bureau is now receiving an,
placing more applicants for places OF
farms than ever before IN its history
The crusade for farm hands is bearins
fruit. Farmers are coming into tn,
state employment office from sur,
rounding towns and are securing mer
as they apply at the employment Of
flee. Many others are writing in 70,
help.
<. From the posters sent out for farm
help and the newspaper articles tn,
farm laborers or men who can worl
On farms are learning Of the possibl,
jobs. Scores of men are being PLACED
on farms each week by the bureau.
The bureau has not as yet encour
aged fasteners to come out here ant
go on the farms. Nor are men VIII,
have not had farm experience beins
accepted. The many applications from
the eastern cities which have beer
made to the state bureau have beer
turned down.
The farmers coming In or writing |,
to the state bureau in many instance!
declare they are putting a larger acre
age in crops now than usual and there
i fore need more help to tend it. The,
say il they can get the help they will
put in an unusually large acreage il
corn.
/. There Is also large potato acreag.
but in Scott county the fall crop i.
i already being contracted for at NINETY
4 cents per bushel, indicating that in tn,
judgment or buyers there will not b,
an overproduction.
\ TO RECRUIT PEACEFUL ARMY.