Omaha daily bee., 1917-03-29
MORE GUARDS
ARE CALLED into
FEDERAL SERVICE
Four Additional Regiments in
Eastern States Will Once
More Go Into Serv-
ice of Uncle Sam.
l. w. W. MEMBERS FINED
Men Who Try to Prevent Re-
cruiting at Kansas City
Nearly Start Riot.
MANY SIGN NAVY ROLLS
BULLETIN.

Washington, March 2S.-Orders
were issued today by the War depart
ment calling all National Guard units
which have been partially demobilized
back into the federal service.
The order applies also to troops de-
modified within the last few days
which the department understood to
still be in the federal service when its
previous orders were issued. IheKe
are about six regiments in this class
which will be mobilized again.
Washington, March 2S.-Fohr addi-
tional regiments of the National
Guard were called into the federal
service today by the War depart
ment. They are the First West Vir-
ginia, Seventy-fourth New York, Sec
ond Connecticut and Second New
Jersey infantry regiments.
More than 5000 letters from per-
sons who wish to serve the federal
government in the present emergency
in industrial lines have been received
by the civil service commission in re-
sponse to its recent appeal for work.
ers. All trades and professions are
represented and many sacrifices are
proposed by the writers to aid the
nation.
Commission officials today called
upon heads of American universities
and colleges to permit senior techni-
cal ard scientific students to receive
diplomas at once so the government,
if necessary, may quickly obtain their
services.
Near Riot in Kansas City.
Kansas City, Mo-, March 2S-Sev-
enteen members of the Industrial
Workers of the World were fined
SlO0 and $500 each in the municipal
court today, but stays of execution
were ordered provided they would
leave the city. The men were arrest
ed last night following clash be-
tween several of them and a recruit
ing detail of the Third Missouri in
fantry, which had become incensed
at anti-enlistment speeches and lit
erature attributed to some OF the
organization leaders. 4
In 6iiing them Judge Coon said
there was no room in Kansas City
for men who did not stand behind the
army in the present crisis
Many Enlist in Navy.
Recruits for the navy are being re-
ceived at the naval enlisting Office
here in numbers never exceeded be-
fore, attaches of the office said today.
A much larger per cent are being ac-
cepted than normally. ,f
Usually only about rs or so per
cent of the men offering themselves
can pass the examination" an at
tache of the Office said. Nov, how
ever, nearly 80 per cent OF them are
being accepted" ~. .-..
The explanation given was that
the call for possible active duty was
attracting "a high type of men,"
Eight women who yesterday vol
untcered to aid Lieutenant H. V.
McCabe, in charge of the Offices
here, today took up special duties in
connection with recruiting.
Carl r. Wheeler, who applied for
enlistment with the Third Missouri
infantry today, was found to be one
inch short OF the required hye-feet.
four-inch regulation. To remedy the
defect half dozen guardsmen mas
saged and rolled the applicant for an
hour, when he was again brought be-
fore the examining physician and
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