Omaha daily bee., 1917-04-10
MUSTER ROLL HERE
Is GROWING FAST
Record Day for Enlistments in
X the Various Branches of
=, y War Service.
ARMY IS FAR IN THE LEAD
MUSTER ROLL,

All records for days recruiting
in Omaha are being broken today
with almost overwhelming numbers
of recruits at the army, navy, National
Guard and marine recruiting stations
The grand total Of all four branches
for the day promises to exceed any
previous record and, may reach l0C
men.
Forty-four men were lined up at
a. m. Monday for examination and en-
li5tinent in the army. By noon over
thirty had passed the physical tests.
Sergeant Hansen said that he ex.
pected the enlistments for the day to
reach fifty.
Navy recruiters were also swamped
and by noon had accepted over
twenty applicants for enlistment
Three new men were also enlisted in
the marine corps. :
National Guard recruiting, sus-
pended last week, seems to have suf-
fered as result. Althoagh resumed
Saturday, the recruiting for that
branch has not yet returned to the
pace set when the original call was
issued two weeks ,ago. However,
nineteen new enlistments in the guard
were reported up to Monday noon.
The big recruiting business Monday
was partly due to the Sunday re-
cruiting, as those recruits had to wait
for actual examination and enlistment
until Monday, the formal swearing in
Of the men not being permitted on
Sunday. y
Patriotic Response.
According to all recruiting officers,
however, the big wave of recruits is
largely due to the patriotic response
from young men in the war crisis.
l"The boysVare now realizing that we
are at war and need many men bad
ly,"> said one officer. From now on
red-blooded Americans are expected
to throng the recruiting Offices and
quickly fill up the ranks"
This morning canvassing parties
started out from the army sta
tionNto recruit men-in small towns
in Nebraska and Iowa that hereto.
fore have not been covered by the
RECRUITERS. A phone call was also re-
ceived from Sidney, Ia, saying that a
patriotic mass meeting will be held
there Tuesday, and asking for re-
cruitlng officer to attend. One will
be sent from the Shenandoah sub
Station, Sergeant. Hansen said.
Nauu rarrs.tc nuer tx xyaarS nE oa
no longer will have to wait for under
age waivers from headquarters, il
they meet all other requirements, for
the age requirement has now been re.
moved to that extent. That was done
supposedly TO hasten the recruiting
Of the large number OF new men now
so urgently needed.
Captain Wallace Here,
Preparation of blank forms for fed
eral muster of the Guard began Sun.
day. By Tuesday mastering of the
machine gun company at the post OF
duty, near Omaha, is expected to be-
gin. On Wednesday or Thursday
the mastering officers will start with
the other Omaha companies of the
Guard.
Captain Wallace, U.S.A., recently
from border duty at Nogales, is here
and will be the senior mastering Off
Ger. He will be assisted by Captain
King Of the medical corps of the
regular army, and Captain, Eyering-
ton, U.S.A., who has been here since
he mustered the Fourth regiment oli
of federal service in January. They
say they cannot tell how long it will
take TO muster the Fourth regiment
in again. The work will be done for
each company at its pres 2nt post.