Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-04-14
MEN SIGN UP FOR
Duration OF WAR
More Applications for En-
liStment Since Rule Be-
came Effective
WANT COLORED MEN
TO ENTER THE ARMY

The First Battal on, Delaware lnfan-
try, now has its own pack mules and
horses. Ibis morning consignment OF
thirteen mules and -FOUR horses arrived
from the government rcmount station
near san Antonio, 1eXas. The shipment
was in charge OF Dempsey c. tanning,
civil AN in the employ OF the quarter
masters department, l. y A. The
mules and horses are but portion of a
consignment of sol animals shipped
north from the san Antonio station. The
other animals were distributed to vari-
Gus regiments in PcnnsylvRn
The consignment arrived here over the
p. b. n ". Railroad, the horse train
having come by way of st. Louis, and
from there east to Philadelphia. The
animals were all in good condition and
after detra ming they were taken 90 tno
stables of the Diamond Ice Company,
whore they will be sheltered temporar.
lily.
The campaign for recruits for the
National Guard units started in earn
est today. Lieutenant William Berl
Jr, in charge OF the work, opened
two offices this morning in tho old
city building and a. the office Of the
Polish newspaper at No. S07 Ian
caster avenue. Il is probably that
other stations will be opened within
a day or two. ApplicaO ons also are
being received at the Armory, Twelfth
and Orange streets Many would-bo
soldiers applied for enlistment this
morning More than $50 men are
needed and an effor is to be made 10
secure them in record time. Men en-
listing obliga.e themselves for tho
duration of the war only.
yesterday five men applied and all
were accepted This is unusual as
an average OF only about one man in
six is eligible. Those accepted were
Anthony Donnelly, No. 1915 W. Six
teenth street, Joseph Baltrush. No
4l2 Lombard street: Harlan Jones
Seaford' Paul Bircoif. No. SOB West
Third street and James E. Adams
Clayton.
More Sailors Accented.
-Four men were sent to the Battle
ship Wisconsin this afternoon. bv the
Wisconsin recruiting party. with head.
quarters on the third floor of the City
building. They were Joseph A
Stapleton. Of No. 2l7 West Twenty.
ninth street; Nelson G. Therlault. Of
South Norwalk, Conn. Alexander
j McCrudden, OF Yonkers, n. Y. anC
James e. Gormley. OF Framingham
, Mass. The recruiting party has beef
) here one week today and during tina
! time twenty-five men have been &C
S cepted. These have been approximate
q 200 applications. The Wisconsin part
r is making a tour OF cities in the vi
g entity OF Philadelphia. The recruit
t ers will leave here Monday and go I
. Dover. Men accepted by the Visor
4 SIN party go directly aboard the shil
y which is now lying at the Leag1l
4 Island Navy Yard
o Three men have just enrolled 4
b the Coast Defense Reserve They ar
+ William Charles Lighthill, of sol l.
b West street; Paul f. Roller. Of Ian
caster. Pa. and Homer G. Kinsler. q
5 No. G27 West street The recruitin
j Office. which has been opened on tn
b third floor of the City Building. is il
, charge of Lieutenant +. o. Hollowa
s and Assistant Surgeon H. NJ. Carey
. Men enlisting for the Coast Defens
will soc active service on mine lay
/ VS. iilit DIV ttptlof anu HuulldI II
g chasers. but only in case of emerg
S ency will they leave the Fourth Nava
! District, which extends from BarnJ
gat Bay to Assateague Inlet, Va
e To Enlis, Negroes.
u A new medical equipment, inclut
+ ing apparatus for eye testing etc, hs
r been received az the navy recruitir
station in the Law Building Also o
ders have been received which max,
it necessary for the finger prints OF al
plicants to be taken az the local ohic
Formerly the finger prints were TAX,
r at Philadelphia. AS soon as a lie
\ tenant is detailed here men will all
be sworn in az the local Office inste;
OF in Philadelphia. as Is now the cas-