Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-07-10
SOLDIERS ON
RECRUITING HERE
ARE PROMOTED
Three Commissioned; One
Refuses Straps; Four More
Enlist in Army

Three sergeants formerly con-
nected with the Harrisburg recruit
ing office have been raised to a rank
of sergeant and one has declined to
accept a commission. The sergeants
raised are Ira S. Partin, in charge
of the Reading branch station; Ell
liott Hoagland, connected with the
local recruiting station. and Harry
r. Smith. formerly in charge of the
PottSVille station. Sergeant Richard
y. Young declined
Sergeant Partin comes from the
feu1al district of Kentucky. the son
of a sheriff who almost single-hand-
ed broke up an organization of
White Caps, captured their leader
and then took him fourteen miles on
a handcar to lodge him in the coun-
ty jail. Partin enlisted in the regular
army fourteen years ago. He served
as clerk to Colonel Frank B. Jones,
now commanding the Seventh regi-
ment of infantry. Partin also served
in the Interior Department, the De-
partlnent of Justice and spent six
months on the Leo Frank case in
Georgia. Sergeant Partin is a
nephew of James Partin. the his
torian, and of Fannie Fern, the au-
thoress.
Saw Wide Service
For nineteen years, both in this
country and in foreign service, Ser
geant Elliott Hoagland has followed
the colors. He enlisted at Boston.
Mass, in the coast artillery, and has
seen service in the Philippines,
Alaska and China. Until recently he
has been stationed at Fort Meyer,
Virginia. Hoagland's six-foot figure
with broad military shoulders. has
made him one of the most con-
spicuous figures in street recruiting
in the city.
Sergeant Richard A. Young, who
refused the commission as a second
lieutenant, has had eleven years eX-
perience in the service. Most of the
the time was spent in the Quarter
masters Department, both in field
service and on recruiting duty. Ser
geant Young has had charge of the
administration of the affairs of the
local office since Captain Harrell was
appointed to this district.
The affairs of the office were in
spected yesterday afternoon by Ma
ior James f. Brady, of the Inspector
Generals Department. This was the
twelfth office to be inspected on the
tour by Major Brady, and he report
ed this to be the best office so far
on the trip, not only in the manner
of administering affairs but in re-
cruiting activity as well. Sergeant
Young, because of his ability and ex-
perience, has been recommended for
a commission as captain in the
Quar.ermaster' Department.
Four More Recruits
None of the men this morning
given honorable discharges have as
yet been assigned to their posts.
Thomas Parker, a retired first SER
geant, this morning reported to the
local station for recruiting duty.
Sergeant Parker was in active serv-
ice in this country for twenty-four
years and spent three years in for
oign service.
Two more recruits this morning
signed up with the signal corps in
the office at Room 5, Victoria build-
Ing. Lieutenant Amthor reports
many vacancies for all classes of
men and that many young men of
the vicinity have dropped in to talk
over the requirements of the signal
corps.
The following men enlisted yester-
day.
ira I. shenefelt, 1893 Market
street. eEngineer Corps for National
Army.
Horace B. Rowland. Y. NJ. C. A,
Engineer Corps for National Army.
John Branca, 425 Forster street,
Infantry.
irwin Bowman. Middletown. Med
zeal department.