Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-08-09
Recruiting DRIVE
FOR both BRANCHES
Squad After Men for Both
Regulars and ErStwhile
National Guard
MEN MAY PICK
THEIR BRANCHES

Indisputable evidence that the Ma
tional Guard and the regular army
are one and the same was introduced
into this city tody, when In pursuance
of a plan to make a renewed drive
for recruits to MI up both regular
army aid National Guard to war
strength at one stroke a special or
der was received at both Fist Della
ware Infantry headquarters and at the
army recruiting station, at No. sos
Market street, appointing Lieutenant
H. +. Schiller, OF l. Company, First
Delaware Infantry, to the command OF
the station. At the same time two
privates belonging to troops quarter
ed in this city were detailed to assist
the recruiting party under Corporal
Jesse R. Green. Lieutenant Schiller
has assumed command Of the entire
party.
With the First Delaware Infantry
still far behind war strength, the ef-
forts Of the party Will be limited TO a
great extent TO an effort 10 MI the
ranks Of that regiment as rapidly as
possible, although each applicant for
enlistment will be given his choice 40
TO which branch OF the service he
cares TO enter.
For the present at least, and until
the regiment departs for Camp Nc
Clellan, recruits received for First
Delaware viii be sent directly to the
units OF the regiment Recruits for the
regulars VIII be sent as usual through
the regular channels via the receiving
station at Baltimore. After the Delo-
ware troops are enoamped at the
southern cantonment the National
Guard recruits received will be sent
directly TO the unit they have elected
to join.
The enlisted men Of the First Della.
ware Infantry. who with Lieutenant
Schiller, were transferred 10 the Bal
timore district recruiting service ere
Private Anthony b. Hayden. Of Com
pany A. and Private John j. Hough
ton, Of Company c. With their com
manding officer thoy first reported {,
Captain Mckinney. in command o
the recruiting service. with headquar
ters at Baltimore and we're by hin
assigned to the Wilmington station
1t IS probable that Lieutenant Schulz!
will be stationed here indefinitely tI
oversee the work Of keeping the regi
mcnt recruited to full strength.
Orders have been issued ID the
regulars TO make themselves acQuaiht
ed with the conditions OF recruiting
for the First Delaware Infantry and
for the erstwhile National GuardsmeI
TO become equally we'll acquainted
with the conditions to be encounter
ed IN recruiting for the old regulai
army. It Is also demanded that thu
entire party including all member
detailed from the National Guard ant
the special and technical units OF tn
regular army work in unison with tn
one end in view Of hurriedly huin
the land forces to the requires
strength.
In the same orders issued by Cap
tain Mckinney. It ~ stated that mel
obtained for the National Guard ar
now counted as a part of the quot
70 be furnished. The quotas relate q
the number Of men to be furnishes
for the regular army OF the Unite.
States only.
Army recruiting, while not what (
should be, is still progressing and thi
morning FIVE men we're sent from IN
sub-satiOn. at No. sos Market street
TO the main station. at Baltimore. The
were Morris Golden, William Owens
Frank shimigilisk. Joseph F. Lyncl
and Benjamin ]. Joline. Recruitmen
would have shown up better but 70
the fact that up until this morning NJ
orders for the disposal Of Natona
Guard recruits had been received
o Men who applied for enlistment in tn
Delaware troops OF other units Of III
National Guard we're told to retur
today.