Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-11-23
RECRUITING AGENTS ARE
RECE|VINC MANY MEN
After December 10 EnlistmcmtS will
Not BE Accepted From Those
Registered Under Draft.
THIRD REGIMENT PROSPECTS
New Virginia National Guard Unit
l. Receiving Applications From
Many Well Trained Men Who
Failed to Get Commissions.

Recruiting agents throughout the
state arc getting busy CnliStinG men
III tho service OF the governments be-
fore tho fifteenth day of December. At
which time AL voluntary enlistment OF
registered mcn ceases, The navy sta :
tion OF Richmond sent oui three travel
Ing parties Yesterday. who arc TO tour
tho state and attempt 10 secure a large
number OF men. The navy is in par
ticular need OF .rcmcn, and those dc
string to enlist can enter the artiftccr
branch and then stand good chances
for promotion
The navy station has enlisted City
four men during tho week, and is de-
sirous OF securing enough mcn 10
make a hundred for the week. The
Office is open till o'clock every night.
so as 10 accommodate those tina; work
during the day.
-Four men were secured by the navy
station ycstcrday--H. Il: Davis. Peters
burg; T. :. Yarbroush, Goodwin y. G.
IL. l.. Faccmirc. Levi w Va. T. Il.
Campbell Gambler. " Z.
The army static nalso enlisted four
mon in tho service Of the government
-. j. Reagan. Petersburg. aviation sec
ton of the signal corps; w. J. Moore,
Richmond. stcvcdorc regiment W. {.
Forty-siNih Engineers. y A. and
Oscar T. Lehman. Richmond. Twenty
fifth Engineers. y. \.
THIRD REGIMENT IL
GETTING WELL TRAINED MEN
A large humble, Of young men. who
have taken the training course AT Fort
Myer, but who failed Ia receive com
missions. arc Joining the new Third
Virginia Regiment. which is now be-
ing organized. These Young fellows
arc taking their luck, OF rather their
lack Of luck. phNosophic.!ly aud re-
alize tina; they are sim subject to
the draft, and so they are taking ad
vantage OF the opportunity TO join
with other NirGinians in new or
Sanization. where the chances Of add
>anccmcnt are believed to he greater
than with any other command. 1t is
commonly known that the personnel
cf this last officers training camp at
Fort Niger has been exceedingly high.
and that the number of commits SionS
TO be given out was disproportiouatcly
low. Consequently mary st,l.n.s wno
displayed ample ability were. ncverihe-
less. unable to obtain commissions be-
cause there were not nearly enough
to so around. The addition OF these
men TO the personnel OF the Third
Virginia is very encouraging to the
orSanizcrs. and is in keeping with the
regiments announced policy Of making
Up It's rolls from men of high type.
l;ccruitirg continues encouraSinsly at
tho new quarters opened at ail East
Broad Street and il now appears GER
tain that ;hc fun quotas OF men will
be obtained several days before De-
ccmbcr -. after which date the War
Department has ruled that no regis
tered men VIII be allowed TO volun
Ger. but must just wal: and be drafted.
More and more men are realizing that
THIS Is the las; chance they will have
10 choose their own crowd " and so
:" avoid being drafted and scnt for
service with strangers they are sign
ING up now To lac with RiChmondcrs
and NirEiuians.