The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-28
EMBRYO OFFICERS ARE PLENTIFUL, BUT
 RANK AND FILE SHY

One response was made yesterday to Captain Hutchinsons appeal to the busi- ness men and firms of Birmingham to help him get more recruits. The Tutwiler hotel management sent in their recruit and set an example that the captain wishes every other firm would follow The plan in brief is for each man who would like to do his bit,' but cannot personally go because of age or health, to send some young man in his employ, the employees place guaranteed to him on his return The President has called for 10000 men for the regular army to come forward this week and Captain Hutchinson believes that Alabama can furnish her share of these without any trouble if all the business men and pa triotic societies will cooperate with him.
 Thirteen men enlisted yesterday for the regular army from Alabama Recruiting for the past few days has been much better but the officers think much im- provement might yet be made. Alabama is still short over 5000 of her quota from April to June 30, and but three more days remain in which to make up this number The men who enlisted yesterday
 
 dore Calcina. Mobile Edward V. Mur- ray, Mobile; Martin H. Heath Piedmont; Brooks c. Murray. Mobile Marvin A. Patterson, Birmingham: Avery D. Bass, Anniston; Jerry Liverette, Anniston; Jack Locke Fort Payne; John L. Clark, Nun ford John II. Fowler, Arcus; John Brooks, Annston; Otis l.. Carlisle, Wa verly
 This week has shown a great improve ment in enlisting for the Second regi- ment of the Alabama National Guard, as about 30 men have been received. This regiment will march back to it's concen- tration camp at Montgomery in a very few days, and all the men who can be obtained to go with 1t are being sought. Several hundred men are still needed to bring this regiment up to its full war strength, and men of every kind are ur- gently being sought for. About eight men enlisted yesterday.
 Applications are pouring in on Lieuten- ant Wallis in such numbers that he is being swamped With work. He states that many of the men who are coming to him have had some kind of professional training that fits them especially for some special branch He believes that an egi- neer or medical man should join those corps Lieutenant Wallis believes in put ting each man where he will be of the most service to his country. Another thing that the lieutenant wants empha- sized is that every man who joins the corps will have ample time to arrange all his business affairs before he Is or dered to the camp. From three weeks to a month are guaranteed to each man who lis accepted between the time of his noti- fication and the time of his departure. The naval office got seven new men yes terday. This station is avera ging many more men daily now and the officers are very well pleased with the way they are getting recruits. The minimum age limit for apprentice seamen has been placed at 1S call has been issued for five men with experience as valets or walters for mess duty. Applicants must show let ters of recommendation from former em- blowers The weekly letter of Lieutenant Johnson has been received and shows that recruiting in the southern states was hot l ter last week than the week before. Six hundred men were sent away and oSl4 are awaiting orders at home. The rec ords of the chief recruiting stations are as follows: New Orleans, sent off 53. kept 27s: Dallas. sent off 101. kept 5S5; Hous- ton. sent off 67. kept 263o; Oklahoma City sent off 40. kept 1S2: Little Rock, sent of "A kept 35S; Jackson. sent off 20; kept l 76: Nashville sent of 5S, kept 119; At llanta. sent off 95 kept .29; Columbia, sent 1 off 9. kept 90: Birmingham. sent off Al kept 96; Montgomery, sent off 2e kept a3 | The men who enlisted at the local office yesterday are the following: Dutch Brad lley Edward Charles Fletcher, Percy Al lford Bailey. Sam, Jones Latham Isaac Franklin Meadows, Henry Bernard Al lison and George Coleman Prewitt,