Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-13
HOSPITAL MEN WANTED
FOR SERVICE IN FRANCE
Today Set Aside to Enroll Spe-
cial Corps to Accompany
Engineers

Today Is special recruiting day for the
hospital corps that is to accompany the
Ninth Engineer Reserve Regiment of Phil
adelphia, to France. Fortv-eiEht men are
wanted at once at Cooper Battalion Hall,
2230 Christian street. They must he eN-
perenced or willing to learn hospital work.
The engineers, who arc recruiting in the
Hale Building, have nearly completed their
work. Only a few additional boilermakcrs
are needed.
How Phiadephia's patriotism is likely to
suffer by comparison with other cities was
shown today in an appeal issued by Colonel
Charles A. p. Hatfield, L. $. \, retired
army recruiting officer. 1t reads as follows: {:
"I have learned that ~ Harrisburg dis
trct has secured more than it's quota (3ii7
mem for the United States army. The
Philadelphia recruiting district. comprising
Philadelphia, Chester Bucks, Delaware and
Montgomery Counties, known far and wide
as the city which was the birthplace of
| liberty, should assume the lead in recruiting
| for this state. | feel that If the pGOp'e Of
this district realize that a competing dis
| trict like Harrisburg Is outnumbering US in
| responding to the COlOrs they will rally
| around their standard and place Philadel-
| phia in the position it has always occupied,
| first and foremost all the time Phladel-
| phia only needs few more than 1000
| men to fill out the quota of 4Oi4 men re-
| quired and I am determined that Philadel-
| phia shall far outstrp the number by June
| 80, by appealing to the youth of this dis
| tricts-to come forward and enlist and bring
| Philadelphia to the top"
More than fifty University Of Pennsyl
| vania students were sworn in as members
Of the army ordnance department today
by Major f. II. Ster L. S. a, at Weight
| man Hall Among them were some Of Tho
| Unversitys finest athletes.
As the week wears away, recruiting
which doomed Monday, is tagging for thu
| army There were forty-two enlistment
up to p m. Among them was the frs
| man of Turkish birth TO be enlisted in th
| army since war was declared He Is Theo
| dore Pistikoudis, twenty-one years old,
candy maker, of 4O2 South Sxteentl
street. He went into the infantry.
The navy enlisted twenty-four men today
Figures compiled today showed that tn,
following numbers of men have been en-
| listed since April !: Army BIB; navy
| 2O55; ambulance corps, S51 Quartermastel
reserve corps, 372; naval coast defense re
serve, 1000.
orders to reopen recruiting for naYa
coast defense reserve radio operators wer,
received today by Lieutenant NJ. S. Tucker
in charge of the city Hall recruiting sta
ton The headquarters will be moved t
the Parkway Building, where the wireless
school is to open soon.
About 500 children will be given a stray
ride through the city Saturday in the biz
army transports of the quartermaster re
serve corps. which is recruiting at % Soutl
Twenty-third street. In the wake of tn
children's wagons will come a Tobacco
wagon, from which cigars cigarettes an
tobacco will be distributed. Appeals 70
the enlistment of cooks, farriers, baker
and teamsters will be made.
The following enlistments were announces
today:
UNITED STATES ARMY AMBULANCE CORP!
Harry F. Bateman. 80, Ritz-Carlton Hotel.
| Frank p. Bilotti, 30, Franktord.
| Alan r. Cummings, 90 Baltimore, Nd
Arthur l.. DeWasch, 81, Philadelphia.
| William F. Hechert. Jr. 49, Philadelphia.
Rartin Gaskill, u. Philadelphia.
| Frank Hoddel %, Philadelphia.
| Charles h. Kosco, % Ramsaytown, Pa.
| Karl s. Lerch, %, Berwick, Pa,
| Perciyal Moxon. 80. Philadelphia,
| Harold NJ Myers, 10 Hammonton, y. j.
| Frank l.. Ross 90 Rryn Mawr, Pa.
| Richard l.. Yost, 80, York, Pa.
| Victor z. johnson, 10. Hagersville, Pa.
| william A. Knoth, 10, 2Sll stiles ST.
! Frank Schultz, 10, 1913 Janney st.
| Charles Zemberske. %. Bunalo, y. Y.
Louis Fitzgerald. IS, I Dohson Row.
| Thomas +. Mahonev. 20 3lu3 bancroft st"
lanes Farley. "a, 1908 z. Madison st.
Theodore NJ. Kushure, a. 2sOs Mmton ST.