El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-04-16
GET MORE MEN
Or MUSTER OUT
That stheD ictum Regarding
Company <; Organizers
Meet Tonight to Decide.


Unless company X. El Paso's organf-
cation in the fourth Texas infantry. is
recruited up TO peace strength it viii
rot be mustered into federal service
and the disbanding of the organization
may result Capt Austin T. Prescott
seventh infantry. who was detailed To-
muster company X al Elephant Butte
into federal service has returned FROM
there. without having accomplished his
work. About 10 of the company re-
fused to take the federal oath and 10
or more are ineiigi for federal sarv-
ice because Of having dependent rela-
tives. the captain reported. The COM
pany is also under the peace rating ir
number. having only - men besides
ITS officers. il Is said.
Appeals to Commerce Chauber.
Capt Prescott returned here in an
effort TO induce the chamber of com
mercc and FL PasO business men 10 re-
cruit the company to Il peace footing
at least, which would be So men, He
has conferred with president John NJ
Wyatt secretary George H Clements
and A =. Coles of the military com
mittee of the chamber Of commerce i'm
an effort TO increase the OrganiZa ton
by inducing Fl Paso bows TO enlist A
strenuous effort viii be made to do
this. II was said Monday.
Willing To Turn over Men.
VI. Iippman and j. +. Couey. who
have been authorized by Adjt- Gen
Henry hutchlngs of the Texas national
guard TO recruit additional guard units.
and who already have about so appli-
cauts for enlistment in new companies.
said Monday Jnat they will gladly turn
over their recruits who are willing TO
enlist in company X to this organic
ton They said that they believed they
could induce 80 or 80 OF their a7pli-
cants to do this and a meeting OF an
applicants for the additional units has
been called for tonight at the cham be-
of commerce at which the applicants
viii be sounded out
Mai. Il. f Stevenson. OF the Texas
guard Will assist in inspecting the ap-
plicants at the meeting Mr. Lippman
notified each Of the applicants Non
day morning 10 appear.
Have Campaign Going
Mr. LiDpman and Mr. Colley have
an office i'm room s. chamber OF com
being received. In addition they are
conducting an advertising campaign in
the city for recruits
The applicants received for enlist
ment in additional units for the Texas
guard follow:
Harry D. Carr. R H. Elliott. c. r.
Helm. Alfred Pruitt, j. L Muckel bray.
A. A Wood. 5, &. Forsythe. ". F
Roy SyOnes. Homer Wilson. Peaman =.
Tucker. Clyde v. GOssett. @. y
Thompson, Nick Ehr. Thos- MacKey.
Frank R Coats Francisco Ortiz Chas .
Lawrence, Harry o. Weileman. Tom
Q Ingraham. c. ). Hudson. Frank
Young. Elmer Golf, W R Lindstrom.
Harry c. Lofrentz. Joseph D. Sullivan.
c H Smith. John a Safstron, I. A
DePuy. V Turner. A c. Hearn. L 3.
Miller. H p Wheeler. Ernest H Dyer.
Jerry E Coleman, Hugh L Cheshire,
Alfred r. GARNER. H. Wagner II Z.
:
kletschmann- J. p Collins. A y
Heath, l. Filleman. ". g Warner. r
Pollet, p W Bosch. r Wilson and
Wyatt Wants City's Honor Upheld.
4 hope that az the meeting to he
held tonight there will he enough re-
cruits enrolled TO save comany X and
save the city of FL Paso the ignominy +
of having it said that this city with
so much at stake, could not muster
one company Of infantry for the ma
tons defence said president John ".
Wyatt OF the chamber Of commerce .
1t VIII be little short Of q shame If .
the organization now in the field is
permitted to be mustered out Of the /.
service of the state and OF the nation 6
at this critical stage II X company b
IS permitted to die for want OF support 4.
can't see how other companies can ;
hope to be formed"
VIII Keep Enrolment Active.
realize that company X must be 4
recruited up 10 At least peace strength J
and VIII do all in our power 70 recruit .
IL TO war strength" said J. r COllev
Monday. with X company filled up
we feel sure we viii have little trouble
in raising the other two cornDanies D
which FL Paso viii be called upon to
raise We will keep our offices In the
chamber Of commerce building open and Q
the enrolment of men in an p
ticipatiOn Of a call from the president 4
Tor the added companies which viii
be needed TO fill Texas quota of / 900
men for the army which viii be formed :
Tor service against GerInanE-