South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-04-03
BIC RUSH ON To
ENLIST IN NAVY
Two Additional Men Are Sent
Here to Aid in Caring
For Recruits.

The success OF the local naval re-
cruiting station. located in the post
Office building. in securing a total OF
s. enlisted men from South Bend
and the immediate vicinity during
the present year. was brought TO the
attention OF the recruiting office in
indianapolis. where the state head
quarters are located
Lieut. Commander +. r. Clement
IN anticipation OF war being declared
with Germany. and as a result OF a
great number Of young men enlist
ing. has sent r. l.. Walp. chief car
penters mate. and Glen j.. Mills,
second class seaman, 90 assist the re-
cruiung through the local Office and
in surrounding localities
Recruiting through the local office
has been especially heavy since the
FIRST Of the year. the records showing
that 165 men having applied for en-
istment. % OF this number being
rejected for various reasons. During
the first three months OF the present
year there were more men accepted
than during the entire year of 1916.
February in Lead.
In January 50 men applied. out Of
which 80 were declared physically
unfit February leads the list with a
total Of Is enlistments out OF g. ap-
plicants. and during the past month
OF March there were Il accepted out
OF So.
Two more men passed the physi-
cal examination this morning and
enlisted at once both men saying
that they desired to get into action
as soon as possible The two men
who enlisted Tuesday morning are
Ike l.. RengelSki,and Joseph Kand-
ziorski OF South Bend Both men
were sent 20 the Great Lakes naval
training school at Chicago. having
enlisted as apprentice seamen.
Several Of the men applying for
enlistment at the local office and be-
ing rejected. went 10 Chicago, where
further examinations were taken and
ia nearly every case We're accepted.
one local young man. Lucian T.
GuilfOyIe. son OF David J.. Guilfoyle,
$50 w. Lasalle av.. manager of the
Standard oil company's local office,
was unsuccessful i'm attempting to
enlist i'm South Bend. and paid his
own expenses TO Chicago where he
was accepted. on account OF being
talented musician.
Men Who Have Enlisted.
The complete list of men who
have enlisted from the local office
since the beginning of the present
year. is as follows: Forest NJ. Sellen-
right. Walkerton. Hazen NJ. Frost,
Eau Claire. Mich; Paul ID. Middle
ton. Goshen; Frank G. Benson, Adel-
bert. J. Smith, Joseph c. Meyers,
Irving A. De'Roo. George +. Van
ArsdeIl and Russell Dickinson. South
Bend: Lule G.. Cook of Plymouth;
Walter Kriczmer. South Bend; Louis
T.. Harren. Culver Military academy;
Walter T. Cantrell and Leroy T..
Cantwell. two brothers, south Bend;
Marvin Deardof. Goshen: Louis ID.
Barnhart. Cromwell. Edward A
Swanson and Thomas G.. Middleton,
Goshen: Gerald Shuttle and Henry 4.
Teschke. South Bend; Caren r. HOl-
lister. Mishawaka Paul +. OSls.
Michigan City; Paul Y. RadzikowsEi
and Michael Jackly South Bend;
Wilbur r. Shaw. Mishawaka; James
i. Schleiger, south Bend; William
Levinson. Syracuse. Ind; Marland ].
Meiswender. South Bend; Henry
Bauwens and Theophile Pymaert,
Mishawaka: Floyd w. a. ellison.
Niles. Mich Howard r. Roberts
and Frank r. Houey. South Bend;
Frank Claeys. Mishawaka; Lowell r.
Pickere,. Bremen. Earl +. Hin5.
AIishawaka; Percy T. Webb. Joseph
W. Napieralski. Joseph Wasoski.
Lawrence O. Cook. Joseph A. Betz.
Ike RengelsH, Joseph Kendziorski
and Lucian T. Guilfoyle, South Bend.
RENfON Al NOTICE