Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-06-22
state MUST GIVE
5000 FIGHTING MEN
Camp for New Army Will
Go Up on Bishopstead
Lawn
COMB DELAWARE
FOR SOLDIERS

Word was received at the regular
army recruiting station, at Sixth and
King streets today from Capt II. J.
Mckenny, now in charge OF the re-
! cruiting in this district, that local
recruiting officers must put forward
strenuous efforts next week, as this
district will be called upon to furnish
5000 men In answer TO the Presidents
appeal for 5000 men Immediately
for the regular army.
Plans tor regular army work
will be received at the local Office
tonight, it is expected, and are eX-
pected to include street meetings, etc.
Il Three men were sent 70 Baltimore
today. these being Fred II. Haigh.
Martin Stenson and Peter McLaugh-
lin.
j Two men we're accepted at the
Navy station this morning and sent 10
!, Philadelphia They were George
Mearns. Carney's Point, n. j.. and
Norman Kirk. No. 1902 West Second
street
A plan was decided upon at the
meeting Of the recruiting officers lat
night whereby each officer will have
to work with him two enlisted men.
and with these will scour the southern
part OF the State. that every eligible
may be seen. The officers TO do this
work are: Captain James Cannon.
Captain John LeFevre, Captain Jesse
A. Mckay. First Lieutenant John W.
Ramsay. First Lieutenant II. NJ Jones,
First Lieutenant ]. A. Davis. Sec nd
Lieutenant B. r. Foster and Second
Lieutenant II. p. layton. First Lieu
tenant Abram Halprin. NJ. c.. will act
as medical examiner for the party
Besides these officers. Adjutant Cen
eral Wickersham. Major Reed and
Captain Jacobs we're at the meeting
last night
With the prospects confronting
them Of having TO provide quarters
for q full regiment officers OF the
guard are now making arrangements
TO enlarge the camp at Twelfth and
5 Orange streets. in which seventy men
q are now quartered Tents will be
5 pitched in the large yards in the
D neighborhood and additional encamp-
ment will be built on the grounds al
I Bishopstead. which Bishop Kinsman
. has offered for the use OF the soldiers
The clergymen OF the city viii
] UIEdLn htImOnN CALCULATED 10 HlAIMM-
y late enlistment in the State forces.
r The most powerful factor that will
;. be brought TO bear however. will be
n the adoption OF the Australian Snow
y ball" system. A recruiting officer and
= medical examiner will start out IL
e an army wagon, al time when mos
3. elI,ibles are most liable 20 be a
u their homes. and a house 10 hous
Is canvass will be made. The men oh
L tanned IN this way will be examine
st where they are. after which they vii
70 be piled into the wagon and be drive
ie 10 the army TO receive the oath afte
- the capacity Of the wagon has bee
p filled This method Will also be use
70 TO follow up men who have signed NJ
but who have not presented them
ID selves for their examination
The greatest recruiting event o
y the week, II is expected. will occu
tomorrow night. when. with severa
- hundred men in line, there Will be
N big military parade with hands. FOL
,. lowing which meetings will be bel,
81 on several street corners. II is hopel
= that at least 200 men will be secure,
~ tomorrow night.
D. Next week a massmeeting will b.
s.. held at the Playhouse. The date hal
- not been definitely arranged, but {
y Is expected Il will be Tuesday night
u Six more men we're accepted TO
y the First Battalion late yesterday
. They are:
y Anthony Nschaj, No. 2l Robinso
street; William Rhoads, New Castle
2 Matteo Notolico, No. l2l4 Heal
Z street; Francis J. Oreedon, No. 707 Pop
lar street; Stanislan Mossoy, No.
Charter Lane; Bynum r Francum, Ne'
a Castle.
Ia OF the ffty-four men who were ss
D. cured last night, the following had pass
m ed their examination at noon while
large crowd waited in line for their tlr
% TO be examined;
II William NfcConagle, No. 624 Yves
1e Fifth street; Bruno Violoni, Front an
West streets; Filippo Giardina, No q
ID Walnut street; Carmine Coppola, NJ
as los West Front street; Marion I
Evans No. 1922 Chestnut street; Ale
K Losko. No. 427 Porter street; Williai
a Andrukouis. No. T02 East Eighth street
]. Frank Gliula. No. 427 Porter street.
Russell r. Hoffman. No. 1921 Della
ne ware avenue; Merritt B. Moore NJ
II sos washington street; Angelo ID
a Loretta No. 623 Scott street; Stanle
o. Dumala No. 1927 Chestnut street
IS, Raffalo Stella, No. so East Twenty
ca second street
nd This afternoon. three men VII
IT. passed the examination. asked TO /
en- taken into the First Battalion. Thes
were: Modesto Choatto. No. Oil LII
re- coin street: Leonard DiClio n
ub 1899 West Sixth street. and Anton
at davto,Ito No 1870 West Sixth stree