Evening journal., 1917-07-05
MAY Be IN FRANCE
WHEN SNOW FLIES
Details Mapped Out for
Concentration Camp After
July rs
TWENTY DAYS LEFT
FOR RECRUIT DRIVE

The First Delaware Regiment will
be among the FIRST OF the National
Guard organizations 10 be sent to
France, according 20 the belief Of Of
hcers Of that organization. The Della
ware boys may be in France by the
time cold weather sets in and al the
front by the first OF the year.
With only twenty days now re-
naming before the date set for mo-
Utilization, officers and men are pre-
pared 10 make a tremendous effort 10
recruit the regiment up 10 war |
strength by july 25 for. although /
there is no time az which volunteers 4
may not be accepted into the Guard. /
IL Is desired 20 have the regiment at /
max mum strength when the work OF /
Quitting the men for the concentra- |
ton camp IS started Oficers want
Il understood that volunteer recruiting
has not s-oppeN and that Il will con-
tlnue throughout The duration Of the
war.
Word has been received that after
/ the preliminary steps are taken TO-
ward the mobilization, on July %
there VII Be hfeen days during
which the regiment will be complete
| ly equipped, and made ready TO take
the field. AS far as IL known now,
everything VIII be in readiness; uni
forms Will be distributed among the
companies OF the Third Battalion and
all men equipped for a field cam
pa.gn.
Disguised with the poor results
that have been obtained lately az
Fifth and Market streets, the recru l.
ing squad will attack az another
point tonight. and with band and mo-
tor trucks, viii hold a meeting be-
yond Third street br dge. on the cor
ner OF A street and New Castle ave
nue., near the Liberty Fire Company
house
Tomorrow night there will be an
lother meeting for the Italians on the
corner Of Seventh and Lincoln streets
and on Saturday night the men with
the hand will travel in motor trucks
TO Middletown, where a mass-meetins
VIII be ho'd.
II is now planned TO start che
snowfall" system next week when
the men Of the supply company, m
three motor trucks. in each OF which
wiz be a phys clan and recruiting
officer. will make a tour through the
q State stopping in each town and viii
T. lage 70 mako a thorough canvass from
r house to house for recruits.
a Although there we're no recruiting
k meetings held yesterday, twenty
: seven men voluntarily presented
+ them-eives az National Guard head
quarters. but az the Fourth was q
IL holiday in the Nat onai Guard as wei
n rs in other walks Of life. the ex
= animation Of these men was held owe
u until today.
Q A large number OF men in the FRS
IT Battalion. which Is now on acuv
n service particularly those from on
n OF town secured a leave OF absence
and visited their homes. perhaps 10
the last time before the reg ment z
> ordered 20 the mobiliza-on point.
g has been learned definitely tina
e the First Delaware will be ordered
20 10 mobilize on or about July %, and
{ thai II will probably go forward u
g. the front with the rest OF the STATE
y troops no later than November.
II Using such slogans as Let De'a
ware be the only State 70 60 across
with a volunteer regiment and al
red blooded Americans who are vii,
ing 10 20 across and help Pershinl
lick the Kaiser jump into the truck,
d the guardsmen went after recruits i
III dead earnest on the eve preceding
the anniversary Of Independence Day
But the holiday spirit was too nue.
10 10 be overcome and only forty me
H. chit the truck" ond Of these, onl
~ eight we're accepted The total mum
Au her OF recruits for the day, however
y. was "a. including those who had en-
az listed in the First Battalion.
OF The men Of Delaware. Maryland an
rs the District Of Columbia are appal
entity beginning to realize that IN
81 army quotas OF these States must
. quickly allied. and are beginning
volunteer in larger numbers.
~ Captain McKenney. in charge OF n
an recruiting in this district believe
~, that II is entirely possible that n
~ troops levy from this district may
ny completed by July 20 and the recruit
' ing party in this city has orders
is bend every effort toward accomplish
~ ing this end.
So far the party, which Is compost
OF Corporal Green and Privates Kit
miller and McGinnity, has been som
what handicapped through lack OF c
operation OF any OF the local organ
liz cations. These organizations, howev'
I'M feel that they owe their hrst duty
the troops OF their own State al
are working hard TO fll up the Del
OF ware regiment.
IN Corporal Green has been given a
TOT surance that as soon as the Delawa
IN National Guard is filled. several s
iei cieties and organizations viii assist
g filling up the state quota OF the reg
9ui lar army.
AN In the meantime about seven m
OF a day are being recruited and sent
Baltimore by the recruiting Office
a who are receiving a surprisingly SIN
Ne number OF reflections at the main 81
zen ton in Baltimore.
Dry The recruiting officers here are M
10 planning 20 make use OF the greai
are prominence OF their new location.
iey No sos Market street. and use eitf
- p stereopticon or a moving pictt
os- machine to throw slides and movi
'VV' pictures. calling for recruits. on
screen. which they viii attempt
10 have put in place on the side
the building across the street frl
them.
Ed The following are the men accept
bu into the Third Battalion on Tuest
and Wednesday;
Charles l.. Hodgkins. No. 1928 w
$50. street.
. 1rn, Melvin Abrams. No. sO7 W. ST
ana street,
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