The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-04-24
URGENTLY BID fIREnEN
AND MAcA|M|STS JOIN
Navy In Great Need OF Them. Twenty
Per Cent of IcnIistments for Those
Purposes Desired.
ELEVEN ENLIST IN ARMY.
No More Colorcd Men Are Now
Wanted for Land Scr,icc-Marinc
Corps Enlisted Four Men Yestcr-
day.

Firemen and machinist mates arc
urgently wanted for the United States
service. according to a telegram re-
ceived here yesterday by Lieutenant
l.. $. Stewart. officer in charge of the
recruiting station. He was notified
to use every effort to get men for
this service, the government wantln <
20 per cent of all enistmcnts to be
for these Glasses. Large pay and UNI
usual opportunity for promotion is
offered to firemen and machinists. and
such service has many other attrac-
tons.
There are three classes in which
firemen can enter the navy. The first
class pays $3.50 month. second
class, $40. and s242O for the third
class. Machinists on entering go in
the second class. which pays s44 a
| month, which also carries with it a
rank of petty officer. The first class
pays $3.50, chief machinist, $40, and
chief machinist. with permanent ap-
pointment. SIT. Clothing and all
necessities are furnished the men. and
there are no expenses outside of per-
sonal items.
vital Need of Navy.
Employers of Industrial establish
ments, civic and patriotic bodies will
be asked TO aid in furnishing these
men for the service, as they are OF
vital need to the navy. Lieutenant
Stewart will bend every effort to get
f1remen and machinists for the first
| line OF defense. and he invites all men
with any mechanical training or in
clination to call al the recruiting Of
fee for detailed information.
Yesterday proved a good day at the
Z l..
cruited. The majority OF them are
there ie a total Of 20e men who have
left Richmond since the presidents
call for 500. The enlistments were
as follows Leslie Foster Jr,. c. A.
Bowles. j. H. Brock. Joseph A.
Painter. J F. Foster, 3. I. Martin.
r. H Taylor, G. H Burch. F. NJ.
Robinson. l. f. Crostic. Joseph f.
Cumber and H. F Hinton, all from
Richmond; d II. Crawford. o.
GreerFhoro y G; John s. Jordan. OF
Schuyler. Va e W. Pyne. of Lynn,
Mass r. II keene. North Carolina.
and l. 6 Werner. OF stanton.
No More Coiored Men Needed Vow.
Notification was received yesterday
by Major Letcher Hardeman. of the
army recruiting station, that no fur
Z Their C0iOTed recruits "onld ne &C
cepted Since the war with Germany
was declared and negroes were ac-
ceptei for army large number has
been sent from Richmond. Two were
accepted yesterday. and nine white
men were taken into the service. The
recruits were as follows.
John G Goldsmith. Baltimore, Md.
Charles r Foley. Richmond; George
r. Warren. Elon College. y, c; W l.
Moore. Clayvil3e. Va; Joseph En-
mons Richmond: \, II. Collier,
Chesterfield county: Willard Cheech.
Richmond; y W McNally Winter
! peck. Va. and Fl, w. Bradley. Rich
1 mond J A White and George +
/ Pollard were the negroes enlisting.
| Both the navy and marine corps
recruiting stations here Will in shor'
| time being issuing badges which will
show that men who have ben rejected
on account OF physical disa hility are
not slackers but have offered To serve
| the country. At the marine corps sta
tion four Richmond men were enlist
| ed Yesterday 7. kastelberg, J. /.
! Giannotti A. d Bass and Hugh Min
I ter.