Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-06-23
VIRGINIA IS BEHIND IN /
ARMY ENL|sTMENTS
Both Navy and Marine Recruiting
Offices f;u Exceed Their
Quotas.
HELD UP BY DRAFT RULES
Local Recruiting Officers Express
Hope That State Will Raise It's
Quota by Voluntary Enlistment in
Army Service.

When the recruiting OF American
soldiers for this great and righteous
var was begun one year ago. each
state wms allotted certain quota of
rutistm.nts. one year after. cIgh,
'tht"S failed TO complete their quotas
hnd six Of these arc states showing
ih" highest percentage Of illitcracy."
tne above statements appeared In ii
r""eni edition Of the metropolitan
Magazine. and The State Of Virginia
VA included among the States re-
Figures from the Richmond army re-
crui'iHg station. Whole drawing terri
tory extends over about one half~or the
state. and is termed the eastern re-
Grui;iug district. show that of the
Zoo allotment OF soldiers assigned TO
mo district. about onc-third % the
number has been secured during the
hrst year of Americas entrance into
inns great war. The western recruit
ING district. comprising the western
nan OF the state, and independent or
the eastern district In securing recruits
and making reports, with practically
INC same quota. met with similar re-
Su!'s In other words. of the quota
"i 5000 assigned to the entire State
one-,hird Of this number or 1874. have
peen recruited during the period ex-
tending from April 1917. to April. 1918
"a def cheney Of 2G6G
Reasons for this showing are OBJ
F'oua without any discrcdit TO the pa
triot!sni Of Virginia or on the cduca-
NOT PERMITTED TO
ACCEPT KEGISTERED MEN
The quota was assigned shortly. after
inc declaration OF war OF this country
on Hermany, which was on April G,
l'i q and In June OF last year the nrst
reg lstra ton OF mon for the army was
MADE followed closely 10y draft calls
Inc army recruiting stations were pcr-
United 10 take ali resIstrants. who
secured their release from tho local
exemption board having Jurisdiction
up until December -. 1917. During
'hese SIX months reports Of recruiting
at the local station show mos, Of Inc
men were accepted and belle: was .x.
pressed there that had tho recruiting
S'a'oh been permitted 20 CONT t.c the
acceptance OF men required to rcgiste.
"',' 'IaF! service. the quota would
time.
instead. registrants were allowed 20
"htcr naNa! or marine service pro-
l"'a i.eF had the proper release from
'h"lr i0ca! exemption board. and
VINE the marine corps at the end of
u" year MAS only slightly behind IN
e Z
Ahu iot surpassed its allotment
Allowances Tor the corrcctuess ~
,t'or's' OF course. have to be mad.
Hne to haste In their combination ana
Tor various other reasons .naiyiup h,
"l.noa' "'' impossible matter 20 obtain
I ,S hsrres While Virginia is
divided into Two almost equal section.
foF eHhstinc army recruits. the navy
anu marine districts courr.sc o;hcr
states IN addition, the figures being
Tor the districts instead ~ Tor the
states IHd!vidual.S In such Instances
II mas heen necessary u resort to cs,i.
mates which have been passed anon 3.
very nearly correct by the rcnrrj,i,,',
"heers Ia several reports announced.
pE the Washington aU,nug!ile. .. ~
hcial. a intervals OF one uortb ,,.b
errors have been found these bcir,.
I'fEcSted py reference 10 the local Of
hoe files.
MARINE CORps FAR
EXCEEDED IRIS QUOrA
The quota for the marine corys was
80. TO be recruited during the nine
months extending from April, 1917. 10
Ianuar!. 1915. In January mis-
year exactly i2G cnIiS,ments had bee,
cHected. or deficiency Of ITO. The
marine district, from which this num-
"er was secured and which is known
AZ the eastern recruiting division, COM
prises not only Virginia. but North
Carolina and West Virginia. excepting
ma, ,' portion north OF and including
NouhdsViile, w. Va. and Bristol. Tenn.
The quota for the FIRST three months
OF the current year WAS I0l, and the
number OF enl!stnents was l26. or
."ehty -hEe more than the number al
iotted. quotas were assigned a. the
beginning OF every month for that
par !euiar month, and owing 10 the
recent authorized increase in strength
or the marine corps by Congress. the
quota for the eastern recruitinr divi.
sion has scared from about stxtv-nye
IN April to $50 for this month Al
ready ninety-three men Of the present
monthly quota have been secured ga
transferred TO training stations. ac-
coroinG TO aptain T. 4. Mott, marine
corps recruiting officer
NAVY RECRUITING OFFICE
MAKES HIGH RECORD
virginia is one of the States COM
posing the Fifth Naval District. and
all the reports Of cnlist,nents in ~.
state come through the local sta,,nn
eNcept those OF the Norfolk dcnot
winch acts independently of The Mon
mond station. Without rccalIirg ~
.Norlo!k eniistments. which have hoo,
large but using the figures ob,ainahln
mere 1t Is safe to state that the naval
''''t"'S"tS 10Y inc urSt year Of ~,
war have far exceeded the quotas as
signed from time to time.
The Navy Department a, tho on,
nreak OF hosti!ities called upo, tho
,Ocai station 10 recruit for all
branches OF active service 500 mon
which number was secured tho Iat.er
part Of May 1917 Lieutenant uoustnn
rctrutins officer. states. immediately
" ' '!i's quota was filed. another al
lotment OF $50 Eremen was made -,
be recruited by December of lo1T
rms was also filled. and still another
200 assignment for apprentice seamcn
was made and recruited by February
%. 1918.
In August of 1917 n regular weekly
quota OF hftcen men was imposed. and
SINCE mat time the station has main
tanned an average of twenty to twenty
I'VE men per week. Those who yoro
not accepted for the regular forces
we're classed with the reserves ,nd
called out for active duty later. ,rhr
total number of cnlistmcuts during IN.
first year of Americas entrance into
the war is about 1900, exclusive of
the number TpcrnitaI