Williams news., 1918-04-18
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With smile, replied, ''Well, it's up | the state little."
 Then I was taken before the doctor and passed as physically fit, and was issued a uniform. When I reported back to the lieutenant, he suggested that, being an American, I go on re- cruiting service and try to shame some of the slackers into joining the army" "All you have to do," he said, ''is to go out on the street, and when you see a young fellow in multi who looks physically fit, just stop him and give him this kind of a talk: Aren't you ashamed of yourself, Britisher, phys ically fit, and in multi when your king and country need you? Don't you know that your country is at war and that the place for every young Briton is on the firing line? Here am, an American, in khaki, who came four thousand miles to fight for your king and country, and you, as yet, have not enlisted. Why don't you join? Now is the time.'
 'This argument ought to get many
 recruits, Empey, so go out and see what you can do."
 He then gave me a small rosette of
 red, white and blue ribbon, with three little streamers hanging down. This
 was the recruiting insignia and was to be worn on the left side of the cap. Armed with a swagger stick and my patriotic rosette, I went out into Tot tenham Court road in quest of cannon
 fodder.
 Two or three poorly dressed civil 1 fans passed me, and although they ap- peared physically fit, I said to myself,
 ''They don't want to join the army; perhaps they have someone dependent on them for support" so I did not ac- cost them.
 Coming down the street I saw a
 young dandy, top hat and all, with a
 fashionably dressed girl walking be-
 side him. I muttered, "You are my
 meat" and when he came abreast of
 me stepped directly in his path and
 stopped him with my swagger stick, saying:
 "You would look fine in khaki; why
 not change that top hat for steel helmet? Aren't you ashamed of your self, husky young chap like you in multi when men are needed in the trenches? Here I am, an American, came four thousand miles from Ogden,
 Utah, just outside of New York, to fight for your king and country. Don't be stacker, buck up and get into uni form; come over to the recruiting of flee and I'll have you enlisted"
 He yawned and answered, q don't care if you came forty thousand miles. no one asked you to-" and he walked on. The girl gave me a sneering look !; I was speeches..
 Irecruited for three weeks and near ly got one recruit.
 This perhaps was not the greatest stunt in the world, but it got back at the officer who had told me, "Yes, we take anything over here." I had been spending a good lot of my recruiting time in the saloon bar of the Wheat Sheaf pub (there was very attractive blonde barmaid, who helped kill time I was not as serious in those days as I was a little later when reached the front)-well, it was the sixth day and my recruiting report was blank. I was getting low in the pocket-bar- maids haven't much use for anyone who cannot buy drinks-so looked around for recruiting material. You know a man on recruiting service gets a 'bob" or shilling for every recruit | he entices into joining the army, the recruit is supposed to get this, but he would not be recruit if he were wise l to this fact, would he?
 Down at the end of the bar was a | young fellow in multi who was very | patriotic-he had about four "Old | Six" ales aboard. He asked me if he | could join, showed me his left hand, l two fingers were missing, but I said | that did not matter as i've take any | thing over here." The left hand is | the rife hand as the piece is carried | at the slope on the left shoulder. Near | ly everything in England is ''by the | left" even general traffic keeps to the | port side.
 I took the applicant over to head | quarters, where he was hurriedly ex- | amined. Recruiting surgeons were | busy in those days and did not have | much time for thorough physical exam nations. My recruit was passed as eft" by the doctor and turned over to | a corporal to make note of his scars. | I was mystified. Suddenly the corpo- ral burst out with, "Blime me, two of | his fingers are gone" Turning to me | he said, "You certainly have your nerve with you, not 'alf you ain't, to bring this beggar in."
 The doctor came over and exploded, "What do you mean by bringing in a man in this condition?"
 Looking out of the corner of my eye I noticed that the officer who had re- cruited me had joined the group, and I could not help answering, "Well, sir, I was told that you took anything over here."
 I think they called 1t Yankee inn pudence," anyhow 1t ended my recruit