The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-05-14
OPENS OFFICE
TO RECRUIT MEN
FOR i. S. ARMY
GOVERNMENT WANTS MEN TO
TAKE DOUGHBOY'S PLACE
WITH NEW ARMY.

A recruiting party from Camp
Custer is visiting lonia County this
week, seeking recruits for the army,
and particularly for the 10th Infan-
try, now stationed at Camp Custer.
Travelling in an army motor car the
party in charge of Lieut.. E. b. Nc
Kinnley, plans to visit practically
every village in the county in the
course Of its tour of duty, explaining
to everyone just what the army has
to offer to the young man today, and
why it needs him.
"Never was the opportunity for
young men greater than it is in the
Army today" said 1t. Mckinley, who
is in charge of the recruiting party.
"The war Department is most liberal
in the arrangements it is offering to
the young man entering the Army.
He can enlist for any branch of the
service he wants infantry, cavalry,
field artillery, or hospital troops. The
Army is going to be reorganized and
there will be a large number of va
cancies fo~ nonccmmissioned officers.
The young fellow who has the stuff in
him is going to get advancement,
even though he is new in the service.
"To the man who seeks to make the
Army his life work, there is excellent
opportunity to win a commission. The
War Department now sends a certain
number of young men from the ranks
to the United States Military Acade-
my at West Point every year, where
they receive a splendid education and
are graduated with the rank of sec
ond lieutenant in the Army. 1t is
possible, for the man with education,
to take an examination and get his
commission direct without goinng to
West Point.
"And for the young chap who
wants to see adventure and excite
ment, and new scenes, the Army Of
fers the best opportunity. A lot of
these men who enlist now will get an
opportunity to cross the pond, and see
something of the dirty work the
Huns have done, and the battlefields
where our soldiers walloped the Kai-
ser.
"We have authority now to enlist
men for overseas service. That
to France can be assured of doing so.
He will spend the minimum of time
in training in this country and will
or the occupied German Provinces. 1t
man who wants to see real service,
excitement and new scenes"
The United States Army today is
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men Joining the colors start off with
$4,000 a month, and that is $4,000
clear. for Uncle Sam furnishes cloth
es. food, and place to live. Ionia
County people who have visited Camp
Custer know how well the soldiers
are taken care of: not only the best
Of food and warm clothes. but
heartily welcome of the Y. M. G. A..
KNIGHTS of Columbus, Jewish Board
of Welfare and similar organizations.
Recruits are being accepted for
anv branch Of the service" said 1t.
Mckinley. in SPEAKING cf his work,
''but of course what we are looking
for most is recruits for the good old
tt was the doughbovs
who fought at Chateau Thierrv. end
rnada the Argonne Forest too hot for
The Hun. They are real men. believe
me-. and. I believe. from what I have
aeon 81 far in Ionis County. that Won
have the makinps of lot of splendid
lcr~hbovs bore"
Lieut. McKinlev will be in Belding
sve~v dew with headoparters at the
aeldirr Ranrer-News office and those |
nterestedscsn see him here. IL. i