Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1920-03-04
HOLD RECRUITING
CAMPAIGN HERE
Alma Will Be Center of Army's
Activities During the Next
Four Weeks.
WILL HAVE EXHIBITS HERE
Work is Part of Nation Wide Drive
to Fill Up the Ranks in the
Service.

Alma during the coming four
weeks, is scheduled to be the center
of the Army's campaign for recruits
in Western Michigan. This is part
of the nationwide drive for 10000
men. Officers and men from the va
rious regiments assigned to this state
to secure men to fill their ranks will
be on hand to place the arguments
for the New Peace Time Army di-
rectly before the people. These allo-
Gated regiments are: the 4th Caval-
ry, Fort Ringgold, Texas; the nth
Field Artillery, Camp Dodge, Iowa;
the 59th Coast Artillery, Camp Lew
is, Washington; and the 10th and
14th Infantry at Camp Custer.
The intensive period of the drive
in Alma will start the middle Of the
month. Special window displays ex
hibiting all the features of Army life
will be placed on view in down town
store windows. These exhibits are
travelling all through the western
Michigan territory. Other exhibits
of tanks, machine guns, pieces of ar
tillery, and the like, which have at
attracted much interest wherever
they appeared, are also scheduled to
come here.
The assignment of certain regi-
ments to Michigan means that the
military inclined man can take his
choice of a wide variety of locations
where he will be among "boys from
the old home town." Enlistments are
not limited to these particular out
fits, however. The recruit can choose
any regiment of Field Artillery,
Coast Artillery, Infantry or Cavalry
within the United States. The Field
Artillery and Engineers are open for
either one or three enlistments for
either previous service men or men
who have had no former service
whatever.
The 4th Cavalry is stationed in the
southeastern tip of Texas at point
farther south than the southernmost
point Of FlOrida-at a place where
it never freezes. Fort Ringgold is
right across the Rio Grande from
Mexico Mexican activities on the
other side of the border keep things
interesting all the time. On the
Mexican border sentries on patrol
duty carry baskets of carrier pigeons
with them for use in case of emer-
gency. If a trooper or doughboy on
duty along the border is ambushed
by Mexican raiders. or is wounded
and in need Of help, all he has to do
is 10 attach message to one of his
birds, release it, and his appeal for
assistance will be carried back to
headquarters. The use of carrier
pigeons was brought to a high state
of efficiency by both the forces of the
Allies and the Central Powers in the
World War. and the American Army
is carrying on the idea, finding the
birds Of great use at many camps and
posts, not alone in the u. S., but in
outlying possessions us well.
The 59th Coast Artillery at Camp
Lewis, Washington, is a mobile ar
tillery outfit, using heavy guns
hauled by tractors. The 59th has re-
pair shops the best of any west of
the Mississippi-shops valued at
nearly a million dollars. The 18th
Field artillery at Camp Dodge, Iowa,
is a light artillery outfit. 1t has Of
ten been said that service in such an
outfit offers the snap and dash for
those who like action such as no
other branch affords.
The 10th and IA Infantry, station
ed at Michigan's Own Regular Army
Camp, Camp Custer, already have
many Michigan men in their ranks.
Many veterans who served overseas
with the 32nd Division are numbered
among its members. More are join
ing daily.