The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1920-07-09


just justified her nickname by doing
something unique in the volunteering
line. Tennessee has just set new
standard In the record OF volunteer
naval enlistment in time Of peace.
And the slogan that did 1t is:
"Go to sea on the Tennessee"
When the superintendent Ten
neSSee StealnS away majeStically
from the New York navy yard some
time in June she will he the first Of
Uncle Sans flrst-class fighting ships
to emhody certain new naval idea
the idea that 1t means pep. patriot.
ism and corps spirit to man hat
t'eship with men from the state whose
name the bat.leship bears. There are
GOO Tennesseeans on board-and more
to come.
These 600 new naval recruits are
the product of whirlwind recruiting
campaign through the state Of Ten
nessee. says the Sun and New York
Herald. which was led by Capt. r. H.
Leigh. Z. S. ~. who is to command
the new vessel and who. as chief OF
staff to Admiral Sims during the war.
was in direct command If all the
American submarines and suh-"hasers
operating in the war zone.
In his recruiting tour Captain | c'Ch
hns the Jealous cooperation Of Gov.
A. H. Roberts Of Tennessee. who Is
extremely popular with his conStitu-
ency. and Of Miss Helen Roberts. tn.
governors daughter. who christened
the ship at he launching md whose
charming photograph por'raying her
In the act Of doing so WAS featured
In the posters that helped to lure
the Tennesseeans from their mountain
Businesses.
Captain Leigh says he Is going to
try 20 make lie Tennessee "the happy
ship" of THE navy as well as model
OF discipline. He believes that the
shirt of maraderie and state pride
incident TO manning the vessel so
largely with native Tennessee talent
will promote both rontentment and
efficiency. Commenting on his novel
eN, 4rimelt Captain Leigh said: nv
February 3 we had enrolled our full
quota of lower rating men and great
many additional applicants had 70 be
turned away. Hundreds Of them are
now enrolled upon waiting list. anx.
1ous 70 he summoned for duty upon
the ship of their choice. IT would
have been possible IN this recruiting
camrai.n 10 Lave fully manned 20
great dreadnaughtS like the Tonnes
SCI, With TennesseeanS exclusively il
". lad been able to accept all appll.
can's
"Eut II must he understood. Of
course. that q large percentage ~ the
complement of a ship like this. In
clu.i,c the chief petty ncers must
necessarily be men wAo have Ind pre-
y.ous experience and special training.
.Tha, is why. when we go into COM
nisSion the Tennesseeans at first
p,ctahly will not muster more than
COO Of the complete ships confinement,
which Numbers In all. 56 officers. =
In the marine guard and l.:"" enlisted
men "A rapidly as the TenneSs 40
recruits develop proficiency II will be
create oppnrtunitieS for some of those
row OH the waiting list. From time
IN time W. may ASA receive Tennessee
scampn by transF"r from other shinS
I nm convinced that within two years
th, Tennessee will be n ship prHcti-
Gully manned completely by Ten,
nos :, crew"
Tie campaign began last November
19,n Strt" of Tennessee was divided
irsn sections with about IS count es
ia each. Chief petty ofiicnr~ wnrn 10
tal'e,! with posters. moving pictures
an. other publicity devices To rover
pv"rv city ard town N their sections
Nashville was the officers headHuar
,erS or base STATION. The rn-urera-
ton Of postmaSters was obtained ana