The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1920-09-02
JOINING THE ARMY
TO LEARN A TRADE
INTERESTING HUMAN INTER
EST STORIES" TOLD BY SOME
RECENT RECRUITS.

Among the Is, 1921 recruits accepted
for the Army last month, which broke
all peace-time records, were many
young men who gave interesting rea-
sons for their enlistment According
to- Major General P. C. Harris, the
Adjutant General, in charge of re-
cruiting, the day is practically over
when a man signs up for the Army
because he is down and out, or be-
cause he has had quarrel with his
best girl.
'I'd rather have my boy enlist for
three years in the United States Ar
my than attend any college in the
country" declared Albert Bentley, a
Chicago millionaire, when he walked
into the Army recruiting station near
with his son, Albert D. Bentley, 18
years old.
Young Bentley had been reading
about the Army's school at Camp
Grant, ILL.,, and his father became en-
thusiastic. Accordingly the boy is a
recruit in the 51st Infantry, enlisted
for three years, so that he can take
a complete course in vocational and
general education.
Wendell Childrew has enlisted in
the 59th Coast Artillery, at Camp
Lewis, Wash, because, as he put it,
81 want to learn a trade SO that l
can settle down. The gypsies never
gave me chance when / was a boy"
The recruiting officer, Lieutenant
H. G. Dowdall, was aroused by the
boys hazy recollections of his youth |
and parentage, and drew from him
the story that he was born in Fort |
Worth, Texas, and that his mother
died when he was a baby. He knew .
nothing of his father "a farmer ad-
opted me from an orphans home,, he /
said, "and one day fell for a gypsy /
trick The sight of free candy got
me interested in the Romany life, and
they kidnapped me. l ran away in
Kansas City, and have sold news
papers ever since"
Private Charles Darbrick of Coop
Mich, enlisted in order to
combine two Of his ambitions-one
to learn the automotive game, and the
other, to become star wrestler. He
IS getting both at Camp Lewis, Wash.
Walter T. Jones, university grad
late, saw service in the World War,
and was honorably discharged from
he queer trade of weather sharp. Ac-
he has rejoined the Army
Section of the Signal Corps. Young
Jones is now at Camp Vail, N. j., TAX
ng the course in meteorology.
Armen w. Hopkins, 19 years old,
las enlisted for three years in the
,avalry so that he might join the
mounted detachment of the American
orces in Germany, and is now on his
way to Europe. The young recruit
vas graduated last June with high
lonors from the Hughes High School
It Cincinnati, and won a scholarship
It Yale University. Says his father, !
Edward M. Hopkins, II am convinced
hat boys should have an opportunity
o depart from the gentler influences
f women teachers to an environment
mong positive, active, healthy mems
nen This chance is due every boy, :
nd it is best obtained in the United !
tates Army. His mother and con-
ur in the decision" I
The queerest reason of all for en- !
stment was given by Wilbert Root, !
f Ludington, Mich, who unblushing
onfided to the Army recruiting Off
ers that. the hula-hula and the ukel-
lie were his prime inducements for
nlistment II want to see both on c
1e sandy beach at Waikiki in Ha-
'aii," declared young Root. But, as t
e explained, his interest is purely Il
He is dancing instruc- "
,r, and wants to study at close range D
le dance that has made the Pacific v
stands famous. Young Root has been ii
mt to the headquarters of the Ha- c]
allan Department at Honolulu in or a.
er to crafty his ambitions. fl
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