Arizona republican., 1920-07-08
PHOENIX FURNISHES
 MANY MEN FOR EDITH
 THE ARMY AND NAVY

That recruiting for the service of Uncle sam in the navy and marine corps has been very successful in Phoenix is the gist of announcements made yesterday at both offices. The navy has been particularly fortunate, according to Commander H. Jones of San Diego, which is headquarters for the recruiting district comprising San Diego, Riverside Fl Centro and Phoe- nix. For the week ending July this district has hung a record of more than 200 per cent, while the record for the week before, made by the same district was 1S0 per cent. or d total of nine recruits when a quota of only five had been set by the department.
 Commander Jones came to Phoenix with the baseball team of the Reserve Destroyer division, whose base is at San Diego. The trip is being made. according to the officer. more as an excursion than anything else, but it has had definite value in winning much desirable publicity for the navy. This has been possible, the commander said yesterday, because of the fine caliber of the members of the or ganization and the fact that its per Sonnel includes sailors from almost every branch of naval service.
 Commander Jones also expressed his thanks to the people of Phoenix for the reception given the sailors upon their arrival here and the hospitality shown them during their visit. He left last evening for the coast, accom- panied by W. A. Mopin, member of the baseball team.
 Among the recruits who have been accepted by the navy lately is Frank P. Gompert a Phoenix boy who wears the croix de guerre with three palms; who has served in seven armies, and who was an officer in the British Royal Flying corps on the western front when the United States entered the great war. When this country became one of the belligerentS Com pert entered the United States navy, and is re-enlisting now after several months spent ashore.
 At the recruiting office of the Unit ed States marine corps it was an- nounced yesterday that a change in personnel had been made. Corporal John L. Little. who has been in charge of the office since February, has been transferred to Los Angeles, where he will be associated with the marine corps publicity bureau. His place will be taken by Sergeant Aime P. Athen- our, who arrived from Fl Paso yester- day.
 Sergeant Athenour was connected with the local recruiting office in 1917, when he left for service in France. He has since been stationed in Texas. He issued yesterday a cordial invitation to all the young men of Phoenix to visit the recruiting office at g East Wash lngton street. in the K. of P. build ing. not necessarily for the purpose of enlisting, but merely to get an insight into the life of a devil dog" and the way he does things.
 With Sergeant Athenour will be Corporal Max Hannes, who will arrive from San Diego today.
 Recruiting at the marine corps of flee has been very good, it was said yesterday. Since February 9 men have been accepted most Of these be- ing residents of Phoenix. About half of the recruits have enlisted for for eign service, specifying in particular the Philippines. Hawaii, Guam, Santo Domingo. Haiti. the Virgin Islands and Nicaragua. The greater part of the others have taken up special courses of study al the marine corps school at Quantico. w. Va, which also main tains a correspondence departme ent which furnishes educational courses for marines all over the world