The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1920-09-03
RECRUITING RECORDS
BROKEN LAST MONTH


young men who gave interesting rea-
sons for their enlistment. According
to Major General p. c. Harris, the Ad-
jutant General, in charge of recruiting,
the day is practically over when man
signs up for the Army because he is
down and out or because he has had
a quarrel with his best girl
I'D rather have my boy enlist for
three years in the United States Army
than attenda ny college in the coun-
try" declared Albert Bentley, Chi
cago millionaire, when he walked into
| the Army recruiting station near his
summer home at Epworth, Mich, with
his son, Albert D. Bentley, IS years
old
Young Bentley had been reading
about the Armys school at Camp
Grant, ILL.,, and his father became en-
| thusiastic. Accordingly the boy is a
recruit in the 5lst Infantry, enlisted
| for three years, so that he can take a
complete course in vocational and gen.
eral education
Wendell Children has enlisted in the
seth Coast Artillery at Camp Lewis,
Wash, because, as he put it, 81 want
II 10 Inar haf yaatt1a
down. he gypsies never gave chance
when l was a boy"
| The recruiting officer Lieutenant Fl.
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 adopted me from
an orphans home" he said" and one
day fell for a gypsy trick. The sight
Of free candy got me in interested in
the Romany life, and they kidnapped
me. | ran away in Kansas City, and
have sold newspapers ever since"
Private Charles Barbrick, of Coop
ersville, Mich. enlisted in order to
combine two of his ambitions-one, to
learn the automotive game. and the
other, to become a star wrestler. He
is getting both at Camp Lewis, Wash.
Walter T. Jones, a university grad
uate, saw service in the World War,
and was honorably discharged from
the Intelligence Section Now he
wants to learn the queer trade Of
weather sharp. Accordingly he has
rejoined the Army by enlisting in the
Meteorological Section of the Signal
ICorps. Young Jones is now at Camp
Wall, n. j., taking the course in me-
terorology
| Armen W. Hopkins, 10 years old,
has enlisted for three years in the
cavalry so that he might joint the
mounted detachment of the American
forces in Germany, and is now on his
Iway to Europe. The young recruit was
graduated last June with high honors
from the Hughes High School at Gin
cinnati, and won scholarship at Yale
University, Says his father, Edward NJ
| Hopkins: 81 am convince dthat boys
should have an opportunity to depart
from the gentler influences of women
teachers to an environment among pis-
tive, active, healthy mems men. This
chance is due every boy, and 1t is best
obtained in the United States Army
His mother and | concur in the deci-
SION"
| The queerest reason of all for en-
listment was given by Wilbert ]. Root
of Ludington, Mich, who unblushingly
confded to the Army recruiting Off
GERS that the hula-hula and the ukelele
lwere his prime inducements for enlist
ment. 81 want to see moth on the
sandy beach a. Waikiki in Hawaii" de-
clared young Root. But, as he explain.
ed, his interest is purely professional
He is a dancing instructor, and wants
to study at close range the dance that
has made the Pacific Islands famous
Young Root has been sent to the head
quarters of the Wadaiian Department
at Honolulu in order to crafty his