Evening journal., 1920-02-16
ARMY DRIVEFOR
RECRUITSN0W0N ON
Five Men Examined for Serv-
ice at Local Recruiting
Offices Today
BRANCH QUARTERS
IN OLD CITY HALL

At the fnsl stroke OF midnight las,
night the army 1870 recruiting drive
was lauDche In all parts Of the
United States. However. the locsi re-
crulting officers did not get out Of
their beds TO start the drive. but left
It until s O'Clock this morning. when
the effort 20 get recruits for Uncle
Sans army started. 81 the Whining
ton recruiting Once. No. sos Market
street, Ave men were examined before
20 O'Clock, three OF them accepted.
and two will probably be IN the army
before "a hours are up. being held
up until papers could be secured
First Lieutenant Herbert A. Russell.
temporarily in charge OF the ONCE. 'ex-
pects 20 beat lsst weeks record OF %
men accepted. Spech1l recruiting on
GERS and men assigned 10 The VII
mington once for the campaign which
ends Saturday includes Lieutenant
Russell Of the Chemical Warfare Ser
vice; First Lieutenant Walter L. Nc
Cormick OF the Coast Artillery Corps ;
Sergeants Alva Armstrong, Hynlsn Can
ter, A. J. D'vis and J. G. Hallsmeye- /:
Corporals c. J. McGlnnlty. II. r. Wsld-
man, G.. Kennedy, Otto Belnke and VIII
lam Kendle: Prlvstes First Glass, s. A.
Welsh A w Direnbaueh A. b. Thorpe,
A. 3. Hayden Berl A. White and Dom
mick Fusia and Prlvates William New
berger. W. A. Wilson. and ]. Wallace.
Ten additional men and several motor
trucks are coming tomorrow.
Merchants In Wilmington, especially
those in the business section Of the
city. will be asked during the drive 10
donate space IN their windows for army
placards. A sub-recruiting station will
be established az the Old City Hall,
and a three-inch field piece has been
set up at Fourth and Market streets.
A large number Of captured German
machine guns, body ermor. helmets,
saw-tooth bayonets, range finders and
automatic rifles will be exhibited In
front OF the Queen and Majestic
Theatres. as will two or the famous
Browning machine guns.
Moving picture reels o, life In the
army will be shown at the Queen and
Majestic Theatres.
Inc lMtdNlr VIII rAAVNN HAAANN
during he week encouraging Whining
ton youth 10 enlist In the army. VIII
mington street cars have b'en placarded
as have bin boards and the public can
scarcely avoid seeing the activities OF
the campaign.
An accusing Incident happened In the
local recruiting ofilce this morning. a
tall. powerful Negro entered the r.
oruitlng ONCE. shiver'ng as he walked
IN. he said: "Boss, Il sho' am pow'ful
cold this mawnin.' jes' bout made
nm nah min 10 Join the aamy. VIVA
ali could you all send me to?"
The recruiting oflcer answer To
Hawaii. Europe the southwest, siber-
Ia -.
Hold on. boss, amt that the place
wha It's so sold7"
That's the place"
"Weli / don't wanna go then"
You can so 70 the Philippines or
panama ? That's the place TO- me.
Shivering again. he took examination
g-asped a pen and signed the papers
and LETT 20 take a train south this att
ernoon.
Those who were accepted last week
from Wilmington include James II.
sprIng. cavalry, Mexican border; Fred
Conner Alfred p. Qulllan ana Raymond
K Artls. 20 the coast artillery at Fort
dupont; Antonio Tamnourvnle, Gao
iona Pugliesa and Samuel u Ellis 70
FORT Howard, Baltimore; Joseph r
Tellone. Joseph Minigo, Eivin L. camp
hell 10 Panama; Andrew w BLACK
George p. Connell and stephen Brown
~ The seventh cavalry; Alfred DeLellis,
"a ths coast artillery. Hawaii; ore
gollower 20 Fort dupont; samuel L.
Kelley. infantry; C. C. Jarman. i2th cav
airy. ,,, ~ ,t.co-
FsrI y Mccormick. Earl Mundell ana
stafford J. Powell 20 the 18Th CaNairg'
in New Mexico.
Rolp r. Santa Barbara, of Whining
ION was sent 70 Panama this morn
ing He was formerly in the o9th Pio-
nssrs There are said 10 be many va
csncies IN the non-commissioned ranks
~ me army. and former 'non-coms are
re-enllsting for this reason. OsheIs
are enlistIng for the educational ad,
vantaTes. and for the special vocational
sdvantages OF the army. Some are en-
letting with the thought In their minds
mai Congress will raise the army pay
within two months.