New Britain Herald Newspaper, June 28, 1917, Page 9

NEW BR]TAIN DAYLY HERALD THURSDAY JUNE 28, 1917. RICA CALLS F OR VO . EN LISTMENT WEEK UNT EERS JOIN THE C. N. G.. OR REGULAR ARMY' :!’No More Police Duty For Mlhtary Men! Intensive Training Begms Soon General Clarence B. Edwnrds commander of the Northeastern Department, United States Army, has directed that all National Guard troops be wnthdmwn fnn police duty as speedily as possible, and that all be withdrawn by July 3. i is given that the whole Connecticut National Guard will soon be in camp receiving INTENSIVE TRAINING for real action. Assurance i “ Regular army Recruits will go into training at once. Recruiting Week, designated by President Wilson, ends Saturday night. ENLIST TODAY. THE CATECHISM OF THE HOUR Why Should a Young Man Volunteer in the Regular Army or National - Guard When the Selectlve Draft Is - Coming? : (-) B-wm Conumuut, your own state, is woefilly short of its quota in these two branches of service and has a proud record to live up to. ( (b) Because volunteers for the regular army and National Guard are credited to your home town and the draft from that town correcpondingly reduced. (c) Because you have only until June 30th to volunteer in the regular army and because volun- 'panlfterfiutdaumtheNahonanwdnrenot creditedtoyourhometown. What Advantage Is There Volunteer- -ing Instead of Waltmg for the Selective Draft? (a) * The honor of offering one’s services. (b). The greutetchancenfpromotwn. The army of today will furnish the officers of tomorrow. \Out of the regular army mdtluNatnomGuirdwz-thuhu the officers of the draft army. ( -(©) In the regular army, the advantage of being under the pick of our officers at once; and tho National Guard the advantage of likewise being - underpt{)ficerl of experience, of chho:ng“:me s re‘inunt and company—and with the especial advantage of being with one’s neighbon and Who Can Enlist? - In the regular arm anybodybetweenflloquof 18 and 40, whcflut a citizen of dul " 't:y o: no%, provtdegh tirat he is not a subject of Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria or | key. ; (b) In the National Guard anybody between the ages of 18 nnd 45, who has taken out his papers.” el (c) Registration by persons between the ages of 21 and 31 is no bar to enlistment, (d) Enlistment and seivice in the Home Guard is no bar to enlistment in either the tegular lflw or the National Guard and furnishes no excuse for not enlisting therein. For How.Long Must You Enlist? (@) |Only for the duration of the war. (b) Probably you can remain ih the service after the war, if youdesire so to do. What Is the Pay? Thirty dollars ($30.00) a month and found, with medical lt\enfinn. for privates; and for offl- cers, higher wages in proportion to the rank; and a probable pension in case of disability. (b) An opportunity to visit strange lands, mmgle with allied comrades, and face an alien foe. (c). A heritage to your children, an honor to your fnmi.lyand unfnllm. source of satisfaction % you own self-respect. (d) The satisfaction of having defended fxvm invasion your mothu'. fidm- family and native land; andofluvmg served the cause oihmnnberqthmmutflnmldn lnhoutwlnnlt is threatened as seldom bdofi. ' Where and How to Enlist? .. (a) For the regular army at 450 Asylum Street, Hartford, or at tents provided for that purposs 3 in your own community. (b) For the National Guard at the State Armory, Hartford, or at tents and enlistment places A % provided in your ‘awn commu nity. Forfurthermfomhon,tpplytoArtlnn-LShpman,Chmofthe Hartford County AnnharyCommtteeohbeConochmtShte . Council of Defence, at No.2 Central Row, Hartford, or to the following chairmen in the several towns: AVON—Sherman W. Eddy. BERLIN—Claude W. Stevens. BLOOHFIELD—Ohver D. Filey. BRISTOL—]Joseph F. Dutton. ¥ BURLINGTON—]OM A. Reeve. CANTON—Munroe E. Mitchell, - EAST GRANBY~—Frank H. Dibble. EAST HARTFORD—Edwin E. King. EAST WINDSOR—Howard Middleton. ENFIELD—]. K. Bissland. GLASTONBURY—Lewis W. Ripley. GRANBY—Edward H. Shattuck. HARTFORD—Frank A. Haggarty. FARMINGTON—]. A. Skoglund, W. W. Robotham. HARTLAND—D. Glinu. MANCHESTER—M L. G. Hohenthal. MARLEBOROUGH—]John C Verguon. NEW BRITAIN—George A. Quigley. NEWINGTON—E. Stlnley Wells. PLAINVILLE—Stanley S. Gwillim. ROCKY HILL—Leon E. Taylor. SIMSBURY—Henry C. Ellsworth, SOUTHINGTON—C. C. Chlmlnrhln. SOUTH WINDSOR—Buel C. Grant. WEST HARTFORD—C. Edward Beach. FIELD—E. Hart Fenn. WINDS bert H. Honae. _WINDSOR LOCKS—Frank E. Healy,: