Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1918-09-15 | Page 24 | Recruits Take $40,226,000 of War Insurance

1 RECRUITS TAKE OF I 1 WAR INSURANCE Only 31 Cat Camp Kearny r New NewMen r len l Men lien Decide t to Against Government o Offer t Camp Kearny Kearn San Diego Cal Sept 14 our H. Four thousand an and ninety eight recruits Interviewed hero this week applied ap applied ap- ap plied plied for O worth of ot government government govern govern- me ment t Insurance according to official Ib res given out hero to today ar Only thirty ono refused to apply for ance Thirty six of ot them asked for 10 less 8 than tho the maximum allowed The men who refused have nearly nearh lO days das yet within which timo thc they ma may reconsider r the tho decision not to In Injure In- In jure uro and officers expect to receive applications applications ap ap- from about fifteen of oC them within this time Tho percentages es of or men In Insured and of or Ute tie men taking the maximum amount mount are aro somewhat higher th than n of official official or- or figures for these matters throughout the tho arm army tv r The completion of every detail with one ione one exception connected with tho the In Induction induction In- In of oC the mho recruits received here Mast last week within ten days of the tho time the tho first man arrived Is Is looked upon by officers hero as something of a feat at It Ii was pointed out that tint a complete for or the tho work ork here had to be built up and that the number of officers and men employed was comparatively comparatively com com- el small The Tho remainder de- de c- c tall tali Is to bo be examination he last Jast classification car card l for tor recruits was vas forwarded to the war department last Thurs Thursday a night In the caso of or one former draft of oC about tho mho samo same size I cd here several weeks were re- re I for classification Maj C Powers and nearly a dozens dozen's doen nl oilier officers Junior to him r reported hero to today a for dut duty with time the trains attached attached attached at- at to tho the Sixteenth division organization organization organ organ- of or which are aro under tinder wn way Organization Organization Or Or- of ot tho the military police has been commenced and headquarters for that bod body have o been set up Tho The men of this unit probably will be selected for the contingent of or draft recruits in c. here soon to be bo read ready for assignment These men are arc to bo be picked not only onh for physical ability to handle handlo the most obstreperous case Litt I also for tact and mental menial ability to command of any an situation r el Thirty eight ht officers or of tho the Twenty Twenty- first infantry were given en pi promotions emotions in Jn orders received recel here to today a Capt James C. C Johnson receiving Jn a majority and the others captaincies and first lieu lieu- tenancies Complete equipment of oC three-Inch three field pieces caissons and anil other ordnance ord ord- nance mauce has lias ben been Issued the Forty sov field artillery recently or organ organ- an- an l ed here from the Three Hundred and First ca aJr cavalry Horses already had tad been issued