Salt Lake Tribune | 1917-11-20 | Page 16 | Recruiting Brisk at Local Stations

RECRUITING BRISK AT LOCAL STATIONS Party Sent to Montana. Towns; Manca of Marines Leaves for South; All to Push Drive. A marked stimulation In recruiting circles cir-cles was noticeable yesterday. The war department needs men in all branches of . the service, and, Instead of waiting for : prospective recruits to show themselves, the various branches of the service are sending out traveling parties. Lieutenant Kdwin Guthrie, in charge or the navy recruiting, is sending a party to Montana towns in charge of Chief Yeoman II. M. Taft Sergeant W. B. Manca of the marines left yesterday for , Vernal, Utah, and the UinUih basin gen-: gen-: erally. Captain J. D. Watson of the armv has just returned from a trip to Idaho points. Sergeant Major J. H. Smith, who has been checking over the British subjects sub-jects in the district exemption board records, rec-ords, leaves for San Francisco Thurs-1 Thurs-1 day. He will Jill several speaking engagements en-gagements before leaving. Lieutenant IL S. MoCdll of the Canadian army has a number of prospective recruits in sight and will sign then; within a dav or two. He 1b working out of the United States army recruiting office. All branches of the pervice displayed exceptional activity yesterday, both in the number of men actually accepted and in those examined, some of whom will be , accepted today.