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Show 10,000 RECRUITS ROAM STREETS OF NEW ROCHELLE NKW ROCTfKT.UE, N". T.. Dec. If. Informal In-formal ion Ihal the army authorities liar! ordered the paying off and discharge of 5"0ii recruit a wjio were beins ca rod for by resident a of this c:ity because of tle crowded condition of Fort Slocum late today resulted in city officials communicating communi-cating with PecreUiry of War Tlakor, who 'Aiiva assurances thai the order, if suulv had been issticd, would be rescinded. The city has volunteered to continue its adoption adop-tion of the soldiers until the government is prepared to take charge of them. pA"cry saloon in New Kochelle was closed tonight. Members of the home defense de-fense league and other organizations patrolled pa-trolled the streets to see that there was no evasion of the edict. It was estimated that fully 10.000 embryo soldiers had been turned loose in the. city without equipment equip-ment of any kind, and many of them penniless. pen-niless. The (jueslion of what to dn with the recruits, re-cruits, for whom there is tto room at Port Sloeum, has become the most pressing municipal problem. Every effort is being- made to provide tin-ni with good food and com t'orta hi e lodgings. Every available hall and public building has been converted Into a. lodging lodg-ing house and continuous moals are being be-ing served by the New Rochelle chapter ol the Red Cross. Thousands of young men have been taken into the homes of citizens, who will entertain them until room is made for them at the fort. Wealthy residents have agreed to pay the expenses incurred by poorer citizens who have room for soldier sol-dier guests, but who are unable to bear the financial burden of entertaining them. The city rented every thoater in town I tonight ajnd opened the doors to soldiers i without charge. |