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Show RUSH TO ENLIST. More men enlisted in the army last week than the government could supply with quarters and clothing aud ii has I been necessary fo send some of the recruits re-cruits home while others have suffered considerable inconvenience ami privation. priva-tion. A great majority of the new recruits re-cruits were subject to the draft and enlisted in order to choose some particular partic-ular branch of the service, a privilege denied them when called to the colors under the draft law. Evidently some of them waited too long and failed to get in before noon yesterday, when enlistments of men subject to the draft ceased. It will still be possible for such men to enlist but they must make application ap-plication through their local boards. Those who follow this course will not be known as volunteers, but will appear on the rolls as members of the national army. Under such circumstances it would be just as well to await the operation op-eration of the draft law. It vill probably prob-ably be some time before any more drafted men are sent to cantonments, as more soldiers must be sent to Europe before there will be any vacant camps. In addition there is a shortage of equipment equip-ment and clothing. All physically sound men, who have no dependents, who are subject to the call may rest assured, however, that sooner or later they will be fighting in France. |