Show ENLISTMENTS SHOW I U U. U S. S ALIVE TO TOo o WARS WAR'S NEED I Army Cont Contains Thousands d Who Volunteered When Portent Is Understood By Special News Service WASHINGTON Jan Are sAre the rank and file of Americas America's fighters In tills this war var because they want to be beor beor beor or because they have to be Has the response of the nation to the presidents president's call to arms been forced only by the enactment of a draft law The rhe best answer to these queries are the figures for enlistment enlistment to the army and navy since war was de de- de Although congress congre decided almost- almost Immediately following the declaration declaration declaration declara declara- tion of war that our figl fighting forces should be raised by draft nearly twice as many men have joined the Ute colors by voluntary enlistment as have hav been brought in by the tho draft Volunteer forces on December 28 in army and navy totaled totaled more th than n This in spite of the fact that no special volunteer recruiting campaigns have been beeri conducted and andin andin andin in the fa face e of repeated announcements announcements announcements announce announce- ments by the war department that 11 is preferred the bulk built of the army to be raised under the provisions of the draft These volunteer forces are divided as follows Regular army National guard Navy including marines Volunteers enlisting in the regular army between April 1 and December December Decem Decem- December ber 26 26 1917 were or more than needed to bring our old army organization up to authorized war strength Navy enlistments have been so heavy that the number of men in this this' service exceeds the number authorized authorized authorized author author- by congress And enlistments still sUll continue at from to per day These rhese men are being bein enrolled and congress will be asked to raise the authorized strength in order to legalize their enlistment Against a total authorized strength of the regular ar army on December December December De De- cember 26 contained men In addition there were naval re reserves reserves re- re serves s national naval volunteer volunteers volunteers volun volun- teer formerly known as the tilA naval militia marines coast gua in the hospital corps and officers Of or Ora ft t total strength of men and officers in the national guard were volunteers being supplied from front the draft to fill units not completed when the guard regiments regi regi- I ments were ordered to camp In addition to these volunteer units a new home guard organization tion is being formed which is expected expected expected ex ex- to be pe completely filled by vole voU who WIlO have had service in the army or national guard but who arp not Qualified for service overseas This home euard is to number an ap approximately an- an proximately 00 men and will h be he organized org in two forty-two battalions Its work Rork will be the guarding of all water wa- wa wafer wa w- fer ter fronts brid bridges es arsenals nl munitions muni Plants and other where guards are arp ma maintained Tp guards will he be armed with our or old Krac Krag and Iud s. s and wilt will be he outfitted with our old blue uni- uni forms lorms Any man who has seen Reen service in jn inthe inthe the toP army Is eligible for enlistment inthis InthiR in inthis this thiR guard p no matter what his nue Ite so 10 lone as he mn ran meet fl tim the physical If be the are not recruited from volunteers who wo 11 have VP seen service the ranks will be brought jin nn to strength from men subject to tot t 1 iio n draft dr bt who have minor defer defects j I that force farce their rejection refection for service I in France Although Although since the new for the raft draft went into effect DP- DP I 15 i no nerson of draft are il is r to volunteer enlistments in inthe inthe inthe the army continue from men mon lH below Jow nr draft a see Pe e. e nt at t rate of or about bollt rOO per day dav daIn In Jn the army and per per day clay in the navy |