Salt Lake Telegram | 1918-05-22 | Page 2 | Youths of 21 in Rush to Enlist before Registration

YOUTHS OF 21 2 IN INRUSH INRUSH INRUSH RUSH TO TO ENLIST BEFORE REGISTRATION N NIng Nearly oo men a day are lushing rush lush ing to Join th the army navy and marines marln s according to statements of recruiting officers today The majority of these men are those who have become 21 21 years of age age since last June 5 5 By enlisting before time for the registration for the draft they willbe will willbe be classified in division 5 as already al already already al- al ready in the service The recruitIng recruiting recruiting recruit recruit- ing officers say that they expect the big rush of If enlistments to come about June 1 1 several days before registration Sergeant Jeremiah J J. Toomey a veteran in the ar army y h has s been promoted promoted pro pro- to 10 ordnance sergeant ac according according according ac ac- cording to word received today by bv Lieutenant C C. W W. Hall from Major General I Peyton eyton C C. March larch chief of or ordnance Sergeant Serg ant Toomey Is ih ihnow Isnow isnow now in Butte on recruiting duty and will report to Colonel Alfred AlfredI I Hasbrouck at Ft rt Douglas for as assignment assignment as- as to the ordnance department department department depart depart- ment s Df t f the Twentieth infantry Sergeant Toomey saw service In Cuba China and the Philippines and especially distinguished himself himself himself him him- self in the Boxer uprising