Show RECRUITS FOR THE NAVY I Oat are ery cery much ed over their success u In ecu I fr r n 0 cl clasa of reo re OTT hi h tor tory oi of the enlisted person aol ou this subject have een compiled W V n Shoe maker r In the enlistment branch of the tho hu bureau reau of nn navigation tIon From these it appears that there them are aro aronow arenow now tJ 1 I enlIst enlisted 11 m nin n In the na naas navy as against in 1907 anih that the tho percentage of citizens has hag increased from per cent In 1907 to per percent I cen cent l In 1 1909 0 The percentage of men In the navy has hns Increased from 8 82 per pel percent cent In 1007 to per cent In HIO 1900 Steady Increase Is shown In enlist enlistments ments In Iii 1907 the total was while In 1909 the enlistments numbered The result of the strict requirements for enlistment Is shown b by the fact that thai out of I applicants this year ear for admission to the navy navr all hut 3 rejected for ph physical or other causes II Another cause for congratulation Is the tho large and steady decrease In the of oC desertions from the ser service service vice and the large per con cen In 19 1907 7 the desertions averaged per pCr cent while In 1909 tho percentage I fell to 55 per cent Tn In the total en enlisted listed strength of 9 are Included who are arc In the tho Insular i force of the na navy yard |