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Show STRONG APPEAL I FOR MORE MEN Every Step Possible to Increase Navy Personnel Is Being Made. WASHINGTON. March 27 The United States marine corps needs j more than 4.000 men to fill up its ranks to a war strength of 17,400 men An appeal to the press of the coun I try to awaken interest in recruiting the additional men was issued late yesterday by Secretary Daniels from an executive order by President Wilson Wil-son authorizing the increase. Explaining that tho present authorized author-ized maximum strength of the marine corps was 14,981 men, Secretary Daniels Dan-iels said that more than 25,000 additional addi-tional men would have to be recruited to give the navy the S7.000 bluejacket b and the marine corps the increases sought Every step that is possible to increase in-crease the navy personnel has now been taken except the calling out of the naval militia. This arm of the service will be needed, it is said, to assist In manning new vessels. |