| Show TO RECRUIT FOR philippines ORDERS HAVE BEEN ISSUED TO PUSH enlistments WITH HASTE orders have been issued to the various recruiting officers throughout the united states to push enlistments with all possible dispatch and within the next week a recruiting officer will visit ogden for the purpose of enlisting recruits weber county Is expected to furnish 30 recruits other towns la this state will also be visited the officer who will visit this section will be captain R H allson of the eighth infantry or a subordinate appointed for the purpose although the government Is very desirous ot obtaining recruits tho men enlisted must be in the best physical condition statistics show that about 76 per cent of the applicants are rejected A large proportion of this percentage Is rejected for impaired vision under size appearance of intemperance and general unfitness for service in the two latter causes the applicants are not given a physical examination but are rejected upon sight heart disease flat foot varicose veins besides the many complications of chronic organic diseases play a prominent part of the list ot causes for rejection A variation not exceeding tea pounds in weight or two inches in chest measurement at exhalation below the standard given in the table ot physical proportions or height weight and chest measurement is when the applicant for enlistment is active has firm muscles and is evidently vigorous and healthy |
