Evening Republican, Volume 59, Number 75, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 April 1917 — Enlistment Is the Largest Since the Civil War. [ARTICLE]

Enlistment Is the Largest Since the Civil War.

Indianapolis, April 18.—Indiana provided more men for the federal fighting forces of the United States Monday than in any one day since the civil war. In all, 196 men enlisted in the army, navy and marine corps—lol in the army, 90 in the r avy and 5 in the marine corps. The figures for both the army and navy stations exceeded all previous records. Today the rush at both places continued, with the offices os filled with men awaiting examination that the results were not tabulated.' The total of 101 enlisted Monday at the army recruiting station exceeds by 41 men the high record established April 12, and indicates, officers say, that the announcement, last week, that enlistments in the army will be for the period of emergency only will materially assist the recruiting officers in their work. * Men came from all parts of the state to the army station Monday. Fourteen of the men accepted Monday came from Greencastle and nineteen from Lafayette. Earlham. college contributed two men. DePauw sent several. Many of these men were recruits obtained by the postmasters of the? smaller towns and cities. The activity at the navy station during*the last few days has shown that -the people of Indiana are Desponding to the call for men which the navy department issued some time ago. _