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OPENED ON THIRD FLOOR OF SYNDICATE BUILDING BY U. S. ARMY OFFICERS THURSDAYWANT MEN FOR THE ARMYExaminations to Be Given In Waterloo and Recruits Go to Jefferson• I «Barracks.t:For the second time this year a recruiting station bae been opened in Waterloo and a United States army officer has been placed in charge ofthe station. Edward T. Russel) of the general recruiting service is now In Waterloo and will have charge of the station, which is ’today being located in two of the front rooms on the third floor of the Syndicate block. Harrison Hildebrand have been occupying one of the'rooms and Justice J. H. Hildebrand the other. They will remain 011 the same floor,-, but have rented three. • rooms at one side of the:building, which were formerly occupied by Ur. Bond and the Iowa Dairy Separator company as offices.The necessary equipment for the station la being placed In the rented rooms and business will be started immediately. The length of time the officers will maintain an'office in this city is not known, as an order to closa their former stations in 'Waterloo came unexpectedly on several occasions. In all .probability they will remain here for several months.Whatever men desire to'enlist in the army will be examined here and if they pass the required physical ex-animation will be sent to Jefferson Barracks, St. Louis, for their final. The applicants, Who pass the preliminary here are sure of passing the final examination at the.post. In Jefferson Barracks they are given their army training.The recruiting officer who has been placbd in Waterloo is under the direction of Major George at Des Moines and he came to this city from Des Moines.A-personal effort will be made to j v get able bodied men, between the ages of is and 35, for the service. The pay wilfbe -from $13 to $75 a month, according to position, besides clothing, board, medical attendance and othernecessities of life. It was an exceptionally difficult task to get recruits in Waterloo at other times when stations have been opened and although an office was open for several months in Waterloo the last time only two re-emits were enlisted.awPhB*****
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Semi Weekly Reporter
Waterloo, Iowa, US
Fri, Dec 28, 1906
Page 4
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