The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-05-08
Rl7 MEN WANTED
| As GEORC|A'S PART
&C ONLY OTHER SOUTHERN
|rATE ASKED FOR THAT
NUMBER FOR ARMY.
IS Being PERFECTED
|OR SELECTTVE CONSUMPTION

.0t;on Board Will Probably
:, Upon Eligibility of Men Sub
: to Draft. Registration in
.rds of Local Authorities. To Be
,.d on Population.
Orgia's quota of soldiers for the
sonal army that is to be raised
means of selective draft is A.
according to figures obtained to-
h the war department. Of course
second call for an additional
million men is made by the pres
under the authority of the
bill, Georgia's quota will be
lied.
Based on Population.
\ figures given are based on the
ation of the state. Texas is the
Southern state that will be call
bon to furnish as many fighting
as Georgia. Texas quota on
basis of a provisional army of
million will approximately be
DO.
K quota of Alabama under the
scall will be II, 800, that of South
Pima $3.50, and that of Florida
VIII Not Differ.
fcial figures to be announced by
war department, following the
kge of the bill and it's approval
be president will not differ ma
ply from those given above.
le war department to-day is
5 over heels at work perfecting
arrangements of putting the Sc
Re draft into operation at the
est possible minute following the
oval of the law.
To Fill National Guard.
nding the completion of prelim-
details for the effective opera
Of the selective draft for the
iOnal army, it is expected that
resident will issue a call for
teerS to fill the ranks of the ma
guard and the regular army.
maximum war strength of the
al guard is approximately
soldiers; the present strength
guard is about 10000; so
be call for volunteers for ma
pill enable approximately half
lon men to join the colors un-
heir state organizations.
regular army still is about
10 men short of its maximum
9th, and in this establishment
olunteers will have ample OPP
/ nity to escape the draft.
Exemption Boards.
bile there has been no announce
as to the course that will be
Eed with respect to exemptions
military service, the under
lng is that the president will re-
ION the governors of the several
to appoint exemption boards
SS upon the eligibility of men
ct to the board provisions of the
understood that the registra-
machinery also will be in the
OF the local authorities. and as
possible the election machin-
the several states will be used
gSter the men subject to the
under the age limitations fixed
ngress.
May Run From Fl to 80.
age limit is still in question,
pc impression prevails that it
h,nally fixed at from 81 to 33.
SSbly IS years.
confidently believed that the
ent, IN fixing the exemptions,
Y course, relieve all married
rom the draft, and exempt also
Jung men who have widowed
~ and sisters who are depend
ppn them. 1t is believed, more
elat he will provide that young
whose services are required on
rms and in the factories shall
U Fmpted from army service, but
connection it is probable that
pu discretion will be left with
emph0n boards
Idle Go First.
oeilef is current that the idle
young men, white and black,
among the first to feel the
N the drafting officers. It is
VIZ n mat thousands of idle. loaf
SpoeS IN the South, who won't
VII Vne farms and who are a
IN the cities, will be drafted
service at the earliest posi-
Dment. 1t will be several weeks.
Os ss months, after the ap-
y ol the bill by the president
ne Dill will be put into opera
~. II viii be futile for young
seek to escape service by TAX
w themselves a wife in the