Charlevoix county herald., 1917-08-31
How Draft Army Will Be Called
Into Service by Local Boards
Five Alternates Will Be Named
From Each Registration Dis
trict and Will Be Held In
Case Any Fails to Show Up


posting Of the list containing his name
as prescribed herein shall constitute
the giving Of notice to each Of the per-
sons named on the lists SO posted and
shall charge each Of such persons with
notice that he has been selected for
military service and that he has been
ordered to hold himself In readiness to
report for military duty at time and
place specified In a notice to be posted
In the Office of the local board.
Upon notice from the provost mar
shall general to furnish at a specified
time or times the net quota Of the
state or any proportion thereof the ad-
jutant general Of the state shall give
timely notice to each local board In the
state from which any part Of the state
quota Is to be called to assemble for
transportation to the mobilization
camp to which the particular local
board is to furnish men.
Boards to Assemble Men.
Upon the receipt of notice from the
adJutant general of the state to assem-
BILE a specified number of selected men
at a convenient point Of entrainment
not later than time specified In such
notice each local board shall determine
the hour and place of entrainment I'M
der instructions from the adjutant gen.
eral of the state. The board shall forth
with make from the names on all the
lists referred to In sections and 3
hereof, which have been posted by the
local board as prescribed in section
hereof, a list of NAMES Of the exact
number of men required by the adju-
tant general, to be furnished as pre-
scribed In section 4 hereof.
The list shall contain an order to the
selected men named therein to report
to the local board for military duty at
the office of the board and at an hour
and date named by the local board In
the notice, which named hour shall be
between 8 and p. m. and not more
than twenty-four hours nor less than
twelve hours I'm advance Of the hour
of entrainment on the date specified
by the adjutant general of the state for
enrichment
The local board shall at the same
time, by mail directed to the detailed
addresses Of the men so ordered to re-
port to the local board for military
duty, notify each man whose name Is
contained In the lists so posted that he
Is ordered to report to the local board
for military duty at the time and place
specified In the list so posted From
the time specified for reporting to the
local board for military duty each man
In respect of whom notice to report
has been posted or mailed shall be In
the military service of the United
States.
Subsistence and Lodging.
In ample time prior to the date upon
which selected men are ordered by the
local board to report for military duty
the local board should make arrange
ments with hotels, restaurants or lodg-
Ing houses In the vicinity OF the office
Of the board for the accommodation of
the number Of selected men who are to
be under the orders Of the local board
during the period preceding the hour
OF entrainment and who have not re-
ceived permission from the local board
to spend that time at home. Meal and
lodging tickets will be furnished local
boards for this purpose, and the ar
rangements should include an agree
ment on the part Of such hotels, res
taurants or lodging houses to accept,
In payment for subsistence and lodg-
ing, meal tickets redeemable in cash
at the Office Of a distributing officer Of
the war department.
In ample time to allow for their care
ful and accurate preparation before the
date specified by the adjutant general
for enrichment each local board shall
prepare the papers that must be sent
to the mobilization camp.
The local board will, except on the
last installment of the quota, person
ally notify mt least five other selected
men to report to the local board at the
hour and on the day specified. These
additional men are intended to serve
as alternates in case any Of the men
notified fail to report as directed and
in order that the local board may not
be placed I'm the position OF failing to
entrain the exact number OF men call
ell for with the promptness and pre-
cision that should characterize all mat
ters relating to the formation of the
armies Of the United States.
Assembly of Men.
At the time and place specified on
the lists for the selected men to report
for military duty the local board will
Itself be present and should be attend
ed by number OF reliable assistants
sufficient to perform the duties herein
after prescribed.
Each assistant should be provided
with a memorandum showing one lodg-
Ing house and the precise number of
men to be accommodated there. As
the men report they will be checked
of the list Of those ordered to report
and the hour at which each man report
ed will be noted thereon. Alternates Will
also be checked of on the memoran-
dun to report and the hour at which
each man reports.
As soon as the number of men to be
lo1roA In, hau al