The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-07-19
$4,000 MEN FOR
FIRST U. S. DRAFT
War Department Announces
Quota of States.
ss,24l FOR NEW YORK
Illinois Expected to Furnish 51,653;
Indiana, 17,5io; Iowa, 1919;
Wisconsin, 1886, and
Michigan, So,29f.

Michigan, 3O,291.
Washington, July 14.-Formal an
nouncement was made by the war des
partment that 6S7,0O0 men will be Sc
lected from those registered on June
5 for the first national war army, and
to ill vacancies in the National Guard
and the regular army.
Preparations for the final act in the
organization of the national war army
went forward rapidly today, indicating
that, despite delays, 1t might be pos
sibie to hold early next week the
drawing which is TO establish the or
der in which each of the nearly 10000
900 registrants is to appear before his
exemption board.
Probably 1000 of the 1850 local ex-
emption boards have now completed
their organization. given serial num-
bers to the cards for their districts and
filed certified copies of these numerical
lists. The offices of Provost Marshal
General Crowder had received $500
lists, and undoubtedly hundreds more
are in the mail.
Draw When All Boards Report
1t was stated authoritatively that as
soon rs the last board had reported TO
the adiutant general of the state the
federal government could begin the
drawing. The fact that all numerical
lists are either in Washington or in
the mail will be sufficient. 1t will not
be necessary for all to reach Wash
ington.
Officials still declined to give exact
details Of the plans for the drawing,
further than Secretary Bankers an
nouncement that each man of the TO-
100000 would know his place amenS
the registered men of his district in
order of liability for service. It may
be necessary to draw approximately
1000 numbers to accomplish this re-
suit. The fact that officials are with
holding information as to the actual
number necessary to be drawn indi-
Gates, however. that some plan for
simplifying the drawing and reducing
the mechanical task has been evolved
The federal government stops with
distribution of the quotas by states,
leaving TO state authorities the tasks
Of dividing the total properly among
the counties and making the actual
credit to each district for the war vol
unteers 1t has already furnished.
Credits Allowed 465, ge5.
The table from which the net quotas
were compiled shows that all enlist
ments In the National Guard and the
regular army up to June 80 have been
allowed as credits.
The instruction to governors directs
them TO allpt the state quota as given
among the exemption board districts.
so that each board in each district will
know exactly the number of men to be
furnished by the district.
The government has allowed credit
for the total strength Of the National
Guard, including all those men who
were In the service prior TO April /
and who have been retained. The fig
ures are given as follows:
Total strength of the National Guard
on April 1. 1917, 1922.
Enlisted in the National Guard be-
tween April 1 and June 80, 1S3,719.
Enlisted in the regular army between
April / and June 80. 1874. Total
credits allowed for 456,9S5.
This means that according to the
estimates Of the government officials,
the United States now has enrolled or
under arms approximately $4,000 men
classed as war volunteers and who
constitute credits to be allowed TO the
Estates from which they enlisted.
Illinois Quota Is 51,653.
The quotas of each of the several
states and territories foIIoy.