The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-08-07
General Crowder Issues Or
der to Accept All Who
Wish to Enlist.
DISCUSS QUESTION
OFbIVORCED MEN
Those Who Pay Alimony
May Be Permitted to Ask
for Exemption.
BY Associated Press.

washington, Aug. 6.--The ranks OF
the new national army were opened
formally today to friendly aliens as
volunteers. a ruling by Provost
Marshal General Crowder, communi-
Gated to the local selection boards, di-
fects that all such aliens who waive
their right of exemption on nationality
Oe promptly accepted for service.
General CroWder sent this telegram
TO the governors:
Reports reaching this office indi-
cate that in some quarters the belief
prevails that friendly aliens who have
not declared their intention to become
citizens but are ready and willing to
serve are disqualified from entering
the military service of the United
states and must take out first papers
before they can be accepted.
Service Welcome.
The qualifications for voluntary en-
listment in time of war are no more
restricted for service in the new ma
t1onal army than for the regular army.
Such alien non-declarants are virtu-
ally volunteers. The selective service
act provided for their registration, but
1t did not regard them as being under
any liability to service and it therefore
gave them full liberty to claim ex-
emption. Now that information re-
veals their Willingness In large num-
bers to accept service in this war
it should be fully understood that
their service is heartily welcomed and
they should be accepted whenever they
fail to claim exemption.
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service the better, for in this way will
be removed the cause of dissatisfac-
ton heard in some quarters that. al
though the quota was based on total
population, including aliens, the actual
draft reached only citizens and declar-
ants.
Direct Local Boards.
Local boards are directed to facil-
itatc in every way the acceptance of
friendly alien non -declarants for mil
itary service and thus to enable them
to do their share to assist the country
which has given them refuge and an
honorable living"
General Crowder's office issued also
instructions to guide registered men
who are either at officers training
''Af' - ""'o ioSS t1ppilSu AOI
mission to the second series of these
camps which will open this month.
Instruct Reserve Officers.
The instructions to local boards d.
rect that where a candidate at a
training camp is called by his local
board for physical examination, he
may produce certificate from his
commanding officer showing that he
has been examined and file that with
the board instead of making personal
appearance in response to the sum
mons. The board will thereafter treat
him as found qualified for service un-
less application of exemption is filed
subsequently, in his behalf.
IT the candidate wins commission
at the camp after he has been called
by tho board for examination, but be-
fore he is actually drafted, he is re-
quired to furnish a certificate from his
commanding officer showing his ap-
polntment. The state adjutant general
then will credit the board with one
drafted man.
Credit Given for Enlistmerts.
If the candidate is not commissioned
before his local board calls him for
military duty he must report to the
board unless the war department shall
have ordered him tWduty at the train