The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-19
DIVA MUST SEND
| $4,000 TO FRONT
~. states Share Of Manhood
!. ,yncie Sans Army and
National Guard Fig
urcd Out.
rr1L NEED VOLUNTEERS
/. who Want to Get Into the Ma
.,..., Guard Have Chance Now
Need 1,s4s for This
Service.

DISTINCTION, D. c., June 49,
y.sin the next month Iowa will be
had mon to raise approximately
mo troops for the three war armies,
singing the total quota Of her fight
men In the service of Uncle Sam
about $4,000 men.
rho new forces to be raised are
Eyided as follows:
tffteen thousand for the national
INV TO be drawn by selective draft
nm the men registered Tuesday,
une 5.
nna thousand three hundred forty
~ To bring the Iowa national guard
to war strength.
One thousand three hundred ninety
icht to complete Iowa's quota of the
1000 needed to bring the regular
INV to war strength.
Iowa has already furnished troops
follows:
Sir thousand eight hundred eighty
Knee in the Iowa national guard.
Three thousand fifty in the regular
my who have enlisted since the re-
ruiting drive began April 1.
Four thousand (estimated) in the
Ayy, (The navy estimate is consfd-
nod conservative for the reason that
nlistments in Des Moines in the
ay have greatly exceeded the army
nlistments).
Estimate conseript Force.
Additional enlistments in all
branches since the war department
eceived Iowa recruiting station re-
bors about June / will easily bring
owa's total quota, when all are in
erice to $4,000. This is 1000 more
han General Pershing will lead on
he battle front OF France.
The figure of $4,000 for Iowa's share
X the new conscript army is an esti-
late for which army STAFF officials
tand sponsor. 1t is based on the reg
lar army war quota now being raised.
Iowa was given a quota OF 4.44S as
h portion Of the total quota of 1884,
ns needed on April to bring the
Regular army to war strength of
ss00O The war army Of 625,0OO to
$4,000 to be called out by draft is ap-
Fortunately three and one half times
DE $4,000 on which the first quota
vas formed. By multiplying Iowa's
present quota of 4,44S by three and
nehalf. army staff officials explain,
The total of II. 1000 odd should approx
hate lowa's total quota for the draft.
Still Need Volunteers.
The filling of the ranks of the ma
|tonal guard and the regular army
(til continue by recruiting volunteers.
Drafting will be resorted to If recruit
Pug fails. 1t is believed the Iowa
guard ranks will be complete by July
% when the call to service comes and
Enat the regular army also will be
Practically filed.
The quota of 1,349 needed to bring
present organizations OF the Iowa ma
aonal guard to war strength, are act
ual figures given by the militia bureau
% the war department.
Last reports received by the war
uepartment show that 1,419 Iowa
suarosmen are now in federal service
"a guard duty There are 5.465 not in
FEDERAL service but who will be called
out July Is. This total of $3.50 is
Lay short Of the S,232 which has been
Ned by the war department as the
war strength Of the Iowa guard.
Guard Strength Raised.
me third figure. 1898, the re-
'u = OF Iowa's quota OF 4.44s in
.ne campaign to bring the regular
.lmy 70 war strength, Is taken from
!. report June 5, showing that Iowa
.aa raised 1850, or nearly three
'ourths its total quota.
me present strength Of the Iowa
u u guard is more than double
y SIZE as given in the last annual re-
s s0rl OF the militia bureau July last
,eal. The total strength then re-
Y psr.ed was 3,400 This has been RATS
', !, 70 1888 and will be further increas-
~, y 70 s,sS2, as shown, when present
- are recruited to full war
nas and then expanded still
. lure when additional guard units. al.
,ra authorized, are raised after
resent organizations are filed.