The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-26
WASHINGTON OUTLINES EXACT STATUS
OF MARRIED MAN IN ARMY DRAFT
CROWDER WIRES GOVERNORS SUPPLEMENTAL ExPLA-
NATlON-TEXT OF ORDER ISSUED BY PRESIDENT
WHO DECLARES LAW RESTS ON DEPEND
ENTS" RATHER THAN ON MARRIAGE"

I and support available from relatives as
stated in the rulings of the provost
marshal, is ground for discharge.
This opinion clearly and adequately
expresses. the meaning of the law in this
regard
Paragraph b, compiled rulings of
this office number six, addressed a state
Of affairs where the parents or other
relatives of the wife or husband are
able, ready and willing adequately to
support the wife and children. If any.
during the absence of the husband. This
ruling was responsible to class of
cases that has been brought to the at.
| tention Of this office, where claims of
discharge had been made on the ground
OF dependency on husband, who as a
matter Of fact, was not dependent upon
himself. The ruling directed the at
tention Of local boards to the fact that
scrutiny Of cases Of this kind might
disclose that no discharge was advisa.
BILE
II was not intended that paragraph
3 Of the compiled rulings should apply
to the case Of the head Of the family
whose family at the time Of his sum.
mons and prior thereto were established
been mainly dependent upon his labor
for support.
Instances in which local boards have
been In error in respect Of these two
classes Of cases are rare. II was TO be
expected that with some $500 local
boards there would be some nm.
uniformity Section p Of the regula.
tions provide for the automatic appeal
OF all cases to the district board. Dis
trict boards shouf scan the decision Of
local boards on grounds Of dependency
and wherever it appears that such an
peals are Illegal lin the two cases lust
mentioned, or otherwisel or where these
opinions seem TO be so far un.uniform
as to result in an unequal operation
'e law. the district board should
reverse or modify the decision of the
local board"
New Mobilization Orders.
In his message to the district boards
respecting the mobilization orders. Gen.
eral Crowder said in part:
The congestion Of traffic that will
be entailed in the early part of septem-
Der by the movement Of the national
guard into training camps makes II
inadvisable TO attempt 10 move any
large percentage Of the nation army on
September 3. For this reason. the war
department has communicated the fol.
lowing to the provost marshal general:
Five per cent of the quota of each
state beginning September 5. forty per
cent beginning September 10. forty per
cent beginning September 10. forty per
ing fifteen per cent as soon thereafter
as practicable
Object of the Call.
THE object of calling five per cent
Is TO place in the camps enough men
tto form skeleton organization TO as.
sist In receiving and assimilating the
large contingents. For this reason. IL
is required that local boards send only
white men and so far as practicable
that they send men with some military
experience or cooks. In making this
selection, order numbers are not con.
trolling. but greater care must be taken
not 10 send men whose order of call is
so late that he will not be within the
quota OF the boards The careful selec
tion Of these men will be OF great as
sistance to the orderly organization OF
the national army, and It is hoped tina,
local boards viii act with this end in
view
To Avoid Rail Congestion.
In order that il may not be neces
sary TO make any special railway ar
rangements, and to prevent congestion
OF normal railway traffic. local board.
should be instructed to send approxi
mately one per cent Of their quotas or
cache Of five successive DAYS beginnine
September 3. II is thought that ever,
board In the country will have availabl,
az least five per cent Of its quota b,
September ), and therefore that Il vii
not be necessary for the adjutant gen
eral Of the state to call upon any boar,
for more or less than five per cent"