Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-09-04


10 and That of Aliens 10 Matter to
Be Worked Out Before Another Call
10 Issued-Inequities of System to Be
Shown by General crowder.
There will be no second draft before
next spring. This is the opinion Of
army officers in Washington who have
been closely connected with the work
of drafting the new army and prepar-
ing quarters for its training. Every
available camp site will be crowded by
the 6S7,OOO men called in the first
draft, according to these officers, and
training and transportation facilities,
they believe, will not permit the use Of
another force of men within the next
six months
General Crowder said the subject of
a second draft never had been taken
up with him as possibility Of the near
future. General Crowder is preparing
a complete report on the draft and
making recommended tons for possible
future ones.
lnequities to Be Adjusted.
Inequities of an unavoidable nature
will be shown in General Crowder's re-
port. There probably will be some
amended regulation based on expert
ence with the first increment, and
some amendments may be thought de-
sirable by congress.
made whereby all the sons Of family
will not be taken. A new definition Of
the status OF married men may be one
Of the things acted upon. President
Wilson's recent letter to Senator Weeks
is taken by many to indicate that a
more liberal policy may be found de-
sirable. At present actual dependency
must be established to obtain exemp-
ton.
Another matter to be worked out is
the status of aliens. Still another is
the status Of men who have passed be-
You'd draft age since being drafted and
that of those who have become Of
draft age in the meantime.
Preparations for mobilization of the
first increment of recruits on Sept. 3
began with the receipt by the quarter
master generals corps of meal tickets
for the men en- route to their camps.
Each is made out in triplicate and pro-
vides for meals, not to cost over GO
cents apiece. The local boards will
issue these tickets to restaurants and
boarding houses where the men take
their meals after reporting for entrain-
ment. In most cases the men will re-
port from twelve to twenty-four hours
in advance Of entrainment.
Five Days For Transportation.
Five days will be allowed for trans
portation of New Yorli's first 80 per
cent to Camp Upton. at Yaphank, N. Y.
They will be grouped so that fifth
of the men will arrive in camp on
each Of the five days, beginning Sept.
5. Once the men are on the trains
their railroad fares and meal certiti-
Gates will be turned over to leader
selected by each local board. This man
will be responsible for the care Of the
group from his board.
Railroad officials will provide places
where the men can eat or will furnish
box lunches. The public is warned that
vouchers the leaders will turn over for
meals must be accepted when properly
Endorsed and are as good rs cash when
presented to the nearest army quarter
MASTER whose address will be stamp
ed on each ticket.
The war department issued orders
aimed toward economy in clothing al
lowances, and quartermasters are in
structed to fill acquisitions only for
necessaries. This will stop the former
practice of giving soldiers upon enlist
ment an extra allowance of $3.05 in
clothing.
When the men arrive in camp they
will be examined by army surgeons
and Immediately be provided with uui-
forms. 1t is calculated supplies now
being distributed will be sufficient to
tit all the rockies in record time.