The sun., 1917-08-10
REFUSAL Is DESERTION
Will Be Fed and Housed
Till Time for Taking
Train to Camps.
FIVE ALTERNATEs ALSO
Civilian Control to Remain
Until the Detachments
Reach Training Scene.
Special Despatch TO THE suv.

Special Despdtch to THE suN.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 9-America 10
about to witness its first mobilization.
Orders issued to-day by Provost Marshal
General Crowder explain for the first
time how the countrys manhood Is to be
called to the colors beginning Septem-
Der !. The orders are exhaustive to the
district and local boards, who will be
charged with the duty of gathering the
various State quotas in the proportion
demanded by the War Department from
| time to time, providing for their sub
sistence prior to entralnment and their
transportation and subsistence en- route.
Two hundred thousand of the FIRST
$4,000 men will be called up Septem-
Der and forwarded to their camps be-
! fore September 8. Tho whole business
OF assembling the levies at entraining
| points, providing them with shelter,
food and transportation and giving
them their actual induction into military
| life is entrusted to the civilian local
! boards which selected them for service
! Until the men reach the camps they will
/ not be in contact with uniformed officers
| The civilian control Is carried forward
through every stage OF the draft to the
very gates OF the military camps. where
the making OF soldiers will begin, to be
| completed within sound of the guns in
! France.
! The actual call for men will go in
each case from the Provost Marshal
! General to the State Adjutant- &C eneral
stating the number OF men to be sun
piled at specified time by the State
! Each local board will be prompily in
! fOrmnd Of ito in ha
! the Adjutant-General will fix the date
when men from his State shall entrain
for the camps.
Men Report to District Boards.
/ Immediately the local board will
make out the list OF men to fill the call
from the roll of accepted men, and II
will also fix the place of entrainment
and the exact time OF departure.
Orders to tho men will be posted and
also be sent them by mail. They will BE-
directed to report to tho local board at
| its headquarters not less than twelve
hours or more than twenty-four hours
before the time of departure for camp.
From the time specified for reporting
TO the local board for military duty" the
! regulations state. each man in respect
OF whom notice TO report has been
posted or mailed shall be in tho military
service of tine United States"
Prior to the arrival OF the men at the
board headquarters board members are
instructed to make arrangements for
their accommodation, 10 find clean and
sanitary sleeping places at hotels and
lodging houses, TO arrange for their
meals and to provide lodging and meal
tickets to be taken in payment and re-
deemed for cash later by a Government
disbursing officer. In its discretion, the
board may grant Gerlnlsslon for the
men to remain at their homes.
Adequate Food stipulated.
Arrived at the board headquarters at
the hour fixed for reporting, the men
will be drawn up, the roll called and
agents Of the board will take them per-
sonally 10 their quarters. remaining
with them until every arrangement for
their comfort has been made. Emphatic
instructions are given that the quality
of food furnished shall be good. and the
board is held liable for seeing that meals
; are adequate
Retreat roll call at the board head
quarters set for 80 p. M on the day
OF reporting to the board, will be the
first military ceremony the drafted men
, pass through. The board members are
, directed to be present in person and to
, inform the men of their military status,
impressing on them the fact that dis
obedience OF orders is the graVest mill
tary crime. The light hand baggage.
containing toilet articles and a change
of underclothing, which the men are
permitted to take with them to camp
will be inspected by the board and the
lists of men sent forward made out and
copies OF original registration cards pre-
pared
Five AIternates in waiting.
Z For each district five alternates will
be summoned to the board headquarters.
Z In addition to the men actually selected
11 to hll the board quota. They will he
1 held at the assembling point until train
/, time to I'LL in vacancies should any men
5 of the levy fail to report.
s Except for retreat roll call. the men
= will be given town liberty until As min
n utes before train time The board viii
= during this interval select one man from
: the levy who Is the best qualified to COM
o mand and place him in charge OF the
o party for it's trip. He will name sec-
r ond In command to aid him. and the
l other men will he told that the orders
I. of these two must be obeSed under pain
a OF military discipline
u The man IN charge OF the party VIII
call the roll at the board headquarters
a lust before train time. He will then
9 line up the draft and. captaned By the
e board members march them to the sta
= tion 10 entrain,
There a nnaI verihCation of tho list
d will be made. and II any man OF the
e selected number is missing, an alternate
o will be sent forward in his place. The
= tickets, with meal tickets, all papers re-
n lating 10 the party, including the copies
Of registration cards. will be turned over
to tho man in command. and the party
;. will start for it's training camp.
= Duty of Commander.