The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1917-09-05
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DUTY OF MEN
IS MADE PLAIN
Rules For Drafted Soldiers Is
sued BY President. Every
Step in Mobilization Of Army
Outlined.

Step in Mobilization Of Army
Outlined.
Regulations governing the conduct of
men who have been accepted into the
national army are very plain, although
somewhat long, and if studied carefully
will enable every drafted man to do all
and only these things which he should
do. They were prescribed by the Pres
ident on August s, and digest is here
with given:
The local boards, after examining men
and certifying those not exempted to the
district boards, will receive from the
district boards lists of those finally ac-
cepted for military service. The Local
boards will thereupon notify each man
accepted to hold himself in readiness
to report for military duty at time and
place to be specified later. Each man
will be mailed his individual notice, and
the whole list for each local district will
be posted in public place and probably
printed i'll the newspapers, but it is the
duty of every man involved TO make
sure that he receives his notice. Failure
to receive it will not exempt any man
from punishment for failure to report
for duty.
Notice To Report
Upon receipt of instructions from the
proper authorities, the local boards will
notify the proper number of men to re-
port for military duty at the Office of the
local board at a specified hour and on a
certain day, the time to be between s a
nj. and p. m, at least twelve hours
and not more than twenty-four hours
before the scheduled time for taking the
train to the mobilization camp. From
the time specified for reporting to the
local board. each man involved will lie
in the military service Of the United
States Registrants should remember
that they will be in the military service
whether they receive the notification by
mail or not.
The local boards will make all ar.
rangements for meals and lodging for
selected men from reporting time to
entraining time. The boards may in
their discretion, grant permission to the
selected men to spend the last night at
home. " but otherwise the selected men
must go to hotels or boarding houses
ders of the local boards must be obeyed
just the same as those of the commander.
in-chief of the army.
In addition to notifying the allotted
quota of men, each board will notify FIVE
alternates, who will report at the same
time as the others
Instructions By Board
When the notified men report they
will be formed in line and given instruc
ions by the LEGAL board members. all of
whom are required to be present and to
have all the assistants they need, The
board will notify the selected men that
they are then in the military service of
the United States. The board will then
notify the men to report to the board Of
fee the next day at a specified time,
which time must he at least forty-6ve
minutes before train time, plus a suffic.
lent time to reach the depot from the
board office. The men will also be in
structed that they must report back to
board for retreat roll call at S 80 p. III on
that day Then an assistant of the board
or one of the members, will conduct the
men to their boarding houses (unless
they have been permitted to spend the
last night at home), show them their
quarters, and personally inspect all ar
rangements made for them. The men
will then have town liberty until retreat
roll call
At the retreat roll call the men will
again be cautioned as to the hour to re-
port next day for entrainment. They
will also be reminded that on assembly
to march to the train they will be allow
ed take with them only light baggage or
preferably, bundles containing the light
toilet articles and changes of under
clothing that they were cautioned to
bring in their orders to report Those
who have not procured these articles
will again be cautioned to procure them
forthwith.
At this time the board will also desig
nate one member of the board to be in
charge of the party from that time un'
til they reach mobilization camp The
orders of the leader and of his assistant,
whom he will select, must be obeyed,
for he will act under military authority.
Entraining For Camp
Upon arrival of the selected men at
the board Office on the second day, the
leader designated by the board will line
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