The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-27
ONE TWENTIETH
TOREPORTSEPT.5
40 Per Cent. of States Quo
tas to Camp at Aver
on 10Th
NEW RULING BY
GENERAL CROWDER
For Mobilization of Men for
National Army-Exemp-
ton Boards Praised

Washington, d. c., Aug, 27.-Provos
Marshal-Genersl Crowder sent TO gov
ernors of states Saturday an ordel
changing the proportion of the various
states quotas of men selected for th'
National army that are required TO b'
furnished on certain dates. The new
order calls for five per cent of each
states quota to report at eantonments
/ Sept. s, 40 per cent Sept. 10, 40 per
cent on Oct. 3, and the remainder, II
per cent, as soon thereafter as practi.
cable.
Reasons for the change were given by
Gen. Crowder as follows;
"In announcing the decision TO mob-
lie only FIVE per cent, of the National
army on Sept. 5 instead of 30 per cent,
the opportunity is taken to give q local
and district boards the credit that Is due
them for the overwhelming amount of
work they have accomplished in scrutiniz-
ing the thousands of cases that it was
necessary for them 10 examine in order
TO have 30 per cent. of their quota ready
on Sept. s.
Reports received from practically ev-
cry state in the union show that every
state would have ready much more than
80 per cent, of its quota on Sept. and
the vast majority of them would have
been ready with their entire quota on
that date. This service has required
month of the most exacting work on the
part OF the boards. This work has con-
summated under adverse conditions and
is in large part uneompensated.
at stands as one of the most signif-
cant expressions of substantial patriot
ism and devotion on the part of $4,000
men selected from among the best citi-
Gems of the country
Congestion OF rail traffic and the neees
sity of making better provision for the
reception Of the men at the eantonments
the changes
Local boards are directed to disregard
order OF liability numbers TO some ex
tent in selecting the first FIVE per cent,
as men of experience, such as cooks and
former soldiers, are desired at that time.
Warning is given, however, against get
ting into this levy, by reason of hi sex
perienee, any man who might not other
wise have been included in the first in
of the district at all.
In his message to governors respect
ing new mobilization orders, Gen. Crow
der said in part:
"The congestion of traffic that will be
antailed in the early part of September
BY the movement of the National guard |
into training camps makes it inadvisable |
TO attempt TO move any large percentage |
If the National army on Sept. 5. For
this reason, the war department has !
the following schedule of |
movements of the National army to the
provost marshal general: Five per cent
If the quota of each state beginning
Sept. 5; 40 per cent. beginning Sept. 10;
10 per cent beginning Oct. 3, the remain
ng Is per cent. as soon thereafter as
practicable.
"The object OF calling five per cent. is
o place in the camps enough men to
orm a skeleton organization to assist in
eceiving and assimilating the large con
ingents. For this reason it is required
hat local boards send only white men,
nd so far as practicable that they send
men with some military experience or
ooks. In making this selection order
umbers are not controlling, but great
are must be taken not to send men
those order of call is so late that they .
ill not be within the quota of the
cards. The careful selection of these ,
len will be of great assistance to the q
rderly organization of the National t
rmy, and it is hoped that local boards g
ill act with this end in view I
"In order that ii may not be necessary G
, make any social railway arrange c
rents to prevent a congestion of normal L
lilway traffic, local boards should be in L
.ructed TO send approximately one per &
mt. of their quotas on each of five sue V
,ssive days beginning Sept, 5. 1t is h
lought that every board in the country $
i'll have available at least five per cent. a
its quota by Sept. 5, and therefore :
lat il will not be necessary for the 5
iiutant general of the state to call upon
Nv board for more or less than five per 4
mt" y