Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1917-08-29
NO SECOND DRAFT
UNTIL THE SPRING
Men Called Nov WIN FIN
Every Camp.

ssvsJ Us"sp
TRANSPORTATION IS TAXED
New Definition Of Married Mans etss-
~ and That Of Aiisns 10 q Matter ~
% Worked Out Before Another cas
10 issssd-lnsquisiss II System to D
Shown BY General crowtsr.
There win be NO second draft before
next spring This h the opinion Of
army officers In Washington who have
been closely connected with ths work
Of drafting IL new army and psepar-
ing quarters for its training Every
available camp site win b. crowded by
the 6S7 900 mea called u the Arst
draft, according 70 these stiicers. and
training and transportation facilities.
thsy believe. win not permit tho uss Of
another force Of man within the nsxt
SIX monthA
General Crowder sid the subject =
. sscsud draft never had been taken
up with him ~ possibility Of the nsas
future General Crowder l. preparing
. ccmpasts report on the draft and
making recommendations for pcssibls
future sneA
n
lnsquaGAss ee m unavoidable nature
wlit bs shown In General Crowder's ~
psst There probably WIN BE- some
amended regulation based. on expert
enss with The nrst increment, and
some amsaAnents may be thought Dc.
airabls b. esngresA
Il - possghas Q provisioo win b.
made whersby an the sons Of family
win not b. taken. A new definition Of
the status - married men may be one
Of tn things acted upon President
Wilson'S recent letter to Senator Weeks
II taken BY many to indicate. that .
moro liberal policy may be found de-
sirablA At present actual dependency
must ~ established to obtain exemp-
tiou-
Another MASTER to be worked out b
the status Of aliens. Still another u
the statuD q men who have passed be-
yond draft age since being drafted and
that Il those who have become 0f
draft sge In the meantime.
Propositions for mobilization OF the
first increment Of recruits ON sept 5
began with the receipt by the quarter.
master generals corps Of meal tickets
for the men en route to their campo
Each 4. made eat In triplicate and pro-
vides for meals, not to cost over 90
cents apiece. The local boards win
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 ~
port from twelve to twenty-four hours
in advance Of sntrainment
Five Days Fer rranspertatis~
Ffve. days win be allowed for trans
portation Of New York's first %, Per
cent To. Camp Upton. at Yaphank, N. 7.
They win b. grouped 20 that o nfth
Of the men WIN arrive In camp on
each Of the Eve days, beginning Sept
8. Once the men are on the trains
their railroad fares and meal oertin-
Gates win b turned over to leader
selected by eaeh local board. This man
win be responsible for the caro-. Of the
group from his board
RaflroaA oficials Will provide places
where thu men can eat or will furnish
box luncAes The public IL wnrned that
vouchers the leaders win turn over for
meals must b accepted when properly
Endorsed and are as good an cash when
presented to the nearest army quarter
master. whcse address viii be stamp
ed on each ticket
The war department issued orders.
aimed toward economy In, clothing all
lowances. and quartermasterB are In
strueced to an acquisitions only foe
necessaries This win stop the former
pra1tice Of giving soldiers upon enlist-
hent an extra allowance Of $3.05 IN
clsthin4.
when tho men arrive IN camp 10y
viii b examined BY army surgeons
and Immediately be provided with uni-
forms 1t IL calcxAted supplies now
being distributed win be sufiicisnt b
&C an the rockies In record time
BIRCH RARBOR-
A daughter was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Edward Rice, Aug. ~.
H. p. Whitney end wife of Fitchburg,
Mass, are guests OF Mrs. Nellie Temple.