The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1917-11-29
GOV. GRAHAM NAILS
ENLISTMENT LIE
Cites Figures To SHOW Vermont 's IN
Forefront In Furnishing Fighting


AlfFN Figures 70 NhoN ''i"~s '" ~
Forefront In Furnishing Fighting
Men.
As the result Of the frequent slurs
east on Vermont by outside interests
In connection with cnlistmenS for war
s~ryicc. Gov. Horace r. Graham has
written the following letter TO the 81
Jchnsbury Republican,
~In compliance with your request Tor
information about vcrmonts enlist
men,s ! am forwarding the following
statement Of facts:
.AetIng under the provisions Of the
act Of congress approved May Is,
ielT, the president ordered the IN
crease Of the military forces Of the
United States, comprising the regular
army, national guard and national
army TO an aggregate Of i.i52,sso en-
listed men. In the selection OF the
national army, the president on July
IL, 1917, apportioned TO the several
states, territories and District OF
Columbia a so-called gross quota rep
resenting the proportion OF such l.
lb2 9s5 as each state and territory and
the District Of Columbia should fur
nish, based upon the ratio between the
total population Of the United States
and the population Of each state and
territory and the District Of Columbia
The gross quota assigned TO Vermont
~as 3243.
"On the first Of July, 1917, the adJu-
tant general Of the army reported TO
the provost marshal general three
classes OF enlistments; |. e. ta) enlist
ed strength Of the national guard at
the time of the Presidents call; (b)
rnlistments in the national guard to
June 80; and lc) enlistments in the
regular army to June 30, 1917. These
~nlistments were credited the several
states. territories and the District OF
Columbia to determine the net quota
or difYrence to be furnished by selec-
fion or draft.
Record Of June 80
.The total enlistment in the United
States into the regular army up 70
June 80 was ll7,974 men, or 1923 per
cent Of the gross quota. In Vermont
for the same period, the enlistments
totallcd 205 men, or G.23 per cent OF
the gross quota. Vermont, therefore,
furnished LII per cent of its share OF
men for the regular army for this
period.
with respect to enlistments be-
tween the date of call and June 3o,
1917, into the national guard and reg
ular army, the figures for the United
States aggregated 301 1893, or 26.1e
DER cent of the gross quota. In Yer
mont for the same period, there were
1916 enlistments, or 40.57 per cent OF
the gross quota. As compared witt
the entire nation, Vermont has FUR
uished 1914 per cent Of its share. In
these enlistments, Vermont stood sew
enth. following Oregon, 5730 per cent
Wyoming, 5531 per cent; Kansas
$40 per cent; South Dakota, 47.o'
pcr cent; Maine, 462S per cent; anC
Iowa, Al per cent.
with respect to the strength oil th'
national guard at time Of call and sub
aeouent enlistments to June 30, 1917
in the national guard and regular
army, the aggregate for the unitet
States was 1886, or 40.42 per cen
of the gross quota. Vermont's aggre
gate for the same period was 2lSs, o.
6TA7 per cent. As compared with th'
rcst Of the Union, Vermont Furnished
1862 per cent Of its share. In TIM
list Vermont stood eighth, Hawaiian
territory 1927 per cent; Oregon
s0l2 per cent; District Of Columbia
1884 per cent; Maine, 74.l0 per cent
New Hampshire, 1857 per cent; Rhod
Island, 7i.i3 per cent; Wyoming, o9.o
per cent; and Vermont, 6747 per cent
~Thc adjutant general Of the arm
ms not furnished us any statistics o.
enlistnents since June 20. No donb
this information will be furnishe'
whon tho next quota is levied unde
,hr selectivc service law"