The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-06-28
WASHINGTON WILL
CONTROL THE DRAFT
Work Of Choosing New Army
Win Be Done at Capital.
PRESIDENT 70 SET TIME
States Which Have Not Filled Their
Quota viii Be Called Upon to
Make Up the Deficit Through
the Draft.


Washington, June 25.-It has been
established that Washington will be
the center for the task of drafting the
625,000 men for the national army.
This is a feature of the regulations
which viii be made public by the pres
ident next week. For some days the
fact that all the work of the draft
would be conducted in Washington has
been known in official quarters under
the injunction of strict confidence.
Draft Early in July.
Just what device for drawing the
names of those who are destined TO
fight has not been announced. 1t will
all be disclosed in the presidents proc
lamation setting the time for the draft.
II is believed, however, that the time
win be set soon after July l.
Regular army recruiting week, which
opened by presidential proclamation
today, gives Stacker states their last
opportunity TO save themselves from
heavy drafts for the national army
which will be drafted.
An official statement fixed June 80
as the last day upon which enlistments
to the regular army and National
Guard will count toward reducing a
states quota for the draft.
The machinery by which the quota
of each state for the draft will be COM
puted is outlined in today's official war
department statement, which says:
THE National Guard authorities in
each state are asked tG report, as soon
after the close of recruiting on June
80 as possible, the total number of men
recruited during June. With this, the
figures will be complete for recruiting
from April to June 80, both inclusive,
and these will be added to the men in
the National Guard in each state on
April /.
Men enlisted in the regular army
between April l and June 80 will be
added. and the sum of those items for
each state number in National Guard
April /, number enlisted in both regu-
lar army and National Guard during
April, May and June, will make the
total TO be counted ia as part of each
states quota, as apportioned under the
selectiye service act and the regula-
lions to be promulgated"
Must Make Up Deficit.
In a general way the quota of each
state will be fixed as follows:
The national army of G2J,OO0 To be
drawn by draft. the $4,000 needed by
The regular army April / TO bring it to
war strength of 100000. and the $780,
600 which represents approximately
the maximum strength Of present rec
ognized organizations of the Nati0n;t'
Guard, will be- added together, making
total of I:13S,O00.
This total of l, 1880 viii be appor-
toned among the states, according TO
population. From this quota a reduc-
ton will be made To the extent of the
full strength of the National Guard in
each state, and 10 the extent of re-
cruits joining the regular army since
April |.
The net result of this will be that
states like Illinois, Indiana, Michigan,
and the other five western states which
have more than filled their quota for
the regular army viii be given credit
for this surplus and similarly given
credit for the extent to which their
National Guard is recruited. States
which fail TO make up their quotas
for the regular army and whose Ma
tional Guard regiments are below
strength win have their deficits made
up by the draft.
Wisconsin, Maryland. Virginia,
South Carolina, Arkansas, North Car
DINA. Mississippi and Vermont, the
Stacker" states in regular army re-
crgiting. with from % per cent for
Wisconsin to 10 per cent for Vermont
of the regular army quota, viii be
heavily drawn upon by draft. although
Wisconsin's National Guard strength,
which is above its proportionate share.
Will offset its regular army weakness
10 some extent.