Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-10

Washington, Aug. e.-Regulations
 under which men of the new national
 army Will be called to the colors be-
 ginning Sept l were issued tonight by Provost Marshal General Crowder.
 Trey detail the whole program to be followed until every soldier of the se- lective draft army has been accepted
 by the adjutant general of the train ing enrichment to which he Is as s-Sned.
 To Finish in France.
 Two hundred thousand of the first
 6ST ,0O0 men will be called up Sept l and forwarded to their camps before Sept 5- The whole business of assem- bling the levies at entraining points, providing them with shelter, food and transportation and giving them their actual induction into military life is entrusted to the civilian local boards which selected them for service. Un- til the men reach the camps they will not be in contact with uniformed of hcers- The civilian control is carried forward to the very gates of the mili- La-y camps where the making of sol dlers will begin, to be completed with h sound of the guns in France.
 s Call 10 Be Sent to Each State.
 The actual call for men will go in each case from the provost marshal general to the state adjutant general stating the number of men to be sup piled at a specified time by the state. E-1G4 AOC11 DDaTd VIII De promptly 1n- formed of It's proportion in the call and the adjutant general will fix the date when men from his state shall entrain for the camps
 Immediately the local board will make out the list of men to fill the call from the roll of accepted men, and U will also fix the place of entrain- ment and the exact time of departure
 Orders to the men will be posted and also be sent them by mail. They will be directed to report to the local board at its headquarters not less than twelve hours or more than twen- ty-four hours before the time of de- Larture for camp.
 In Military Service.
 From the time specified for report ing to Ihe local board for military dLty,'' the regulations state. leach man in respect of whom notice to report has been posted or mailed shall be in the military service of the United States"
 Prior to the arrival of the men at the board headquarters, board mem bers are instructed to make arrange Tnenrs for their accommodation, to find clean and sanitary sleeping places at hotels and lodging houses, to arrange for their meals and to provide lodging and meal tickets to be taken in pay Tnent and redeemed for cash later by a government disbursing officer. In its discretion. the boards may grant per mission for the men to remain at their homes.
 Food Must Be Good
 Arrived at the board headuuarters at the hour fixed for reporting, the men will be drawn up, the roll called and agents of the board will take them personally 10 their quarters. remaining with them until every arrangement i for their comfort has been made. Elm | T=2atic instructions are that the oual- | 1ty of food furnished shall be good and Jhe board Is held liable for seeing that meals are adequate.
 Retreat roll call at the board heafx | quarters, set for 5.30 D. m on the dav of reporting to the board, will be the | tirst military ceremony the drafted | men pass through. The board mem | bers are directed to be present in per son and to inform the men of tTt.ir | status, tmpressing on them | the fact that disobedience of orders is the ETavest military crime The light | hand baggage. containing toilet articles and a change of undercIothing which | the men are permitted to take with | them to camp, will be inspected by the board and the lists of men sent | forward made out and copies of orig ina1 registration cards prepared For each district five alternates will be s1rnm oned to the board headquarters in addition to the men actually se- ,ected to fill the board quota They will be held at the assembling point until train time to fill in vacancies should any men of the levy fail to re- port
 Selection or Men to Command.
 Except for retreat roll call, the men will be given town liberty until 45 minutes before train time. The board will during this interval select one man rom the levy who is the best QualIfed | 10 command and place him in charge Jf the party for it's trip. He will name | second in command to aid him and he other men will be told that the or l iers of these two must be obeyed un- Ter pain of military discipline.
 The man in charge of the party will ,aH the roll at the board headquarters ust before train time. He will then | inc up the draft and, explained by the loard members, march them to the Ita ton to entrain
 There a final verifcation of the list will be made and if any man of the elected number is missing an alter late will be sent forward in his place. The tickets, with meal tickets. all paS lers relating to the party, including he copies of registration cards. will le turned over to the man in com nand and the party will start for it's! camp
 Must Watch Over Men, The commander of each party will , watch over his men during the trip I ee that none are left behind at any :,