Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-10-03

A second draft is not far distant IN
the opinion of army officers at Wash
ineton today as the work of mobiliz.
ing another forty per cent of the orig.
inal national army progressed with a
smoothncfs that delighted the war
rartment Provost Marshall Genera.
Cr0wder would not discuss the situa.
iion in any way Nothing indicating
when the call was received in Ottawa.
War department officials. however.
who are thoroughly in touch with the
situation, said it was certain the new
dra,t call viii come within a few
weeks, probably early next month
Al noon today the tc!egraphic re
ports were still reaching General
Crowder at the National capita, tell
ing of the entire success of the new
entrainment for the mobilization
camps.
Local Board Reversed.
This mprning the local exemption
board was notified that the Leo Her
man Serbia, of Troy Cove. who
Claimed exemption from army er,.co
on uhysical grounds. had been src
tcss.ul in his appeal to Inc dis,ricI
Ha,d ord would no, have - serve II
the army.
Arthur w. McDoueall a Scot EN-
ploycd as gardener On the north bluff
will be member Of Uncle Sams
fighting forces, by his own vollon
McDougall asked stay in seudins
his case to the district board until ht
decided whether or not he wanted tC
go into the army As McDougall wa
an alien he was entitled to exemption
but only few days ago he returned
to the board and told them to so ahead
and get him ready for service. III
had his first citizenship papers with
him when he informed the board OF
his determination to join The oolors.
Camp DodJc Gets Supplies.
Camp Dodge. Dcs Moincs. la, Oct
3.-The water supply situation here
has become acute and today measures
were taken by order of the Cantonment
commander to conserve the precious
fluid Instead Of allowing the men Il
wash from running taps wash basins
are to be provided. one to each thrc,
men, in every washroom. Three mil
lion gallons of water have on seyera
days been insufficient to take care
Of camp needs. Several times It ha'
been impossible to get water Econ
omy is expected to remedy tie situ
alton.
Drill of the new men received al
impetus today with the announcement
that the best equipped and most thor
oughly trained battalion in the div
sion will be selected to lead the parad
in Des Moines Oct 20, in honor Of eS
President William II. Taft, who vii
be a visitor in the city that date.
is expected that ,000 of the bes
drilled men and their officers will TAX
part.
Trainloads of supplies now are a,
riving daily and the third incremcn
when it comes, will find an ample SUI
ply of clothing. cots and blankets
Twentyfour thousand iron cots a
rived today. Thousands of cases {
army shoes came in Carloads {
underwear and knitted goods :
ycre received
The only thing in the way of clot'
ing so far not received or noted as q
The way is n supply OF uniforms IN
overcoats for officers Many o)ic''
are in debt 5000 or 5000 for the
equipment Those who have faini!i'
to support. some living temp 'rar
In Dcs Moines, where rents arc il;s
and houses scare, cannot keep the
families on their salaries AMI AL
: buy uniforms at prices charged
outside firms. which, 1t IL said. sec
to have u plentiful supply Of clot
ing.