The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-06
First of 10000 Men Selected
for National Army Leave
tiicmes for Training Camps
MOVEMENT PROCEEDS
|. WITHOUT DISTURBANCE
Nine Months of Drill Likely to
Be Given Recruits Before
They Are Sent Into Actual
Service

Washington, Sept. 5.--Approximate1y
10000 men left their homes this morn
Ing in Americas first great nobfliza-
ton OF her citizen manhood for war
Reports received at the provost mar
shal-generars office from governors of
the states tonight declared the move
ment was proceeding smoothly.
Practically all the men will be in
camp by tomorrow. Only in the South
and Far West were there long jour
neys to camp. In the rest of the
country the railroad trip required only
q few hours.
The 10000 were the first FIVE per
cent of the vast drafted army of $751;
600 which IS to train for service in
France.
The remainder will be called out in
increments of forty per cent on Sep
teusber 10 and October ) and of Is per
cent at date TO be set later.
AS soon as the troops are settled
down in camp. President Wilson. 1t
was indicated today. would make a
tour of the sixteen environments to re-
view the men and see how they are
progressing in their training. AS
commander-in-c hief OF the army he
Will inspect each camp and get an
idea OF the progress OF the men.
Indications today were that at least
nine months training will be given
the draft recruits at the various mob
ilization camps before they are called
upon for active service. This may
mean that none of the drafted men
will he moved overseas until July. 1918.
Some of the men mob!lised today and
others under mobilization orders still
have appeals for discharge from milf
tary service pending. These appeals
have been rejected by the local and
district boards. but the men are carry
ing them to the president Mr. will
son has as yet made no arrangements
to handle these appeals. the regula-
lions providing that. pending action
upon them. the men must go to camp.
General Crowder also issued rul-
ing that while drafted men may go
only ta she camp Of the district WITH
In which the local board with which
they registered is located. TO prevent
hardships ana undue expense in GER
tain cases, wehere men would have
TO make long journeys TO return to
the original Jurisdiction. they may be
permitted 10 transfer to the local board
where they now are and go to the
camp whore the quota OF that local
| board Is robiltged.
The war department tonight made
public a resume of the work accom-
plished on the sixteen cantonments
giving the exact state of preparedness
OF each. Colonel I. w. Iltteil, in charge
Of cantonment construction. said.
Altogether sixteen military cities
have been built by the government to
house the $4,000 citizen soldiers Sc
lected for service by the draft OF
these cities were ready today to re-
ceive their full quota of officers and
enlisted men. These seven were. Camp
Taylor. Louisville Camp Travis. Fort
Sam Houston. Texas: Camp Lee. Pc
tersburg. Va; Camp Lewis. America
Lake. Camp sherman, Chililcothe;
Camp pevens. Aver: Camp Grant
Rockford,
Seven others were ready this morn
ing to receive all the officers and two
thirds or more of their entire quota
of enlisted men These comprise Camp
Dodge. Des Mones: Camp Funston.
Fort Riley; Camp Custer. Battle Creek;
Camp Pike Little Rock: Camp Dix,
wrightstown; Camp Jackson. Column
bia: Camp Gordon. Atlanta.
THE two. remaining environments
Camp Upton, Yaphank. L. l., and Camp
Meade. Admiral. Nd. already have re-
ceived and are taking care of their
quota of officers and will soon be
ready to receive the number of en-