The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-08-30
MAY DELAY EHTRAINMENT
Local Exemption Board Gets Order to
Make Provision for Housing and
Feeding Men After Actual Call
Into the Service.

Simmons Playground is going to be
an army camp again within the next
ten days, Members of the local exemp-
ton board have been notified that the
mobilization Of the troops called under
the draft will be in their home towns.
Just how long these troops will remain
in camp in Kenosha, after the formal
call of them to the service is something
that the future must show Evidently
the state officials are of the opinion
that there will be some delay in moving
troops from Wisconsin cities to the can
torment camp at Battle Creek and
Rockford. The orders that have been
issued provides for the calling of the
first thirty per cent Of the troops on
September 5th. This will mean that
practically ninety men from Kenosha
will be called to the colors at that time
and from Kenosha county the number
is approximately thirty men. 1t is not
improbable that all Of these men will
be housed at the Washington Island
barracks so recently used by Company
M Formal instructions have been re-
ceived by the board from the governor
announcing that the board must be
ready to feed and house these men until
such a time as they are, called for en-
trainment. When the men get on the
trains they will be under the direction
of Adjutant General Holway, of the
Wisconsin National Guard and all con-
troll over them by the local exemption
boards will be relinquished. No at
tempt will be made to provide men with
uniforms before they leave Kenosha.
All equipment will be supplied to Them
after they are in training at the army
environments. Kenosha will be expect
ed to make liberal provisions for the
men on the long trip to the Michigan
city and it is probable that this patriot
IL duty will be performed under the di-
rection of the American Red Cross. ~
am of the opinion that there may be
some delay in the entrainment of the
troops at Kenosha,' said Secretary A.
Ell. Quigley, of the exemption board.
GIVE have received blanks which may
be signed by men who desire to remain
at their homes until the actual time of
entrainment These men will be per-
mitted to remain at home after being
called tothe service. Men who do not
desire to remain at their homes must
be housed and fed under the direction
OF the local board 1t is going to be
some task to take care of the men but
the problem is being worked out. We
are hopeful that the government may
yet find way to have the men entrain
at the same time they are called to the
service of the United States. :"
From Madison comes the word that
less than thirty per cent of the local
exemption boards have as yet certified
to the state the men who have been
called for the first quota. AS Keno
sha has certified more than two hun
dred men to the district exemption
board it is certain that there will be
no delay in the swearing into the gov
eminent military service the first per-
centage of men called from Kenosha
The county exemption board has now
certified to the district board it's entire
quota of little over hundred men.
A few of these men have appeals for
exemptions pending and they must be
heard by the district board. These APP
peals are being disposed of as rapidly
as possible and the men will probably
all be certified by the district board be-
fore the first thirty per cent of the
men are called to the colors.
Men who have been called for exam
ination on Monday and Tuesday of next
week are not expected to 60 into service
until September Both or later. The Sec
ond thirty per cent of the men are to
be called on September 18th and a third
on September 30th with the understand
ing that the last ten per cent to be
called will reach the cantonment about
the middle of October.
Many of the men who have been GER
tilted for service have sought informa-
ton from the exemption board as to
their equipment. It is declared that
the equipment for the new national
army is already being shipped to can
tonments
On Monday there viii be an exodus
of commissioned officers from Kenosha
to Battle Creek. While the new Off
GERS are not formally called into serv-
ice until Wednesday many Of them plan
to go to Battle Creek a, couple of days
il advance in order to get the lay of the
land and be ready for assignment to
the actual work of trainino tho now