The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-06-25
WASHINGTON WILL .
DIRECT THE DRAFT
States Which Have Not Filled
Quota to Be Called Upon
to Fill Ranks.
DRAWING TO START IN JULY
States Which Have More Than Filled
Quota Will Be Given Credit for
SurpIus-Deficits to Be
Made Up by Draft

Washington, June 25.-It has been
established that Washington will be
the center for the task Of drafting the
625,OOO men for the national army.
This Is feature of the regulations
which will 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.
1t is believed, however, that the time
will be set soon after July 1.
An official statement fixed June 80
as the last day upon which enlistments
to the regular army and National
Guard will count toward reducing
states quota for the draft.
The machinery by which the quota
Of each state for the draft will be COM
puted Is outlined In todays official war
department statement, which says:
"The National Guard authorities In
each state are asked to 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
April 1.
Men enlisted in the regular army
between April 1 and June 30 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 in as part Of each
states quota, as apportioned under the
selective service act and the regula-
tions to be promulgated"
Must Make Up Deficit.
In general way the quota of each
state will be fixed as follows:
The national army of 625,0O0 to be
drawn by draft, the 183, 900 needed by
the regular army April 1 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 National
Guard, will be added together, making
total Of 1,13S,OOO.
This total Of /, ,13S,OOO will be appor-
toned among the states, according to
population. From this quota reduc.
ton will be made to the extent of the
full strength Of the National Guard In
each state, and to the extent Of re-
cruits joining the regular army since
April l.
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 will 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 will have their deficits made
up by the draft.
Wisconsin, Maryland, Virginia,
South Carolina, Arkansas, North Car
olina, Mississippi and Vermont, the
Stacker states In regular army re-
cruiting, with from 2S per cent for
Wisconsin to 10 per cent for Vermont
of the regular army quota, will be
heavily drawn upon by draft, although
Wisconsin's National Guard strength,
which is above its proportionate share,
will offset it's regular army weakness
tO some oXtant