The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-08-10

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Washington, Aug, Wholesal.
claims for exemption trom tho arm,
draft, reported from many sections
caused Provost Marshal General
Crowder to telegraph the COVER norf
OF the states directing that local
boards reduce discharges for de
tendency to farsntore restricted
class and to very anccessitous and
clearly defined circumstances. ~
In some districts as high as 80 pei
cent Of the registrants called for ex
animation are filing claims for dis
charge on the agronnds of dependent
relatives. Such q condition indicates
General Crowder said that unfair ad
vantage is being taken of the regula
tions designed to protect men who
properly should be exempted from
military service and actually threat
ems to interfere seriously with the
raising of the national army.
Instructions Issued.
Regulations under which men of the
national army will be called to. the
colors beginning Sept. 1, were issued
tonight by the provost marshal gen.
eral. They made out in detail the
whole program to-. be followed until
every soldier of the selective draft
army has been accepted by the ad.
jutant general of the training can.
tonmant to which he Is assigned.
Two hundred Thousand of the first
687 900 men will be called up to Sept
1 and forwarded to their camps be-
fore Sept. S. -. a.
The whole business, Of assembling
the levies gat .entrainsiIg pclnts, pro
sviding them with shelter, food and
transportation and giving them their
actual induction into military life Is
entrusted to the civilian local boards
which select them for service. Until
the men reach the camps they will
not be in contact with uniformed Off.
GERS. Ala s-Sr
Under Civilian Control
The civilian control is carried for
ward thru every stage of the draft to
the very gates of the military camps,
where the making of soldiers will be.
gin, to be completed within sound of
the guns of France.
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 lie sup
piled at a specified time by the state,
Each local board will be promptly in
formed of its 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 boards will
make out the list of men to fill the
call from the roll of accepted men and
It also will fix the place of entrain-
ment and the exact time of depart
ure.
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 later
than II hours or more than "a hours
before the time of departure for
camp.
From the time specified for report
ing to the local board for military
duty" 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
'Unitel States"
Find Rooms in Hotels.
Prior to the arrival of the men at
the board headquarters, board mem
bers are instructed to make arrange
ments for their accommodation and
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 payment and redeemed for cash
later by the government disbursing Of
ficer. In It's discretion the boards may
grant permission for the men to re-
main at their homes
Arrived at the board headquarters
at the hour fixed for reporting the
men will be drawn up. the roll called
and agents of the board will take
them personally to their quarters, re-
manning with them until every ar
for their comfort has been
made. Emphatic Instructions are Civ
en- that the quality of the food fur
nished shall be good and the board is
held liable for seeing that meals are
adequate.
First Military Ceremony.
Retreat roll call at the board head
quarters, set for $50 p. m. on the
day of reporting to the board, will be
the first military ceremony the draft
ed men pass thru The board men,
bers are directed to be present in per-
son and to inform the men of their
status. impressing on them
the fact that disobedience of orders is
the gravest military crime. The light
hand baggage, containing toilet ar
ticles and a change of underclotning,
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
original registration cards prepared.
For each district five alternates will
be summoned to the board headquar-
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