The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-03
Entire $4,000 Men of First
Army Will Be In Training
by November |
REMAINING REGISTRANTS
TO BE EXAMINED SOON
President Expected to Issue
Proclamation in Fortnight
Directing Exemption Boards
to Examine All on List

Washington. Oct. 1.-THE final Is
per cent of the drafted men will be
called October IT.
The entire $4,000 men will be in
environments and under intensive
training by November /.
This information was made pubic
Mt the war department today together
with the fact that within the next two
weeks President Wilson will issue
proclamation authorizing Provost Mar
shal~General Crowder to proceed with
the examination for military service
of the 100000 men not called UP IN
the present draft.
In addition II was stated that a new
draft Is under discussion although the
conversations have not yet progressed
TO the point OF considering tentative
date.
Recruit Militia 10 War Strength.
What Will be done from present in
dications, is the early transfer of ap-
proximateiy 100 GOO men from the
national army environments to national
guard camps TO recruit the militia to
war strength. Then similar number
Of men viii, be drafted TO keep the ma
tional army camps full. Instead of
another big draft--such as the pres
ent one OF 6S7, 900 rnen--it is likely
A3dA a HetTlGS bi 9FAlLE RA
ranging from 80 000 up will be resort
ed to. These VIII keep the national
army camps full as various units con-
clude their training In this country
and sail for eu1barkation camps and
the field In France
The above draft plans are purely
tentative OF couse, hut II has been
definitely determined that the remain
ing 1000 zoe men shall he examined
gNs,.~ Al -.
for this, one that the war department
may know TO the man how great a
reserve II has to draw upon and, the
other, that business conditions may
be disturbed as little as possible
through uncertainty whether members
Of firms and valuable employees are
subject 70 military service, and II so.
when they are likely TO be called out
Provide for Examination.
The urgent deficiency bill now in
congress contains provision for s4,-
600, 900 TO $4,000, 900 to cover the ex-
panses Of the examination OF rrae sever,
million men The bill appropr1ates
the smaller sum. but II is assured that
sufficient funds viii be forthcomins
to carry out the work. As soon as the
conference report is adopted Gem
eral Crowder viii 60 TO the White
House to discuss with the president
the new regulations necessary
Meanwhile the provost marshais
office is concentrating every energy
to have the entire ST. 900 called out
under the present draft modified by
November !. Approximately 400
o0o are now IN the sixteen canton
nrents. More than ESQ. 900 additional
viii begin to mobilize on Friday. BY
October II the full SIS per cent of
the draft--with the exception of Ger
tain colored conscripts--viIi be in the
camps and then the movement of the
remaining La per cent or 1a3.050 men
will begin.
4 New Record Set
In other words America VIII have
set the record OF having selected ex-
ar1tned. drafted. summoned and mobi
hzed an army OF 5s7.0oo men within
period OF little more than three
months.
Within the same length OF time SIX
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