Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-09-14
Only Four Days Allowed in
Which to Move 40 Per Cent
Increment to National Quar-
tiers

Only the four days, from September Is
TO az. inclusive. will be allowed for the
transportation to Camp Gordon or the
entire second increment OF GeOrgia's
contribution TO the national army.
Schedules OF the hours and dates on
which each Georgia contingent must be
sent forward. having been approved by
Provost Marshal General CrOwder. were
available Thursday The schedule gives
the number OF meQ each county is call
ed upon to provide. but these numbers
will. In many Instances. be changed, In
accordance with the orders TO send only
white men and 10 transfer from dis
tricts having a big percentage Of white
men TO make up the deficit iE districts
where the percentage OF negroes pre-
dominates.
Immediately on receipt OF the sp-
proved schedule Acting Adjutant Cen
erzl " J. Daniel instructed every dis
trict board in Georgia 10 certify back
TO local boards men OF all counties TO
move September 1s. ahead of all others;
the men who are 10 go September 90.
next. and so on. in order that the con-
tingents may be filed with the least
possible delay.
Both the Atlanta and Fulton county
contingents are 10 be sent 10 the camp
September - on the Southern train
leaving Atlanta at I2:45 D. m. and ar
irving at Camp Gordon at 1:45 p. m
Atlanta is called upon for s52 men and
the county for 1O6. Both these contin-
gents very likely will be increased. how
ever, TO make up for the deficit Of white
men in other districts. The number
each local board is called on to supply
is not given
ONLY WHITES INCLUDED.
Explaining the necessity OF transfers
Captain Joel Nallett, OF the adJutant
generals office. said:
Positively only white men will be
sent in the first 80 per cent, the second
30 per cent, which is to start forward
October 3. will consist entirely OF ne
groes. Consequently. men Will be taken
from the state at large TO make up
the deficit Of white men in some dis
trIets. In Brooks county, for instance.
which Is called on for eighty men, 1
understand possibly not more than fifty
white men can be secured. Some other
districts. therefore, will supply the re-
mainder. so the number of men will
have TO be switched accordingly all over
the state
The fact that all men will be sent
within four days means that railroads.
will face the most stupendous task IN
their history. A total of 1885 men
will be sent TO Camp Gordon in the
four days from September Is 20 p, in
elusive. Georgia will contribute 1885;
Tennessee will furnish 1895 and Ala
hama 2,32s
TAX on RAILROADS.
Since similar situations will apply all
over the United States, the consequence
Will be that railroads will be COM
PEELED to utilize all their available pas
senger rolling stock and equipment to
cope with the situation
The adJutant general Is telling an
boards that the roads are cooperating
with the government IN every way posi-
BILE. but that their efforts viii be use
less unless the various boards furnish
them promptly with sufficient informa-
ton on which they may properly dis
tribute their facilities. It is essential.
therefore, that all district boards lose
no time in certifying men back TO To-
cal boards. The local boards. In turn,
are instructed TO notify men as they are
certified that they are held for military
service and TO be prepared TO report on
twenty-fOur hours notice.
HOLD EVERY MAN.
On the practical certainty that 10
will take all white men to complete the
forty per cent squads. local boards will
be told TO hold all for military duty
provided they come within the first
hundred per cent
II IS certain. Captain Mallet pointed
out that some boards will be called on
for as much as IS or so per cent Of
their quotas to supply deficits OF others.
Thus there Is a possibility that Atlanta
may be called on for every white man
who comes IN the first cal
The schedule for Georgia's second in
crement. as compiled by the American
Railway association and approved by the
quartermaster general OF the army and
the provost marshal general, and the
forty per cent contingents. are given
below.
II must be remembered that the num-
Der OF men IS most likely TO be in
creased in numerous cases. however. al
though the dates OF movements will not
be changed
QUOTAS OF COUNTIES.
Those 10 go forward September Is
are: City OF Savannah. 50 men: coun-
ties Of Bacon, IT men: Baker. II: Bald
win. So: Barrow. 20; Ben Hill, "a;
Brooks. 50: Bryan, S; Bulloch, 50; Burke.
&c; Calhoun. 20; Campbell. IS: Gambler.
20: Charlton. 3; Chatham. IS; Clarke, 70;
Clay. II; Clinch, 81 (part on 18th and
part on 2Oth): Coffee. 81: Colouitt, 70;
Coweta. 1O1: Crawford. Is; Crisp. IS;
Dade, 9; Dawson, IL Dooly. 81; Dough-
erty. so: Douglas. 20; Early. so; Echols.
IS. bingham. Is; Emanuel. 70; Fay
cite. IS: Floyd. III; Franklin, 81; Glynn,
40: Grady. So; Gwinnett. IS; Hart. 20;
Heard. 81: Henry. 81; Houston. 1Oo;
Jackson. -; Jefferson 81; jenkins. Al;
Johnson. 80: Laurens. 100; Lee, 81; Lib
erty. 1S; Lowndes. 70; Lumpkin, IA;
Macon, -: Madison. 81; Milton. %;
Mitchell. IS; Paulding, 81; Pierce. 2S;
Pike. SO; Polk. 81; Putnam. SO; Quitman,
II: Randolph. AZ; Screven. 10; spald'ng.
20; Sumter. rs; Talbot, SO; Taylor 80;
Terrell. 40; Thomas. IS; Tiff, 30;
Towns. 3: TrOup. LOG: Turner. 40;
Twiggs. 20: Ware. IS; Washington. 90;
White. -; Whitfield. 81; Wilkinson. Al.
and Worth. IS.
To be sent on September 20 are: APP
pling county. II; Barlow. 81; Bibb. So;
BIeckley. 80; Butts. %; CatOosa, is;
Clinch. 81 part 20 go forward Septem-
Der 1e); Cobb. 70; city OF Macon, So;
Dodge. "a: Forsyth. 81; Glascock. IL;
Gordon. 54: Habersham. "a: JefT Davis.
II: Pulaski. ~; Rabun, II; Telfair. 81.
and Wayne. 81
SEPTEMBER 81 QUOTA
Those 10 be sent September 81 are:
City OF Augusta, so; Banks county. So;
Cherokee, 81: Columbia. 80; Fannin, 80;
GIlmsr. Is: Greene. 50: Hall. 81; Han
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