Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-08-10
RULES ISSUED To
GOVERN ORAF TED
MEN FOR SERVICE

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WASHINGTON, D. c., August 10
Regulations under which men of the
new national army will be called to
the colors, begenning September J.,
have been issued by Provost Marshal
General Crowder They map out in de-
tail the whole program to be followed
until every soldier of the selective
draft army has been accepted by he
adjutant general of the training can
tonment to which he is assigned.
Two hundred thousand of the first
$4,000 men will be called up Septem-
ber /, and forwarded to their camps
before September 3. The whole bust
ness of assembling the levies at en-
training points, providing them with
shelter, food and transportation and
giving them their actual induction into
military lives is entrusted to civil
ian local boards which selected them
for service. Until the men reach the
camps, they will not be in contact
with uniformed officers,
To Adiutant General.
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 be sup
piled at a specific time Each local
board will be promptly informed of its
proportion in the CALL and the adjutant
general will fix the date when the men
from his state shall entrain for the
camps. Immediately the local board
will make out the list of men to fill
the call from the roll of accepted men,
and it viii also fix the place of en-,
trainment and the exact time of depar
ture.
/Orders to he men will be posted and
also be sent them by mail. They will
be directed to report to the local board
a. its headquarters not less than u
hours or more than "a hours before
the time of departure for camp
From the time specified for report
ing to the local boara for military
duty" the regulations state, each man
in respect of whom notice to report has
been posted or mailed shall be in the
military service of the United States"
Prior to the arrival of the men OF
the board headquarters board members
are instructed to make arrangements
for their sleeping places and meals.
The boards will issue tickets for ac-
oommodations to be redeemed for cash
later by a government dusbursing Off
Ger. In its discretion, the boards may
grant permission for the men to re-
main at their homes.
Food Must BE Good.
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 per-
sonally to their quarters, remaining
with them until every arrangement for
their comfort has been made. Emphatic
instructions are given that the quality
of food furnished shall be good and
the board is held liable for seeing that
meals are adequate.
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 drafted
men pass through.
The board members are directed to
be present in person and to impress
on the men the fact that disobedience
OF orders is the gravest military crime
The light hand baggage, containing
toilet articles and a chance of under
clothing, which the men are permitted
T., take with them to camp, will be
inspected by the board and the lists OF
men sent forward made out and copies
o. original registration cards prepared.
For each district five alternates will
he summoned to the board headquar-
tcrs in addition to the men actually Sc
lected to fill the board quota. They
will be held at the assembling point
until train time to fill in vacancies
should any men of the levy fail OF re-
port.
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