The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1917-08-30
PLANS FOR DRAFT ARMY
To be Called Out in Groups From
Each District. First Call Very

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Soon.
Washington, Aug. 26~-America's
first mobilization Of her citizen man
hood for war will begin within ten
days.
War department officials today de-
tailed at length each step of the vast
process which will bring $4,000 men
tothe colors before it is complete.
The first move will be made early
this week. Approximately 4,500 local
boards will notify five per cent of
their quotas to present themselves on
Monday, September 3, or Tuesday,
September 4, for military service.
The men called will be selected
from among the quota first called in
the draft, because of their special
qualifications through previous mill
tary service or their ability to cook.
They will appear at the Office of the
board in their district. There they
will be given instructions when and
where to appear for entrainment to
the mobilization camp to which men in
their district are assigned.
They will be given railroad and
meal tickets. The men will travel in
day coaches, as the mobilization camps
are so located that there will be few
long hauls, excxept in the west and
southwest.
Provost Marshal General Crowder,
the man who has worked out every de-
tail for the draft army from the first
day it was proposed, is now preparing
train schedule for the quotas as they
are ordered to camp. He will wire
them this week to the various boards.
All the boards will do is to instruct
the men about trains and give out the
tickets. A representative of the board
will be at the station to see that the
men report and entrain. If a man
fails to show up military guard will
arrest him as deserter.
The men will be permitted to take
with them these things: Extra under
clothes, tooth brush, tooth paste,
comb and brush, handkerchiefs. They
will not be allowed to have any more
baggage, nor bring any food.
On September 5 the movement will
begin At the camp will be the line
and staff officers Of the division.
There also will be subordinate officers
assigned to the draft regiments.
1t probably will be late in the even
ing when tn draft men begin to re-
port to camp. Before leaving their
home station each group will be given
a telegraph blank with orders to wire
to the camp commander the time he
expects to arrive. These kilograms
will be sent from stations ahead.
In this way, the camp commanders
will be able to ascertain if full quota
has arrived and that no one escapes by
getting off at some way station. Full
lists of the men will be wired ahead.
This process will continue for five
days-September TO inclusive. At
the end Of that time five per cent of
the quota Of each local board will have
been forwarded.
When a man gets on the train for
camp, he enters another life. His en-
tire other world is left behind. Every
hing he is to do has been worked out
IN advance; he is under orders every
minute.
He reports to the camp. There he
S assigned to tent and told to take
/ bath. He is given something to eat
md goes to bed. That is the end Of
he first day.
Next morning the military life
starts. After breakfast, the man is {
brought before army surgeons for
physical examination. If he is physi-
ally qualined for military service
Is it is expected in ninety per cent
le will be given a uniform and rife ]
ind assigned to company.
The men rejected viii be given tick '
Is and sent home. Instructions will I
,e wired TO the draft boards from U
which they were drawn to fill their
'laces.
The men chosen will go to the baths '
he first morning in mufti. They will }
merge in khaki. In cases Of slight
,hysical deformity special exercises b
sill be prescribed. The men viii be .
,ut through these exercises under
rill master.
The men will be broken in" to \
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