The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-06-07
FIRST DRAFT IS INCREASED
TO $4,000
Call Will Be From 100000 to $780,
600, Exemptions Then Being
Made.

| war Department to draft from GOO,
900 to 100000 men of the 10000
600 who, it is estimated registered
Tuesday for the new army, have been
disclosed by Provost Marshal Gen
Crowder to the Senate Military All
fairs Committee. Exemptions, he
said, probably would result in re-
ducing the number to 625,ooo men for
immediate service.
Details of making exemptions also
were explained. The Provost Mar
shall said the Government does not
contemplate any class exemptions,
but that all will be personal.
Farmers, factory operatives and
other special classes would not be
exempted as such, nor territorially,
but all exemptions will be made in
dividually.
The men drafted probably will be
in training camps by September I
Gen. Crowder said, and added that he
favored beginning selections within
two weeks after. registration so that
exemption works may be expedited
and notifications on the final selec-
tons may be made as soon thereaf-
ter as possible.
While the War Department had
originally planned to first select
100000 men, Gen. Crowder told the
committee the plans have been re-
vised and it is proposed to require
$4,000.
To get this number, he said, it
probably will be necessary to draft
at least 100000 and possibly 100000
because of expected exemptions.
Gen. Crowder told the committee
the additional $4,000 will be needed
to fill up vacancies in the army of
500, 900 and to keep training camps in
continuous operation.
When the original plans for service
from half a million men were made,
he said, the department had not
planned to send American forces
abroad so soon. r..
Casualties from foreign service, he
believed, sickness, etc, make neces-
sary a reserve of $4,000 men in adj
dition to the duty at training camps.
Gen. Crowder told the committee
he favored immediate drafting Of men
registering rather than postpone
ment of the draft for several weeks
after registration. He regards it de-
sirable that every drafted man have
q few weeks to, make. personal ar
before being called to the
colors.
The result. by process OF sum
,marization that will account for ev-
cry man of the 10 millions who
marched Tuesday to the registration
places, will reach Washington. in IS
brief messages each representing the
complete results of State. aas /
Until those reports arrive Federal
officials will have nothing to do ex-
,cept TO- punish under. Federal laws
those who may, seek to interfere.
1t may be days before the roll of
States is complete. No partial re-
turns will be transmitted from pre-
cinct or county officials to the State
authorities or by the latter to the
Provost Marshal General.
/, Reports from the precinct regis
tfars will be complied immediately
on the close of registration At p.
m. The cards will be. examined and
the summafization tabled and trans
mitted BY wire TO the country or city
officials, who. win give all detailed
that b needed.
n turn. when an precincts have re-
ported; the Sheriffs will transmit to |
IL Cosefnqss An abstract Of these
dstailed rel 6sn. dealin0 ID totels
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city has fepof1e1 ~ covernofe NiIl
ldals - De il aooopqil ii The |