The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-08-11

Crowder Tells Plan Of Moving Men
Into Camp-Civllian Control Car
ried Through Every Stage, Al.
most to Gates Of Camp.

ried Through Every Stage, Al.
most to Gates Of Camp.
Washington, August 9-Regulations
under which men OF the new nation
al army will be called to the colors
beginning September l, were Issued
tonight by Provost Marshal General
Crowder. They map out In detail the
whole program to be followed until
every soldier of the selective draft
army has been accepted by the ad-
jutant general OF the training canton
ment to which he is assigned.
Two hundred thousand Of the first
GS7 900 men will be called up Septem-
Der / and forwarded to their camps
before September s. The whole busl-
ness of assembling the levies at en-
training points, providing them with
shelter, food and transportation and
giving them actual induction into
military life is entrusted to the civil
ian local boards which selected them
for service. Until the men reach the
camps they will not be In contact with
uniformed officers. The civilian con-
troll Is carried forward through every
stage of the draft to the very gates
II the military camps where the max
ing of soldiers will begin to be COM
plete within sound of the guns in
France.
The actual call for men will 20 in
zach case from the provost marshal
general to the state adjutant general,
stating the number OF men to be sup
piled at the specified time by the state.
Each local board will be promptly in
formed of its proportion in the call
and the adjutant general will fix the
late when men from his state shall
,ntrain for the camps.
Immediately the local board will
AXE out the list of men to Ill the
II nthe roll of accepted men and 1t
Ill also fix the place Of entrainment
I'd the exact time Of departure.
Orders to the men will be posted
e be sent them by mail. They
i'll be directed to report to the local
ioard at its headquarters not less
han twelve hours or more than twen-
y-four hours before the time e de-
arturo for camp.
From the time specified for report
ing to the local board for military
duty" the regulations state, each
man in respect of whom notice to re-
port has been posted or mailed shall
5e in the military service CT the Unit
ed States"
Prior to the arrival Of the men at
board headquarters, board members
are instructed to make arrangements
and sanitary sleeping places at hotels
and lodging houses, to arrange for
their meals and to provide lodging
and meal tickets to be taken In pay
ment and reemed for cash later by a
government disbursing officer. In its
discretion, the boards may grant per-
mission for the men to remain at their
homes.
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
personally to their quarters, remain
ing with them until every arrange
ment 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 $3.50 p. m. on the day
of reporting to the board, will be the
first military ceremony the drafted
men pass through. The board men,
beers are directed to be present in per-
son and to inform the men of their
military status, impressing on them
the fact that disobedience of orders
is the gravest military crime. The
light hand baggage, containing toilet
articles and a change Of underclothes
which the men are permitted to take
with them to camp, will be inspected
by the board and the lists Of men sent
forward made out and copies Of orig
inal registration cards prepared.
For each district, five alternates
will be summoned to the board head
quarters in addition to the men &C.
tually selected to fill the board quota.
They will be held at the assembling
point until train time to fill in vacan-
cies should any man Of the levy fail
to report.
Except for retreat roll call, the men
Will be given town liberty until As
minutes before train time. The board
win, during the interval select one
man from the levy who 1t deems best
qualified to command and place him
in charge Of the party for its trip. He
will name second commander to aid
him and the other men will be told
that orders of these two must be obey
ed under pain Of military discipline.
The men in charge Of the party will |
call the roll at the board headquarters