New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-07-26
Expected To Be Organized
When Cantonments Are
Completed
Speed Main Aim
Of Local Boards
Their Primary Purpose Is to
Pick Men, Not to Exempt,
Says Crowder

Washington, July 2o-ffePsf@'i''S
for actual mobilization of the Natlonai
Army went ahead here to-day, wnlie
the local selection boards in many parts
Of the country began summoning lof
examination the men who Will compose
the force.
rho~o or. numerous details to be
worked out before those summ0nea
can be actually transferred 70 the mill
tarv establishment and be sent 70 theit
training environments. 1t is peieVeo'
however. that O large number Will nave
been finally selected and will be await
;no the call to the colors before Au-
gust !. 18th
The entire force will be ready, with
the exception probably Of few as
ruted cases, by the time the sixteen
rantonments are ready, early in Sep
TENDER.
Ioc.l BOARDS Are Selection Boards
provost Marshal General Crowder'
under whose jurisdiction the seiec'iVe
draft men will remain until they are
transferred to the books Of the adJu-
tan. general as soldiers, pointed ou'
to-dsv that the local boards actually
or. selection, not exemption. boards
Their primary purpose, he said was 10
s.lect from registered men those guam
fed for military service. The men .nes
.,rn avay after examination Will DO
so;a.ted rather than exempted DC
cSase of physical disability or depehu-
m. exemption boards proper are tne
district boards, which have power W
say whether the work man is oo.ns
at home will be more important 70 w
Government than his services "s S0
der. ,h;rston in
,:n.es tLat the selection boards are
1890 the view Of their WORK that
matsS that name fitting for THEM lhey
orc k.nt on finding men for o~srmy
IN tbs shortest possible time. When
.h.y certifv any man TO the hisner
bosyds ns held for service, the man DO
corss soldier and subject 70 soid'et
10 Tt will DO the duty OF the provost
,.s,sbsl General from that time on 10
see that no complies with all army
order. affecting him, and also 10 turn
him over TO the army suthorltles "nen
he is called TO the colors. ,,-..
Tha auotas from the various olstIlc!s
probably witi4e ssserdefed nrst at'sns 4
district headquarters when me cai,
comes. Whether they Will De turneu
over 10 an army officer there and taken
~ tbair environments or whether one
~ their number will be placed IN charge
n conduct them TO the cantonment mas
not been decided.
Court Martial for Deserters
Failure TO appear when called Will
bring the military forces OF the pro
vost marshal general in search OF the
missing man, and he will be tired ioi
anv violation of regulations before
court martial. This ruling was neces,
sarv in order to enforce the promp'
connliance of all accepted men WIZ
army orders.
c,ovder indicating that there VIII o.
snv need 20 summon a second drsft il
addition to the 6s7 900 men now CARY
for during 1917. General Grower ssI
h. had understood the draft msehlnei
would not need to be employed aga
during the present year. aiA0eA
VIII nhysical examinations actual
IN nrogress, the record Of the draf
during the Civil War becomes interest,"
inc. At that time 1911 per cent 0
the men called Up were rejected 10
nhvsical defects. There is no reaso
10 expect, IL is said, any material In
crease in that factor. =,
Exemptions for industrial or slmlla
\ reasons, as we'll as exemptions becaus
of dependent relatives, enter an uneH
plored field. Until ratio for this
worked out in practice in several Typ
cal communities and worked up into
average figure no definite forecast Q
the probable number Of men who WI
pass through the draft machinery 70 Oh
tain the 6s7, 900 soldiers can be gwen
Seek to Naturalize Aliens
Members Of various exemption board
In checking over the lists OF registrant
in their districts declared that Their
were so many aliens in their district
that II was doubtful whether the quot
for the first call could be raised fror
the citizens.
II was urged that the board member
talk with registered aliens and impress
on them the advantages of being eli
liens, so that when the next drai
comes they will not be exempt.