Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-08-10
PLANS ANNOUNCED
FOR ACTUAL CALL
OF MEN TO COL0RS
Whole Business Intrusted
to Civilian Local
Boards.
CONTROL HOLDS THROUGH
EVERY STAGE OF DRAFT
Until Men Reach Camps, They
Will Not Be in Contact With
Uniformed Officers.
RULES TO COVER EVERY STEP
100000 of First 687 900 Conscripts
VIII Be Assembled on Sep
tember 1.
tBy Associated Pre.sl

WASHINGTON. August 9.-Regula
'ions under which men of the new
national army will be called TO the
colors. beginning September l. were
issued tonight by Provost Marshal
General Crowdcr
Two hundred thousand of the hrst
$4,000 men will be called September
and forwarded 20 their camps be
fore September 5. The whole business
Of assembling the lcvics at cntraining
points, providing them with shelter,
iood and transportation and giving
them their actual induction into mill
tary life Ia intrusted 10 the civilian
local boards which selected them for
service. Until tho men reach the camps
they VIII not be in contact with uni
formed officers. The civilian control
Is carried forward through every stage
Of the draft to the very gates Of the
military camps where the making OF
soldiers will begin. TO be completed
within sound of the guns in France.
The actual call for men viii go in
each case from the provost marshal
general TO the State Adjutant- General.
stating the number OF men to he sup
piled at a specified time by the State
formed OF It's proportion in the call.
and ,he Adjutant-General will fix the
date when men from mis- State shall
cntrain for the camps.
Immediately the local board will
make out the list OF men to hll the
call, fix the place OF entrainmcnt and
time of departure.
Orders to the men will be posted and
also I've sent them by mail They will
be directed to report TO the local board
al it's headquarters not less than twelve
hours or more than twcnty-four hours
before the time OF departure
TO MAKE ARRANGEMENTS
FOR THEIR ALTON
Prior to the arrival Of tho men at the
board headquarters, board members are
expected TO make arrangements for
their accommodation. to trd clean and
sanitary sleeping places 1T hotels or
lodging houses, To arrange for their
meals and 10 provide lodging and meal
tickets 10 be taken in payment and
redeemed for cash later by government
disbursinc officers. In its discretion
the boards may grant permission Tor
the men to remain at their homes.
Arrived at the board headquarters
NJ the hour fixed. the men will be
drawn up the roll called and agents
Of the board will take them personally
TO their quarters, remaining with them
until every arrangement for their
comfort has been made. Emphatic in
structions 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. NJ. 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 inform the men OF their military
status. mpressing on them the fact
that disobedience of orders is the
gravest military crime. The light hand
baggage. containing toilet articles and
a change Of underclothing. which the
men are permitted to take with them
to camp, will he inspected by the
board.
FIVE ALTERNATES
FOR EACH DISTRICT
For each district. five alternatcs will
be summoned to the board headquar-
ters in addition to the men actually
selected to fill the boards quota. They
will be held at the assembling point
until train time to fill in vacancies
should any of the men fail to report.
'vcept for retreat roll call. the men
will be given town liberty until forty
five minutes before train time. The
board will during this interval. select
one man from the levy who II deems
hest qualified to command and place
him in charge of the party for its trip
He will name a second in command to
aid him. and the other men will be told
that the orders Of these two must be
obeyed under pain of military disci-
pline.
The man in charge of the party Will
call the roll at the board headquarters
just before train time. He will then
line up the draft. and. accompanied by
the board members. march them to the
station to entrain.
There final verification of the list
will be made. and if any man OF the
selected number is missing. an alter
nate will be sent forward in his place.
The tickets, with meal tickets. all
papers relating to the party. includ-
ing the copies of registration cards.
will be turned over to the man In COM
mand. and the party will start for it's
training camp.
1t will be the duty of the commander
of each party to watch over his men
during the trip. to see that none are
left behind at any station, that all arc
fed regularly. and that no liquor is
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