The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-17
SPLENDID SHOWING
AROUSES ENTHUSIASM
Much Credit Due Capt. E. w.
Gibson of Company | for
Result of His Recruiting
Efforts = AllOtments in
Other Counties in State
Sent Out by Governor.

There will be no draft in Nndham
county to help make up the first incrc-
mcnt OF the new national army. Wind.
ham county which is considered as dis
trict under the sclcctiye draft law, al
ready ha, more men enlisted for the vari
oua branches of the military service OF
the country than il is required to fur
nsh; hence this county escapes the draft.
\ Montpelier despatch to- this effect
was published in Boston morning paper
today. aud il quickly became topic of
absorbing interest throughout the village
aud beyond
Telephone inquiry by The Rcformcr at
the Office of Gov Horace r. Graham in
Montpelier verified the report, and it was
stated there that assignments of the
quotas of the different counties would he
sent to the various officials tonight or
tomorrow
Nindhsm county is credited with 22j
Culi.tmcnts. which exceeds its quota of
2il by men. The quota is based on
the governments estimated population
ut the county ~ the present time, which
Is 220S2, and in making mp this quota
Wndham county u credited with enlist
mcut, in any part OF the country of men
whose residences are IN this county.
The ~ men enlisted IN excess OF the
quota will br credited to other counties IN
making up their quotas.
This is the only county i'm Vermont
which has furnished its quota. To say
nothing OF exceeding it, hence it is the
only county IN the state TO escape tn,
draft
Much of the credit for Windham cou1
ty's fine showing Is due TO Capt Ernes'
W Gibson Of Company of Brattlcboro
who ha worked indeiatigably IN recruit
ing the regiment and not only has fillcC
the ranks OF Company but has secure,
many culi-tmeut- Tor Company T. of Bel
lows Falls
The announcement that this count
already has exceeded It's quota not onl
brings considerable satisfaction. but
relieves the uncertainty which has eS
listed and gives the men of couscriptio
age who have not enlisted the asSuranc
that they can 90 htead with business q
other plans without interruption for th
present. \ number of men in Brattl,
boro and other towns have dcfcrre
their plans because of the uncertaint
as TO whether they were TO he draftc,
Interest in the coming draft will col
tinuc in the county, however as II
numbers drawn will prevail in the ord,
drawn for the raising of further incr
mcnts OF the army
The allotmcnts which have been ma,
up for the counties Of Vermont, wit
credits allowed, are as follows:
Addison l23: Bennington, l21; Cal
donia, 20; Chittenden, 80; Essex, I
Franklin, l6; Grand Isle, -; LamoilI
81; Orange, Is; Orleans, %; Rutlan
2uS Washington, -; Windham, non
Windsor, 207; total, 1919.
Since the registration on June I
adiutant general of Vermont has Ger
fled "a the county clerk s office 90 c
listmcnts from Windham county, as f
lows:
Infantry, National Guard-Frank
Tedford of Athens Harold j. Eval
Frank 7. Edwards, George +. Stephe
aud Lauren II. Pike of Brattleboi
George IL Willard Of West Dummersto
Robert II. Shcpardson Of South LondC
derry; Howard a. Thavcr of william
Vile; Francis r. Ketcham of PutnC
Robert G. HAYES, Edward J. Lawlor.
thur j. sherman, Paul X. Lawt