Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-12-06
NO OFFICIAL WORD IS
RECEIVED IN OTTAWA
SAYS BOARD
WILL FILL QUOTA
SECOND LARGE BATCH Or FIGHT.
ING MEN WILL COMPLETE DIS
TRlCTS ALLOTMENT FOR ARMY
--DElAY SECOND ExAMiNA.
TION OF SELECTS.

With war machinery being oiled for
effective and speedy results in build
ing up the great American army, the
reported early shipment Of large ma.
ti0nal guard units TO France and the
thlnncd ranks IN all cantonmcnts. are
expected to bring the next and per.
haps final increment of selected men
to Camp Dodge on December Is for
training
This statement was issued out of
Des Moines today when orders were
sent to mastering officers TO appear
Tor duty from each organization in
camp Should the announcement
have any foundation in truth. OF.
t1was second bit batch of fighting
men probably will be called to the
cOl0rs within the next ion DAYS. The
mastering Officers are ordered TO re-
por tonurrpw, They VIII have charge
Of tho enrolment OF 22,teJ men who
are yet to he sen, into the service to
complete each districts quota
At ihe local board no official word
has been sent indicating when The
government will issue ihc cat. The
only information the draft chiefs can
garner comes thru Geographic dis.
patches. and many Of them have prov.
cn decidedly false Naturally the
supposed December 10th call is looked
upon with Il deal OF skepticsm and
will moi be believed until such time
as word is sent out from the provost
generals Office ordering them to call
the men together and cntrain them
for Bca Moinos.
Delay Second Examination.
\ report received from Washington
today Indicates that tho next incrc.
mcnt Of 5000 men. TO be selected
for military service. will not be called
until ille latter part of March The
announcement says that the calling
OF additional men has been delayed
because Of 4 shortage of warm cloth.
lpg. The second draft will be called
from The cIassillcations which win re,
suit from the nucstionnairc which
viii be sent out to all Of lie register
cd men on Dee h. Each registered
mil In. IN |
questions, which will practically give
n history of his life and the manner
ia which the questions are answered
will determine in which class he will
be placed.
Must Answer Questions Truthfully.
The question blanks will be sent
ot' from all Of the selection head
quarters at the rate Of five per cent a
day. starting ON December t.. The
registered men are allowed seven
days In which 10 I'LL out the blanks
and return thcm to their respective
boards The warning is issued that it
Win b. necessary for all registered
n"'H w 'ib'usull. bNNN'l li' uutN'
tlons, falurc to do so being misde.
fllcanor punishable by lime or i'm.
prisonment for one year and may re-
sui In the loss Of valuable rights ana
immediate induction into military
scrvicr.
While The ducslionaire will entail
large amount Of work at he begin
ming in the end It will greatly simp;.
fy the work Of the selection llcadquar
tcrs. Provisions have been made lot
extra clerks while the quest ionnarry
,lrc heinz sent ont and flied on hcii
return. in accordance with the mum
Der of men registered in a district
The qIestionnarcs will have TO be
llcd out by al registered. men who
have been exempted or discharged fol
any cause whatever, the same as til,
men who have not yet come before
The selection boards, all exemptions
and discharges having been with
drawn by official order OF the wal
department.
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