The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-08-10


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.
FIRST MILITARY CEREMONY
Retreat roll call at the board head
quarters, set for $50 p. M, on the day
OF reporting to the board will be first
military ceremony the drafted men pass
through. The board members are d.
rected to be present in person and to
impress on the men the fact that dis
obedience of orders is the gravest mill
tary crime. The light hand baggage
containing toilet articles and a change
of under clothing, 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 original registration cards pre-
pared.
TO SELECT ALTERNATES
For each district five aiternates will be
summoned to the board headquarters in
addition to the men actually selected
to fill the board quota. They will be
held at the assembling point until train
time to fill in vacancies should any men
VI LILO iCNy 4IdAi " lOpOtt.
Except for retreat roll call. the men
will be given town liberty until As
minutes before train time. The board
will during this interval select one
man from the levy who it deems best
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
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discipline.
The man in charge of the party will
call the roll at tho board headquar
tiers Just before train time. He will
then line up the draft and, accom-
panied by the board members, march
them to the station to entrain.
FINAL VERIFICATION
There final notification Of the list
will be made and if any man of the
selected number is missing an altern-
ate will be sent forward in his place.
1t will be the duty of the command
er of each party to see that none OF
his men are left behind at any sta
ton; that all are fed regularly, and
route. When within six hours of the
camp he will file telegram to the
camp adjutant general notifying him
of the time of arrival mmediately
upon the departure of the train the
local board will send a similar mes
sage.
Every precaution has been taken to
meet any emergency in advance. Should
a train be delayed by accident, the COM
mander of each party win have proper
telegraph blanks to report the fact to
the camp adjutant general and ask in
structions
TO GATHER STRAGGLERS
After the departure Of the levy for
| camp, the local boards will turn to gath
ering up stragglers. If there Is evidence
ders will be reported to the adjutant
| general of the army as a deserter and
| the local police will be asked to arrest
him on sight and turn him over to the
nearest army post for trial. Where there
| was no intention to desert however, and
| the missing man reports of his own will
| the board will send him on to the camp
/ with an explanation and a recommends.
tion as to his degree Of culpaility.
Arrived at the camp. the party will
undergo final physical examination by
army doctors. II any are rejected. the
local board will be notified and an al.
ternate sent forward for each such case
| The net quota OF a board will be re.
garded as filled only when the full mum
Der of men called for have been finally
accepted.
! Provision is made also for strict ac
counting as to quotas. between the fed
eral government and the adjutants gen
eral in the first instance, and between
the adjutants and the local boards II
the second. Reports to show the stand
! ing of such accounts will be filed ever,
10 days until every quota has been filled