The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1917-11-17
SECOND DRAFT CALL
COMES IN FEBRUARY
President Wilson Issues Fore
word Putting Machinery for
Carrying Out Law in
Operation

Washington, Nov. 10.-President
Wilson formally put the new ma
cbinery for the carrying out of the
selective draft bill into operation to-
NIGHT with the publication of the
foreword he has written to the regu-
Iations under which the second call
will be made. The regulations them
selves and the questionnaires. which
more than 1900. 900 registrants will
be required to fill out. are being for
warded to local boards, but have not
yet been made public.
War department officials estimate
that the whole process can be COM
pleted within sixty days. This means
that no second call will be made on
the draft forces before the middle of
next February. as the period for
classification will not begin until De-
cember Is.
The President describes the new
plan of dividing all registered men
not already mobilized into five class
es, subject to military service by
classes. as being intended to produce
"a more perfect organization of our
man power"
Complete Inventory
"The selective principle must be
carried to its logical conclusion" the
President said, land he added that
there must be made complete in
ventory of the qualifications of each
registrant in order to determine the
place in the military. industrial or
agricultural ranks of the Nation in
which his experience and training
can best be made to serve the COM
mon good"
The inquiry projected in the ques-
tionnaire will go deep into the quail
fications Of each of nearly ten million
men. The success of the plan and
its completion within the estimated
time rests on wholehearted support
given by the people, especially by the
doctors and lawyers of each commun-
ity, and the President calls upon them
for that unstinted aid.
The Presidents foreword follows:
Text Of Foreword
The task of selecting and mobiliz-
ing the first contingent of the Ma
tional army is nearing completion.
The expedition and accuracy OF its
accomplishment were most crafty
ing demonstration of the efficiency
Of our domestic institutions. The
swiftness with which the machinery
for its execution had to be assembled
however, left room for adjustment
and improvement. New regulations
putting these improvements into eff
feet are. therefore. being published
to-day There is no change in the
essential obligation Of men subject
to selection. The first draft must
stand unaffected by the provisions of
the new regulations. They can be
given no retroactive effect.
The time has come for a more per-
feet organization of our man power.
The selective principle must be car
RED to its logical conclusion. We
must make complete inventory OF
the qualifications of all registrants
10 order to determine as to each man
not already selected for duty with
the colors. the place in the military.
Industrial or agricultural ranks of
the Nation in which his experience
and training can best be made to
serve the common good. This pro-
lect involves an inquiry by the selec-
ton boards into the domestic. indus
trial and educational qualifications OF
nearly ten million men.
Importance of Task
Members OF these boards have
rendered conspicuous service. The
Work was done without regard to
Personal convenience and under
pressure Of immediate necessity
which imposed great sacrifices. Yet