Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-07-30
MEN WILL BE SUMMONED TO
DUTY TO FILL RANKS OF
ARMY As DEPLETED.
NUMBER DEPENDS UPON
FATALITIES AT FRONT
Every One Of 100000 Registrars
Liable TO Call to Service Before War
Closes-Provost Marshal Detern,in-
ing State Quotas if Second Draft Is
Necessary.
Special to Times Republican.

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Washington, July SO.--While there is
very little prospect for call by the
war department of the second incre-
ment of 100000 troops. as provided by
the draft law, officials OF Provost Mar
shall General Crowder's office and ad-
visers of Secretary Baker are busy de-
termining just what proportion of the
second army the individual states are
to furnish. The speculations of we'll
informed military men on just how
many of those young men who regis
tered June last may be called for
physical examination and ultimate en-
trance into the war set the figure al
the total number of the regiStrarts
more than 100000 men.
The war department has interpreted
the draft law as giving the president
authority TO continue drawing men
from the draft list to maintain the
draft army of 100000 men and the
regular army and the converted ma
tional guard at their original strength.
That Interpretation means that none OF
the 100000 registrants can feel that
he has no liability. as army officials
. estimate that any great less of life OF
Americans in the trenches or by ILL
ness or accident will mean that a reg
istered man will be Immediately called
to fill the place of the one reduced by
casualty.
State Quota Unknown.
Just what number the state of Iowa
or any other state will furnish either
to the new army of 100000 or for re-
serve battalions or reservists to be es-
tablished as feeders for the American
troops, therefore, can not be announced
at this time The war department,
however, has officially decided that re-
cruits now enlisting in the regular
army or the national guard in states
will be properly credited against the
total quota the states will furnish for
the second increment. States that are
active in recruiting since June 30 (the
last day of credit to the first draft
army will therefore have to furnish a
lesser number TO the second increment
that states who are slack in recruit
ing.
Provost Marshal General Crowder
says that the only Iowa men who arc
not liable to military duty by way of
the draft are those who are married
and have dependents. Exemption or
district boards have been instructed TO
interpret draft regulations as placing
no restriction on the man who married
since registration day-the boards only
are to consider that man is legally
married and has dependents.
The regulations provide that If d
man has a dependent wife he may be
exempted unless the wife is self-sup-
porting and thus fails to come under
the meaning of the word dependence.
No provision Is made for the time Of
his marriage. The provost marshal be-
lieves this matter should rest with the
local board to establish whether a man
has married to escape draft and
whether he has a legitimate de-
tendency.
Appointments For Iowa.
More soldiers and sailors in the max
ing from Iowa We're appointed by the
war and navy departments during the
past week Herbert G. Esden, a pri-
vate in the Fourth Nebraska National
Guard, living a Sidney. Iowa, was
made a provisional second lieutenant
in the army and Harry Spurrier, OF
Mount Ayr. and Ralph E. Conner, of
Mount Pleasant. were designated to
take the entrance examination TOT
West Point military academy in March,
1918 Those who passed the mental
test fo- entrance to the naval academy
at Annapolis. providing they meet the
physical tests, Included the following:
Bruce Moore. 2702 Cottage Grove ave-
nue.. Des Moines; Fletcher B. Ball, 2SO
Bridge avenue Davenport: Sherman j.
McNally, West Webster street, Mar
shalltown: Arnold Isbell Logan: Har-
old Waters, Irwin; Artyn L. Main,
Mount Vernon, and Carroll Joy, Keo-
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