Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1917-08-23
Military Credits for Lincoln County

at Washington, under authority OF
an Act of Congress set out to raise
an army of one million men under
the operation of the selective draft
law and to devise method in rails
ing same as to distribute the demand
for men as equally as possible over
the entire United States. To do this
1t became necessary to ascertain as
nearly as possible the population OF
each state. and of each county In
each state, in the Union.
An estimate. based upon the last
census, was made by experts employ
ed by Mr.. Baker. who placed the es-
timatsd population of the State OF
Idaho at 441.6S4.
BY computation Of the population
of the state of Idaho, with the pop
ulation of the entiA United States. 1t
was determined that the number re-
Quired for his selective draft army
from the entire State of Idaho was
4.S25.
From the number required the
State of Idaho was entitled to GER
tain credits. which Mr.. Baker has d.
vided In three classes, to-wit:
(a) Men enlisted prior to April LIST.
1917 and back to June 3rd. 1916
amounting to 926 men.
OBJ Men enlisted between April LIST,
1917 and June 30th. 1917.
amounting to S62 men.
(c) Men enlisted in the regular army
and Marine Corps between June
3, 1916 and June 80, 1917.
amounting to I'll men.
Id Being a total credit for the en-
tire State of Idaho of 1888 men.
1t will be readily noticed then. that
Idaho's net quota for this selective
army is 2,2S7, which is .0O42O1 of
the entire selective army.
In order to arrive at the number
required from Lincoln county, the
population Of Lincoln County was
required, which was also estimated
at 6,754 or .020795 of the entire
state, according to the figures in the
Adjutant Generals Office at Boise
Multiply the gross quota required of
the entire state, above set out, a.
$3.50 by his last decimal and it gives
you the gross quota required from
Lincoln County. or 100 men.
AS against this gross quota requir-
ed. the Adjutant General of the state
has given Lincoln County credit as
follows:
Division (a) IL
Division OBJ IA
Division (c) 2
Or total of 20 men.
Through some error unknown to
the Adjutant Generals office, an ad-
ditional credit OF was given to Lin
coin County. making the grand total
of credits SO. or leaving 68 men for
US to raise for this army OF one mill
ion.
1t will be remembered that we re-
ceiye no credit for men who Joined
the army or State Militia outside the
dates set forth in the credits (a), OBJ
and (c); we receive no credit fol-
those joining the Navy or the Nava
Hospital Corps; nor for anyone en-
listing In any branch OF the army OF
navy since June 30th, 1917; nor fol
the Marines unless he is enlisted be-
tween the dates set forth In credit
(c).
Our boys in Boise and recorded II
the Adjutant's Office are as follows
Company d, End Idaho-now 1851
regiment U. S. A.
Bono. Stephen. Shoshone.
2 Casey, Carl. Shoshone.
Casey, Dwight, Shoshone
A CLAIR, Lawrence, Jerome.
Clemens, Ferdinand, Shoshone.
Elliott, John, Shoshone, (Head
quarters Company
Ellis. Harold, Jerome
Fuertado, Harold, Jerome
Fuller, Russell, Shoshone.
10 Johnson, Chester, Shoshone.
IL Kincaid, Gordon, Richfield. (Hos
pital.)
IL Hoffman, Harry, Jerome. (Regi
mental Band)
Is LeMay. Vivian. Jerome.
IA Peak, Fred, Shoshone.
Is Personals, H. c., Shoshone.
16 Session.. Ralph, Jerome.
II Thevenin, Fred, Shoshone. (Co
H.
1S Vasconsells, Frank, Shoshone
machine Gun Coz
IS Viera. Morris, Shoshone.
20 Vipham, Ted, Jerome.
Fl Walker. Fred, Shoshone.
~ Wheeler, Raymond, Shoshone.
23 White, Ed. Jerome.
"a Williams, CLANCY. Shoshone.
20 Yaden, Byron, Shoshone.
In the Philippine service:
26 Greene, Earl.
27 Myers, Walter.
The following four men from Lin
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