New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-10
Crowder Rules on Details
of Call to Colors on
September l
Says Boards Must
Reduce Discharges
Men Will Not Be in Touch
With Officers Until
Camp Is Reached

WASHINGTON, Aug. 9.-Regulations
under which men of the new National
Army will be called to the colors be-
ginning September l were issued to-
night by Provost Marshal General
Crowder. They map out in detail the
whole programme to be followed until
every soldier Of the selective draft
army has been accepted by the adju-
tant general of the training cantonment
to which he Is assigned.
General CrowdeE in a letter to tho
Governors Of the states, declared 1t
evident that many unjust claims for
exemption were being made by men
asserting they had dependents to sup
port. He directed that the local boards
carefully scrutinize all such claims, and
declared that unless the number Of
exemptions was radically reduced, the
army would issue new exemption rules
far stricter than those now in force.
General Gorgas in an order also sent
to the Governors, issued new rulings
on the physical requirements for the
army, which will permit the drafting
Of many men who would have been re-
jected under former orders. The
weight, dental and eyesight require
monts were all lowered.
First Call on Sept. 1
Two hundred thousand Of the first
$4,000 men will be called up September
/ and forwarded TO their camps before
September s. The whole business Of
assembling the lsvies at entraining
points, providing them with shelter,
food and transportation and giving
them their actual introduction into mill
tary life Is intrusted to the civilian To-
cal boards which selected them for SER
vice. Until the men reach the camps
they will not be in contact with uni.
formed officers. The civilian control is
carried forward through every stage Of
the draft to the very gates Of the mill
tary camps, where the making Of SOL
diers will begin, to be completed within
sound Of the guns In France.
The actual call for men will 20 in
each case from the Provost Marshal
General to the state adjutant general,
stating the number of men to be sup
piled at a specified time by the state.
Each local board will be promptly in
formed Of its proportion in the call.
and each adjutsnt general will fix the
date when men from his state shall en-
train for the camps.
Local Boards Prepare Rolls
Immediately the local board will
make out the list of men to fill the
call from the roll Of accepted men, and
it will also fix the place Of entrainment
and the exact time Of departure.
Orders to the men will be posted and
also be sent them by mail. They will
be directed to report to the local board
at its headquarters not less than
twelve hours nor more than twenty-four
hours before the time Of departure for
camp.
"From the time specified for report
ing to the local board for military
duty" the regulations state, leach man
in respect 10 whom notice to report has
been posted or mailed shall be in the
military service Of the United States"
Prior to the arrival of the men at
the board headquarters board members
are instructed to make arrangements
for their accommodation, to find clean
and sanitary sleeping places at hotels
and lodging houses, TO arrange for
their meals and to provide lodging and
meal tichets to be taken in payment
and redeemed for cash later by a gov
ernment disbursing officer. In its dis
cretion, the board may grant permits
sion for the men to remain az their
homes.
To Care for Comfort
Arriving at the board headquarters
at the hour fixed for reporting the men
will be drawn up, the roll called and
agents of the board will take them per-
sonally to their quarters, remaining
with them until every arrangement for
their comfort has been made.
Retreat rollcall at the board head
quarters, set for $3.50 p. m. on the day
of reporting to the board, will be the
first military ceremony the drafted men
pass through. The board members are
directed to be present in person and 70
inform the men of their military status,
impressing on them the fact that dis
obedience of orders is the grsvest mill
tary crime. The light hand baggage.
containing toilet articles and a change
of underclothing. which the men are
permitted 10 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
prepared.
For each district five alterna,es will
be summoned TO the board headqusr-
ters, in addition TO the men actually
selected TO fill the board quota. They
will be held at the assembling point
until train time to I'LL in vacancies
should any men Of the levy fail to re-
port.
Commander To Be Named
Except for retreat rollcall, the men
will be given town liberty until forty