Weekly journal-miner., 1917-08-29

dunn of alternates and any absen men, not alternates, should be prompt ly sought out and a statement O
 their delinquency written and for.
 warded with the papers prescribed il above sction. The party should again be cautioned of the hour a which they are to report to the offic, of the local board to march to tn, train. They should be reminded that on assembly to march to the trair they will be allowed to take with them only light hand baggage. or pre- ferably, bundles containing the toilet articles and changes of underclothine that they were cautioned to bring ir their orders to report.
 Upon arrival at the office of the local board of the selected men of the party and the alternates, the person so placed in charge will promptly, al the hour specified for assembly and under the supervision of the board cause the assembled men to form in line and will call the roll from the list and the memorandum of alter mates, causing each man to answer Here" as his name is called and t. take one step forward.
 Thereafter the men will be required to remain in one group except as 1t may be necessary to break up the group for transportation and no man will be allowed to leave the group without permission.
 The board will caution the men that the person designated is in command of the party, that it is their military duty to obey his orders and instruc- tions and that disobcdience of orders IS the most serious of all military crimes. The local board will then inspect the party to sec that nothing except light baggage is carried.
 The person designated will then, under the supervision of the board, designate second command to take charge of the party during any neccs- sary absence of himself and will con duct the party to the railroad station.
 At the railroad station the board will present a transportation request to the ticket agent and obtain the necessary number of railroad tickets for the number of men who will actu- ally compose the party Fifteen min utes before train time the roll win again be called for the list only. If any men are absent their names will be cancelled from the list, their cards and reports or physical examination will be removed from the group of cards and reports and the names of a sufficient number of alternates to fill the deficiency will be written and their cards and reports of physical ex- animation will be inserted. From the moment of writing in the names of the alternates, such alternatcs shall be in the military service of the Unit ed States.
 Upon arrival of the train, the per son designated as in charge of the party will supervise the cntrainment. if necessary, dividing the party into two troops-one under charge of him self and one under his assistant. He will himself keep in his personal DO session the railroad meal tickets of the party. He will accompany the conductor through the train, identify the men of his party and furnish the necessary tickets. He will likewise make the necessary arrangements al eating places, identify the members of his party and furnish the purveyor of meals with meal tickets for meals actually furnished.
 He will make frequent inspections of the cars and will take every pre- caution to see that no liquor is fur nished the men of his party and that none of his party is left at stops along the road.
 In case of accident, protractcd de- lay or other incident requiring in structions, a telegram should be sent addressed to the adjutant of the mob- ilization camp.
 After the departure of the party, the local board will telegraph to the ad- iutant Of the mobilization camp stat ing the number of men cn route, time of departure. scheduled time of ar rival and name of railroad.
 The local board will forthwith make inquiry concerning the whereabouts of any men who have failed to report to the local board for military duty or who, after reporting, have ab- sented themselves from the point ot entrainment and were not forwarded