Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-09-06

anu max OF Aliens 10 Matter to
Be Worked Out Before Another Call
Is issued-Inequities Of System to Be
Shown by General Crowder.
Ihere will be no second draft before
next spring. This is the opinion of
army officers in Washington who have
been closely connected with the work
OF drafting the new army and prepar-
ing quarters for it's training. Every
available camp site will be crowded by
the 6S7,OO0 men called in the first
draft, according to these officers, and
training and transportation facilities.
they believe, will not permit the use of
another force of men within the next
six months.
General Crowder said the subject of
a second draft never had been taken
up with him as possibility Of the near
future. General Crowder is preparing
complete report on the draft and
making recommendations for possible
future ones.
Inequties to Be Adjusted.
1nequities of an unavoidable nature
will be shown in General Crowder's re-
port. There probably will be some
amended regulation based on expert
ence with the first increment, and
some amendments may be thought de-
sirable by congress.
1t is possible a provision will be
made whereby all the sons of family
Will not be taken. A new definition of
the status of married men may be one
of the things acted upon. President
Wilson'S recent letter to Senator Weeks
is taken by many to indicate that
more liberal policy may be found de-
sirable. At present actual dependency
must be established to obtain eXemp-
ton.
Another matter to be worked out is
the status of aliens. Still another is
the status of men who have passed be-
yond draft age since being drafted aad
that of those who have become of
draft age in the meantime.
Preparations for mobilization of the
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began with the receipt by the quarter
master generals corps Of meal tickets
for the men en- route to their camps.
Each is made out in triplicate and pro-
yides for meals. not to cost over &C
cents apiece. The local boards will
issue these tickets to restaurants and
boarding houses where the men take
their meals after reporting for entrain-
ment. In most cases the men will re-
port from twelve to twenty-four hours
in advance of entrainment.
Five Days For Transportation.
Five days will be allowed for trans
portation of New Yorks first 80 per
cent to Camp Upton. at Yaphank, N. Y
They will be grouped so that a fifth
Of the men will arrive in camp on
each of the five days, beginning Sept
.. Once the men are on the trains
their railroad fares and meal certifi-
Gates will be turned over to a leader
selected by each local board. This man
will be responsible for the care Of the
group from his board.
Railroad officials will provide places
where the men can eat or will furnish
box lunches. The public is warned that
vouchers the leaders will turn over for
meals must be accepted when properly
indorsed and are as good as cash when
presented to the nearest army quarter
master. whose address will be stamp
ed ON each ticket.
The war department issued orders
aimed toward economy in clothing al
lowances. and quartermasters are in
structed to fill requisitions only for
necessaries. This will stop the former
practice of giving soldiers upon enlist
ment an extra allowance of $3.05 in
clothing.
When the men arrive in camp they
will be examined by army surgeons
and Immediately be provided with uni
forms. It is calculated supplies now
being distributed will be sufficient to
fit all the rockies in record time.