Evening star., 1917-09-07
NEW RULING ISSUED
ON NSELECTNE DRAFT
Gen. CroWder Says Men Are
Not Chosen for Any Spe-
CiaI Service. ,
WILL BE ASSIGNED IN CAMP

Compiled rulings of the provost mar
shall general continue to interest dra1'
officials and drafted men alike espe-
cially since the compilation issued yes
terday contains several practically new
rulings on matters of interest In ad-
dition to rulings noted in The star
Yesterday to the effect that no date mas
been set for a second call of drafted
men and that calls to military duty
should be deferred pending definite in
formation as to situations at the
camps. the following ruling obtained
attention today:
Men are not drafted for any speciai
branch of the service or for any speeiai
work All must report to mooiliZa-
tion camp with the contingent OF 'helr
local board. When they arrive at camp
q careful inquiry will be made INTO
their special !qualifiteations; aha ,ha nnbiic NJ,
interest each man will be assigned TO
that duty or to that branch OF tne
military service where he can render
the greatest benefit.
How Decision Is Interpreted.
This decision. taken in connection
Is considering the establishment OF
third series of officers training camps.
Is interpreted by some 10 mean 'ha
not only will the serious desires ol
drafted men be largely respected IN the
camps. but that preference VIII De
given in the proposed third training
camp to applications OF drai,eo men
who desire to try for commissions.
tions in the minds of many are the 1ol-
lowing:
authorize a draft for the Navy. There
fore selected men may not De trans-
ferred from the Army to the Navy.
The draft is for the purpose OF m
creasing the military establishment
Registrants NAV in certain circuii-
enable them to continue in non-m military
pursuits. but after they are selecteu
for military service they may not De
assigned to non-nilitary service
Must Telegraph Reports.
Every Saturday. beginning with to-
morrow, according to the compiled
rulings. the adjutants general of the
states will report by telegram 10 the
provost marshal general the numoer OF
white and the number Of colored men
in their states who have been certihed
to local boards, but who have not yet
been sent to mobilization camps. NO
drafted men have been sent to MOP
ilixation camp from the District, SO the
number Of such certified men to be re-
ported for the District by Daniel Don
ovan, secretary to the Commissioners.
probably will include all the local
drafted men who have been cert1hed
back to their local boards to date.
The notation of race. according to
the ruling. is to be done in order to
provide for the segregation OF races
into regiments and other ORGANIZATIONS
and to arrange for compliance with
~4a 10 ri
in separate coaches.
7. M. C. A. Workers Not Exempted.
Men engaged in war work for the
Y NJ c. A. or kindred organizations
will not be exempted from military
duty under the draft, according to a
ruling in the compilation.
Cases have come to the attention OF
this office where a man called to mill
tary duty is found to be engaged in
service in connection with the army in
the Young Mems Christian Association,
or In other similar service" says the
ruling. Requests have been made to
discharge or exempt such men or to
assign them to this duty. Where Is no
authority for this procedure and such
men, when selected. must report to
their local boards for military duty
All on o. S. Pay Rolls.
At least one of the Districts first
forty-seven" is living at the expense of
Uncle Sam at hotel here. Although
the forty-seven men who We're to have
gone to the cantonment Wednesday
will not report until September 10. all
forty-seven are on the War Depart
ment pay rolls as soldiers of the first
National Army.
The young man noted as a hotel
guest was in New York state when the
order revoking the call was issued. and
his exemption board was unable to get
in touch with him. So when the SOL
Slier-for such he is. and receiving the
pay of a soldier-showed up here he
was b1issfully ignorant of what was
what" Draft officials took him to a
hotel and there he will remain until
Is Is. reports 10 lamp meade september
Appeals Board Hard at Work.
The board Of appeals for the draft
today expected to put in the hardest
days work 1t has done since organizing.
are scheduled. At tonights session hear
1ngs will be given in a number of cases
IN which the board desires information in
addition to that submitted in the af-
Adavits fled.
It was expected that the names of thirty
or more registrants. whose claims for ex-
emption on grounds Of dependency had
been denied: would be certified for service
by the board today or tomorrow Already
sixfy-one persons whose claims had been
denied on similar grounds have been GER
tined, making a total OF approximately
100 appeals of this character that have
been denied.
Accepted Men Number 1,432.
Figures obtained from local boards
today showed that 1.432 men have been
accepted for the Districts quota. ont
OF the number of 4,070 called asia
have been examined. Reflections have
numbered 2.177. Cases pending number
196. Detailed figures:
Division Exam Ac- Re- Pend
No. Quota. Called. ined. cepted. jected, ing
L.. 50 $50 205 11s ST SO
49,. 11s 239 1913 15s II 8
3..... SS 900 263 155 145 0
4-.... 81 25S 246 127 100
6..... 101 373 26S 127 1874 81
S.. 116 741 f26 207 534 0