The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-08-15
DRAFTED l0WAhS
WILL h0VES00N
First Third Probably TO Get Notice
Within Next Ten Days to En-.
train for Camp Dodge
TO BE sTRIcTER en- NEXT Army

train for Camp Dodge
TO BE sTRIcTER en- NEXT Army
Certain That Second Army Will 3.
q, Raised Without distinction as
to Marriage
Within ten days of the first 1000
Iowa members of the cOnscfipt army
will probably have received their or
dsrs to begin readiness to entrain fol
Camp Dodge. -nE XII
Definite orders are expected this
week by the adjutanG general sum
moning the first third of the Iowa
men to camp. ,r..., =.
The adjutant will notify each 10
cal board OF the number Of men to
be- called, which will in all proba
bility be just one-third of the. quota
for the. district.
local boards. from among the men
certified to them as accepted for ser
vice by the district beard having j,H.
isdictiOn over their section OF the
state ..
As the rules established by, Prov.
ost Marshall General Crowder pro
vide for notice by mail to all men
giving the time for reporting AND
four hours notice to report, it will
be necessary to allow at least week
OF latitude to the local boards in
preparing to send III the first con-
tingment.
Call Expected by August 20.
Accordingly it is expected that the
quota will be assigned about Aug.
20, %and the men notified to be in
readiness to report This will be
necessary if the men are to be here
by September l.
All of the boards are expected to
have certified q full quota to the
district boards by the middle Of this
week: The district boards will be-
gin announcing decisions on exemp
tions at once
While there will probably be little
chance in the regulations provided
for, the selection OF the first draft
army. it is likely that the next con-
script army will be raised on an
entirely different system local Off
Gals believe.
= Governor Harding has been asked
by Provost Marshal General Crowder
to submit list Of suggestions as
to changes which might properly be
made in regulations.
=. Stricter on Next Army. r"'
Is Is considered almost a certainty
that the second army will be raised
without distinction as to marriage,
and that sufficient allowance will
be provided by congress to enable
married men to serve without endan-
gering the maintenance of their fam
lilies. 80 =
The government has found that
with four Of every five men claim
Ing and In most cases being granted
dxemptiOn under the present regu-
latiOns that the 9,50O,OOO drafted men
could be depended upon to furnish
an 9rmy Of only about 100000 men,
This Is not at all satisfactory and
very definite tightening OF exemp.
ton lines is sure for the second army
Present plans are to have all OF
of September. Probably local boards
will exercise their power of discretion
and permit farm workers to remain
on the farms until the last third is
called, If possible. The government
plans provide for one call September
1, another third September 10, and
the final batch for September 20.
The pay OF the drafted men will
probably begin on the day and hour
they report to the local board for
duty. Practically all Of the men will
rank as privates when they report
and will be entitled to salary" of
$50 per month, rations. transportation,
clothing and medical attention.
Some of the men will also be pro.
NOTED to the ranks Of corporal, <nd
sergeant, shortly after they report
at camp.
When the men report for duty, they |
may as well say goodbye to civilian |
life. They will not be permitted to !
wear civilian clothing except when on |
leave, and are to be especially in
strucred not to plan on taking any
considerable baggage with them into
the army. The general procedure In !
mobolizing will be:
Frst-Tke two district boards for |
the state will notify the local boards
what men are called for service
Second-The local boards will then
notify the selected men to hold them
ss!ves In readiness for duty.
Third-The adjutant general will
notify the local boards to send spe-
Gifted number Of men to the training |
camp. >,
Fourth-The local Loard will then
order the number Of men required for
the call to some convenient point to
entrainr for camp. The men must re-
port at least twelve hours before time
Of enrichment, and lodging Is to be
pre- vided for the period between re-
porting and entraining by the local
board.
p. fifth-----At least five moro men than
are required will be ordered to re.
port IN order to fill possible vacan.
cies due to failure Of men to appear.
. Sixth--Men will be assembled by