Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-15
HAWAII DISPLAYS
MILITARY FERVOR
Exceeds Quota by Voluntary
Army EnIistments-Credit
F. Distribution Arranged.
DRAWING DATE IN DOUBT

HawaifS wonderful display OF tns
military spirit will save m. men a on c IN.
II Hawaii had not exceeded her quots
by voluntary enlistments the NUMBER OF
men in the states all over the country
would have been slightly greater
nearly 1000 more men as volunteers II
excess of the number required from
there to I'LL up the first army.
This accounts for the adjustments
quotas still required for the national
army and also for the fact that nc
quota is given to Hawaii and that the
TERRITORY will not be required to fnr,
nish any men whatever under the
Presidents call for $4,000 to fill UP
the regulars and National Guard and to
make up the first 100000 of the national
army.
ON the basis of population. Hawaiis
gross quota was 2.403. On April the
Territory had 4,237 men in the National
Guard. or nearly double the number re-
quired to fill the quota. Since April !
142 additional guardsmen and eighteen
war volunteers for the regulars have
'tribution of the territory to the army
of the United States up to June 30
1897 men, or 1894 more than 1t was re-
Quired to furnish.
1t was this situation which confronted
offlcials when the allotment of quotas
came TO be figured out To each state ana
Territory, in proportion to it's population.
. part Of Hawaii's surplus was awarded
allowed and zoo men Of those registered
there will not be called to the colors with
the first army because Of the size Of the
National Guard maintained by Hawaii.
Governors Get Lists.
with the allotment Of credits is that the
War Department has furnished to each
governor a full list Of war recruits en-
listed in the regular army since April
Col. Kreger of the provost marshal gen
erals Office has worked for weeks on this
angle of the problem. and tho credit
sheets contain every possible aid the
federal governmnt could give In the task
of subdividing state quotas among ex-
emption districts.
Credits for enlistments in the regular
army were given on the basis Of the
matter where he enlisted. For that rea-
ron the credits in this regard bear no re-
lation whatever to the number of men
who have been recruited in any state.
understood. and conflicting claims made
by various states as to the credits they
were to be allowed were based on the
assumption that place OF enlistment, not
place Of residence. governed the distri-
button.
Another point raised has been that
credit was not allowed for all men
shown to have enlisted by the daily
recruiting charts oficials explain this
by showing that the recruit did not, In
fact, become soldier until he had been
sent to the regional recruiting depot
passed his physical examination and
signed enlistment papers. Those who
were in process Of enlistment Juno 80
were not counted.
With the district distribution of the
regular army credits supplied to them
the governors have much Of their work
OF liking the quotas Of exemption dis
tyicts In their states already done fol-
them. A similar division by residence
Of national guardsmen must be made
the resulting district totals added tc
the regular army credit figures and the
sum deducted from each districts gross
quota as computed on the basis OF
hx the census bureaus latest esti-
mates OF population a. the basis fol-
computing all quotas. but in revised
census estimates the bureau has taker
than actual population. In order t.
equalize the burden.
Get Credit for Guardsmen.
Every state has received credit for =.
number of men in the National Guars
who arc not now in that service. Prob
ably $1,000 men have been discharged
since April !. and $4,000 Of the recruits
gathered since that date I'LL thei,
places and do not constitute a net in
crease. The state. however. gets credi
Tor al OF the discharged men. rs wei
as all of the recruits.
The table issued Friday gives the Ma
tional Guard total strength on june
80 OF approximately 34s,0o0 men. As 8
matter of fact. the force probably is a,
least Least $1,000 900. perhaps nearly 100000
NO additional Information as to tn,
date or exact method Of the drawing Il
obtainable at this time. The methot
probably will be announced on the ev,
o. the drawing and that will follow I'm
mediately upon receipt Of oficial ad
vices that the last local board has com
Dleted Its organization work and filet
It's list OF numbered registrants witt
ne s state authorities. There are nearl,
but Indications now are that all viii
have reported by the middle of neg
week and that the drawing can be held
II desired. on Friday or Saturday.
Await Presidents Action.
Meanwhile nominations for tha Al.
trict appeal boards still awaited aetio,
by President Wilson. The full list o
men recommended for his selection ha
been submitted by Brig. Gen. Crowdel
be no need to delay the Drawing 70
these nominations. as the appeal board
viii have NO functions to perform untj
the actual examination Of men by III
district boards has commenced,
Newspapers in the big populatio
centers Of the country are beginning I
realize more clearly every day the MAG
nitude OF the task before them in an
nouncing the order for appearance q
each registrant
II seems likely now that q maiorit
OF the papers will be compelled to prin
on the nrst day only the names Of tn
men who are likely to be called to max
up the $4,000 to be drafted for mill
fary service. In each state the humble
that VIII mean from each distri.N /
me state is now being determined b
the governor.
IN OPERATION FIFTY YEARS