The Washington herald., 1917-07-10
TO DRAFT men
! BY NEXT week
President Issues Proclama-
ton Calling National Guard
Into Federal Service.

Draft day will be next week, prob
ably Tuesday or Wednesday. This Is
the present plan of the War Depart
ment. II developed yesterday. These
other things also became known:
Probably 100000 men will be
drawn
2-Of these. $1,000 will be called to
the coIors Immediately. The others
will be subject to call when needed.
The War Department believes that by
this plan much future work can be
avoided.
lSixteen States and the District Of
Columbia had completed their num-
bering of registration cards yester-
day. had sent duplicate cards to the
War Department and were ready for
the draft. The States are Arizona.
Connecticut, Delaware, Idaho, Louis
lana, Maine, Montana, Nebraska. New
Mexico. Oregon. Rhode Island. South
Carolina, Tennessee. Virginia, West
Virginia and Wisconsin.
+Provost Marshal Gen. Crowder
announced that appeals from the de-
cisions Of local boards in exemption
cases must be made in writing, ac-
companied by affidavits. Men argu-
ing for exemption will not be allowed
to appear in person before the ap-
pellate boards.
SPresident Wilson yesterday by
proclamation drafted into the Federal
service as Of August S, the entire
National Guard. Danger OF German
invasion he cites as his reason. His
order placed the Guard. after August
s. on the same footing as the reg
ular army. They will stand dis
charged from the militia. and, under
the terms of Section 2. Of the Act of
May IS, 1917. be subject to the laws
and regulations governing the regu-
lar army"
Delays in returns Of numbered cards
from the States alone Is holding up
the draft. Especially is this true of
the large centers OF population such
as New York, Pennsylvania and I'LL
nois- No complete returns have
been received from any of these
States. where. because OF the great
mass Of work to be done, only slow
progress is being made.
Complete Returns Friday.
Provost Marshal Gen. Crowder yes
terday expressed his belief that all
returns would be made by Friday,
however. There was some talk in
the corridors at the War Department
that Saturday would be the day of
the draft But officials said this was
unlikely.
President Wilson's proclamation
drafting the National Guard into the
Federal service as of August 5. means
that from that time forward the men
ccn be ordered anywhere, at home or
abroad. the same as regulars. The
drafting Of the Guard, with the regu-
lar army. will give the nation ap-
pToximately 10000 fighting men. When
the conscript forces are brought in
about September this number will be
used as a reserve and to fill the ranks
OF the regulars and Guardsmen to
full war strength.
The dates thtt the Guardsmen will
be mustered N remain as previously
set. EAey will mobilize in three in
cremens-on July Is. July 25, and
August 5.
Those coming in on July Is are:
New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio. West
Virginia. Michigan. Wisconsin, Min
nesota, Iowa, North Dakota. South
Dakota and Nebraska.
The July Is increments include:
Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont,
Massachusetts,. Rhode Island. Con-
necticut, New Jersey, Delaware,
Maryland. District of Columbia, Vir-
ginia- North Carolina, South Carolina.
Tennessee. Illinois, Montana, Wyom-
ing. Idaho, Washington and Oregon.
The remaining ones which will come
In on August 5 are: Indiana, Ken
lucky, Georgia, Florida, Arkansas.
Louisiana, Oklahoma, Texas. Mis-
souri,. Kansas, Colorado, New Mexico,
Arizona, Utah and California.