Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-08-15
.DRAFTEDIOWANS WILL
RECEIVE CALL SOON
Within Ten Days the First 1000 Iowa
Members of the Conscript Army
Will Probably be Called
WILL ENTRAIN
FOR CAMP DODGE
Practically All the Men Will Rank as
Privates and Their Pay Will be
$50 a Month.

Within ten days the first 1000
Iowa members of the conscript army
will probably have received their or
ders to be in readiness to entrain for
Camp Dodge.
Definite orders are expected this
week by the adjutat general sum-
moning the first third Of the Iowa
men to camp.
The adjutant will notify each local
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
These men will be selected by the
local boards from among the men
certified to them as accepted for SER
vice by the district board having jur-
isdiction over their section of the
state.
AS the rules established by Pro-
vost Marshal General Crowder pro-
vide for notice by mail to all men
giving the time for reporting, and
the men must have at least twenty
four hours notice to report, it viii
be necessary to allow at least week
of latitude to the local boards in pre-
pairing to send in the first contingent.
Accordingly, it is expected that
the quotas 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 in Des
Moines by Sept. I
1t is considered almost ,eertain-
ty that the second army will be rails
ed without distinction as to marriage,
and that a sufficient allowance. will
be provided by congress to, enable
married men to serve twishout EN-
dangering the maintenance Of their
families.
The government has found that
with four of every five men claiming
and in most cases being granted ex-
emptiol under the present regula-
tions that the 9,50O,000 drafted men
could be depended upon to furnish an
army of only about 100000 men.
This is not at all satisfactory, and
very definite tightening of exemp-
tion lines is sure for the second army
Present plans are TO have all of the
12,749 Iowans here by the end OF
September Probably local boards
will exercise their powers of discre-
ton and permit farm workers TO re-
main on the farms until the last
third is called if possible. The gov
ernment plans provide for one call
Sept /, another third Sept. 20, and
the final batch for Sept. 80.
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 a salary of
$50 per month, rations, transporta-
tion, clothing, and medical attention
Some of the men will also be pro-
NOTED to the ranks Of corporal, and
sergeant, shorty after they report at
camp.
When the men report for duty they
may as we'll say goodbye 10 civilian
life. They will not be permitted to
wear civilian clothing except when
on leave, and are TO be especially in
structed not to plan upon taking any
considerable baggage with them into
the army. The general procedure in
mobilizing will be:
for the state will notify the local
boards what mel are called for ser
vice.
Second-The local boards will then
notify the selected men to hold them
selves in readiness for duty.
Third-The adjutant general will
notify the local boards 10 send spe-
Gifted number of men to the training
camp.
Fourth-The local board will then
order the number of men required
for the call to some convenient point
to entrain for camp. The men must
report at least twelve hours before
time of eltrainment, and lodging is
to be provided for the period between
reporting and entraining by the local
board.
Fifth-At least five more men than
are required will be ordered to report
in order to fill possible vacancies due
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