The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-22
thousands Now Available for
transportation and Vessels
Have Been Provided
WESTERN STATES LEAD
In MOBILIZATION WORK
Second Draft to Be Made Just
az Soon as Room Can Be
Arranged in Camps by
Transfer of Troops Abroad

4l-A meFiCR
'o'
ready to answer the cry of the allies
Tor troops. Her military plans have
so well advanced dssnt,s the heavv
h.rsioa -
ApS VI i'a''''S W i'i8'"i' He"
system and build an army from the
ground up, that il was practically as
sured today that soldiers wearing the
uniform OF the L. s. A. will be found
holding a Respectable portion of the
western front by late spring
Official figures obtained foday lent
confirmation TO this. and both the war
and navy departments while mann
tanning close secrecy as TO details of
the military plans made II Main that
thousands Of men ara availahls far
transportation overseas and capable
TRANSPORTATION facilities have been
provided.
The biggest DELAY OF aJ--.hat OF
mohi!ix.ng the national arnsv--ha.s
been almost oxercSp,e The draft
forces have been - nor caof raohyi-
lied on ngares from All states Every
man of thor, win no In rarru IN,
January, ! Provost Nturabatg,naral
frowder offscia41v aeolara3 Shortages
~ equipment ana e.elavs IN constr,ic-
ton of the csrtahlnents have he.sn re-
si.arstl.J, 10. ~. l1ss ~ ,t,4. -, ,,,.,l,ti
lxaf{or blt these are rsnf4fx. being
nbqfetes
p,,,scn, Military Situattop
The H~fny r4s man ->-q{tal,i. for
tE44s8or,atlon overseas ms rast as tho
s.ss4 t,4d shi,,at.>. H,,~a csn s,nr,f,,
iIs5.5s..orts - IL -s5.r,..5,,.s
,rho uayy has er,ttr,anf cervovs /
eaa has sf,ta~ e-.as,.-, hi lta,, large
forces g,oysu~ In ssysars Mora sl,gr,s
ara rai3ls4 Z ss5eo ,,,a.t av.'st.f Ma IA
WITH eyery aay ma .a..srs III trans- /
rorts alton Nvs,,t. ber1t,, ,s better /
Ajobfl 2attnr 81 the re,tiar,t a.,ov
Is ia - rusha5 Ia l'r5.r ~ 49,,
psao far v.he,ro .,,e4.a Il. roc,r, SIN t.s
ralt under irafr,ap Nv tha +Tlne m.
faa{ quotas reach earau tha~a ihera
first wiil be SO Wen along IN tbetr
tfe{ntnz mat fuar,- sonr, M lao reat,
= ~ H. ,F-a,,,s -, 80 49, ,,.,.tr'st,.,
course thro,,rh which the,. y-llI he M, "a
before Uatre insn me trs9cl.ts
n order ttst ev@r[ -,,,,,J,, -, ,s4-
caty qualified Ter service nav re-
sbrnad the .,-,,,,. is ,,,~..,,- .,,t
an for d. osrTo1g..ffa,, ~ q ..n,,n
defense league faaa.tef an F,,e}snd,x
h, which Ioe Qua ,,.l,r,s..es Y-fit ~
raised to uatrol ,n,niriop n{an,s t,.stc~
fronts and royerr ttent ana sta,a ,,r,,y,-
srt, in he In Ted states
s. OAirinls have u1dar disc,,qsior+ a
call for SECOND dram in order tbat
raeFa NAV b. no larsa hafw4sn ~
DEPARTURE of The 6rst trained con-
tjneeats from NE nttfonaI ssrr,t ,an-
tonfretlts ami ~. m,ntlj,attn,
cruits To taxi .a.lr mas a,,1 -,
the macbir4Ft In ,nuy,,rt 1919
This cali nrobat,l,. ,vIil ho 49, -
t,stanf tbara 49, ,,t.rfa,,. -,
rlasa ,,r,q.r 49,, - - ". AZ
-,,l,g .. -. . ~ "a. ''"s'
r,n,,, 49, ,,l,.,,, U.s. @"' /,
- y" '"op'iiHs'ioh'
a.. ~ W we hopllEa-
~ w $50 % ''e oraf'ed men
~ ""'''t''s.a teaas Ahey sac" {
sHet olS "a the Tar " est ana North
NFst H''N the thool'!1atlon oeen COM
piete. camp Lewis, AT American
lake. washington, Is the only one OF
NE sixteen cantonme0ts which boasts
leo per cent
me percentage of mobilization in
the various states follows: California,
Idaho, Montana. Nevada. Oregon.
Utah, Washington and WYOMING ron
Arizona. Colorado. Kansas. Missouri
Nebraska, New Mexico and south Da-
kota, SO: District OF Coluubta an,
Naryhnd Ss Conparttrc. w.
Mawachusettx Nav ITas. a
Rhode Island varn,ort - s.s
Carolina 81 pennsyiSan,a ~ T ~
~,ria WAIST yfrgirt, - au,,
90. onto 70, Taxn - .,.st'
gss. Wiscon.i, ,I'- an !
ia,,i.,.pa ca ~ -ss" toth' go ;
Go'a,i.n so DAianoiha' fe' North !
"a e. "a. heh'ucKS ana IN
usaha 70, oeia"aTe' New Jersey
: $3.50, ~. va AA's,'is ana Mlssissippf, so,
Aia oaHia' 90 iowa, Minnesota and
Nor.h Dahota, 50 tennessee, As
Aho psisen'@ses OF men In training
by camps iohows' bevens IS per cent.