Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-12-28
ORDERS ARE CHANGED
BY PROVOST
MARSHAL
CALL IS REVOKED
MEN WHO ARE AWAITING WORD
70 REPORT FOR SERVICE WILL
BE PUT THROUGH NEW PRO.
CESS AS RESULT OF QUESTION.
MARE REGULATIONS.

Ottawa and La Sale county men
who are awaiting orders to leave FOR
Camp Dodge to complete the quota
under the first draft are released
from call under an order received late
yesterday from Provost Marshal Gen
CroUder. Instead they Will be placed
under the new classification rcgula.
tions. becoming a part Of The second
lreit
The new order Of Provost Marshal
Gen. Crowdor affects practically 81
per cent Of the men called from the
three selection districts of Ottawa and
La Sale county. or nearlj ,oo iucu
46 Per Cent in Service.
September the FIRST G,c per cent
Of the quotas were sent from the So
lection districts 10 Camp Dodge. Two
weeks later, on September 10, an ad.
dtional ~ per cent Of the quota we're
sent to the cantonment. It vas m.
nounccd that an additional a. per
cent would lie sent on Oct 8 and
that as soon ihereafler AS possible
the remainder OF the quotas would be
called into service. However il war
the cantUnment SO as to receive tie
men who were expected to 80 for.
ward on Oct. and these have been
held since that time.
Orders Expected Daily.
From time to time dates Tor the
departure Of the men for the canton
ment have been semi-olIicaly an
nounced. bat no report has come from
Provost Marshal Gen. CroWder. will
the exception Of the announcement
that the local boards would be noti
fled in due time so that they would be
able to give notice to all Of the Sc
lectcd men in time for their depar
ture on the date to be selected
The first reason given tor the dClaA
in the calling Of the additional mci
vas that il had been impossible tc
complete the necessary quarters TO,
their reception on Oct, .. However
shortly after that date the heatint
plants were installed and later
large number Of the men in lruininl
at the cantonment were transferred
to Camp Pike, Ark, and Camp Lo
gan, Texas. making room 4t taml
Dodge. Then came the, announce
ment that the delay had been oeea
stoned by the inability OF the gov
ernment 10 secure sufficient clothin;
to meet the demands OF the soldiers
Local Boards Have Quotas.
All local boards have more thai
the necessary men to till the quota
awaiting orders. aud would be abb
to send thom forward to Camp Dodge
or any other cantonmont, within twcn
ty-four hours after the receipt Of to
cgraphic instructions from Washint
ton
The delay oil tbc var departmer
IN ordering them sent to tho cantor
ment for training has been somewhc
OF a hardship TO many Of the sclccte
mcn and has kept them On the anSior
seat for the past three months, Prev
ious to Oct. ), some Of them gave u
'hrir positions in preparation for d.
partlre for the cantonmcnt. but Z
The advice ot officials OF he loc'
boards practically all again Reeurt
work when that date passed and
NDa announced that i, would be it
possible to state when the call Wou
be made
Hardly u day has passed since th;
Time. however, that ono or more
the selected men have not called
he Headquarters Of one Of the loc
boards and made inquiries az to Il
possible time Of the call. No doini
information has been possible up
today when word was received fro
the war department that the III,
should be placed under the new elias
ifieaton regulations.
The change in method will not
the least cut the quota which tn
county will be required to furnish +
military service. The men rcleas,
from the present Gull viii bc inclu