The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-07-14

TO TAKE 1924
IN THIS STATE
All Sections of L. S. Receive
Full Credit for Men
Enlisted.
DRAWING WITHIN WEEK
AppOrtiOnment by Population
to Fill 687, 900 Draft
Quotas Announced.
WITHIN WEEK

WASHINGTON. July 13.-In answer to
the first call to the oolors under the draft
New York State will provide 69,241
men, according to the Official announce
ment OF quotas of each State made to-
day by the War Department. In ap-
portioning the number to be drawn the
Government has allowed credit for the
men supplied by these States for the
regular army and the National Guard,
including all those men who were in the
service prior to April l and who have
been retained. In States where there has
been full response to the call for recruits
In the regular army and National Guard
the proportionate number OF men drafted
is less than in States where recruiting
has Jagged.
1t is estimated that after the $4,000
men have been drafted the United States
will have an army Of 1.262,9S5 men.
The total strength OF the regular army
is now approximately 23O, 900 and the
total strength OF the National Guard
which is to be drafted into Federal ser
vice on August 8, is now 34S.011
Draft Preparations Rushed.
There has been a decided speeding up
OF the War Departments preparations
for the drawing OF the 5000 or more
serial numbers TO determine the order of
liability to service OF approximately 1O.-
600. 900 registrants. It is believed that
the drawing will be held next week.
Some 1000 of the 1859 local exemption
boards have now completed their or
ganization. given serial numbers to the
cards within their districts nd filed
certified copies OF these numerical lists.
Provost Marshal Gen. Crowder had re-
ceived $500 lists up to early to-day and
more are coming in steadily. As soon
AZ the last board has reported to the
Adjutant General OF the State the Fed
eral Government can begin the drawing.
The quota OF men which each State
will be required to furnish follows Ala
bama, l3,612; Arizona, 3.472; Arkansas
10.267: California. 23,O60; Colorado.
4,753: Connecticut 1927: Delaware.
1902 District OF Columbia. 92s Florida
6,325 Georgia, 1881: Idaho. 2,2S7: MI
nois. 5l.653: Indiana. 1880; Iowa, H.
749 Kansas, 6,4S9 Kentucky. 1895 ;
Louisiana, 1852; Maine. 1871 Mary
land. 1885; Massachusetts. 2O.5S6 ;
Michigan, 3O.29l; Minnesota, 1854 !;
Mississippi. 10.S0l Missouri. 1860 ;
Montana, 7s72 Nebraska, s,ls5; Ne
vada, l05l New Hampshire. 1904 /;
New Jersey. 2O.6G5; New Mexico. 2.2s2;
New York. 69.2Il; North Carolina, 49,
974 North Dakota. 5.6O6; Ohio. 3S.77S !;
Oklahoma, 1884; Oregon. III: Penn
sylvania. 6O.S59; Rhode Island, 1901 (:
South Carolina. l0.0Sl South Dakota,
2.7l7; Tennessee, l4,52S; Texas. 30.545 {;
Utah. 2,370; Vermont l,049 Virginia,
1875; Washington. 1896; West Vir-
ginia, 9.lOl; Wisconsin. 1856; Wyo-
ming, $40; Alaska, 696 !; Hawaii, none
Porto Rico 1883.
Following IL Secretary Bakers an
nouncement OF the order:
by virtue of the authority vested in
him by an act OF Congress entitled an
act to authorize the President to in
crease temporarily the military estab-
lishment OF the United states approved
May 13. 1917. the President of the
United States has ordered the aggregate
number of six hundred eighty-seven
thousand men to be raised by draft for
the military service OF the United States
in order to bring to full strength the
, organizations of the regular army and
the organizations embodying the men,
bers OF the National Guard drafted into
the military service OF the United States,
and to create the national army. and has
caused said aggregate number TO be ap-
portloned to the several States and
Territories and the District OF Columbia
| as set forth in the schedule hereto ap.
! pended
Governors Ordered TO Act.
THE Governor OF each State and Ter
ritory and the Commissioners OF the
| District OF Columbia. acting for and by
! the direction OF the President and IN
accordance with said act OF Congress
and rules and regulations prescribed
pursuant thereto. shall apportion the
| quota 20 apportioned TO such State. Ter
! ritory or district. and shall communl-
cate to each local board established in
such State, Territory or district notice
of the net quota TO be furnished by such
board. and such net quotas shall there
upon be furnished by the respective local
! boards as required by said act OF Con-
gress and rules and regulations pre-
scribed pursuant thereto"
In computing the number OF men to
be required from the various States the
Government pat TO the credit OF each
| State every man II now has in the Ma
tional Guard and every man II has con.
tributed since April 1 as war volun.
teer 10 the regular army.
Placing on the debit side of the ledger
the national army OF 100000. the entire
National Guard at war strength and the
number OF war volunteers needed April /
last to bring the regulars up to the wal
strength, the grand total was appor
toned according to population. Thh
gave a gross quota for each State. from
| " hich a net UnOta IN
checking on the number Of Nationa
Guards available for Federal service ant
the number of men given by the stat,
to the regular army since April /.
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