Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1917-08-15
100000 MEN TO BE CALLED
TO Col0rs September f--Rcgulations
Governing Call.


ginning September /. were issued to-
night by Provost Marshal Gen. Crow
der. They map out in detail the
whole program to be followed until
every soldier of the selectivc draft
army has been accepted by the adju-
tant general of the training canton
mcnt to which he Is ass gned.
Two hundred thousand of the first
GS7,000 men will be called up Sep
tember and forwarded to their
camps before September ). The
whole business of assembling the
lcries at entraining points, providing
them with shelter, food and transpor-
tatiOn and giving them their actual
induction into military lives is en-
trusted to the civilian local boards
which selected them for service. I'm
til the men reach the camps, they
will not b. In contact with uniformed
officers.
To Adjutant General.
The actual call for men will go in
each case from the provost marshal
general to the State Adjutant Gene
raj. stating the number Of men to be
supplied at specific time Each
local board will be promptly inform
cd Of its proportion I'm the call, and
the adjutant general will fix the date
when the men from his State shall
cntraln for the camps. Immediately
the local board will make out the list
OF men to fill tho call from the roll
Of accepted men, and it will also fix
the place o rtrainment and the ex-
act time Of . ;parture.
Orders to the men will be posted
and also sent to them by mail. They
will be directed to report to the local
board at its headquarters not less
than ~ hours or more than 2I
hours before the time of departure
for camp.
"From the time specified for re-
porting to the local board for mill
tary duty" the regulations state,
each man In respect Of whom notice
to report has been posted or mailed
shall be In the military service OF the
United States"
Prior to the arrival Of the men at
the board headquarters board MEM
bers are instructed to make arrange
ments for their sleeping places and
meals. The boards will issue tickets
Tor accommodations to be redeemed
FOR cash later by government dis
bursting officer. In its discretion, the
boards may grant permission for the
men to remain at their homes.
Food Must BE Good.
Arrived at the board headquarters
at the hour fixed for reporting, the
men Will be drawn up, the roll called,
and agents Of the board will take
them personally to their quarters, re-
naming with them until every ar
rangemcnt for their comfort has been
made. Emphatic instructions are
given that the quality OF food fur
nished shall be good, and the board
is held liable for seeing that meals
are adequate.
Retreat roll call at tho board head
quarters, set for $50 D. NJ. on the
day OF reporting to the board, will be
the first military ceremony the draft
ed men pass through.
The board members are directed to
be present in person and to impress
on the men the fact that disobedi-
ehce OF orders is the gravest military
crime The light hand baggage, con-
tanning toilet articles and a change of
underclothing, which the men are
permitted to take with them to camp,
will be inspected by the board and
the lists OF men sent forward made
out and copies Of original registra-
ton cards prepared.
For each district, five alternates
will be summoned TO the board head
quarters In addition to the men actu-
ally selected to fill the board quota.
They will be held at the assembling
point until train time to flll in vacan-
cies shoud any men Of the levy fail
to report.
Preparations for Trip.
Except for retreat roll call men
Will be given town liberty until 45
minutes before train time. The
board will. during this interval, Sc
lect only men from the levy who it
deems best qualified to command and
place him in charge Of the party for
its trip. He will name second in
command to aid him and the other
men will be told that the orders of
these two must be obeyed under pain
OF military discipline.
The man in charge Of the party
Will call the roll at the board head
quarters just before train time. He
Will then line up the draft. and. ac-
companicd by the board members.
march them to the station to entrain,
There. final verifcation Of the list
will be made and if any man of the
selected number Is missing, an alter
nate will be sent forward in his place.
1t will be the duty Of the comman-
der Of each party to see that none OF
his men are left behind at any sta
tion. that all are fed regularly and
that no liquor is furnished to them
on route. When within six hours of
the camp, he will file telegram to
the camp adiutant general notifying
him OF the time Of arrival Immcdi-
ately upon the departure Of the train,
the local board will send similar
message.