Evening star., 1917-09-30
D. c. .CO[OREDUN|TS
NOT T0LEAVE 0CT.3
Change of Orders win Send
Another 5 Per Cent of White
Registrants.
TOTAL OF SO PER CENT

washington's second quota Of drafted
men will not start for Camp Meade
October 3, as planned originally by the
War Department.
In lieu of beginning the movement Of
colored units on that date the Dis
trict will send another per cent mere
ment of white registrants to the mobti-
cation camp on Friday, October s. which
will complete half of its quota The
other so per cent may not start for the
cantonment until late in October.
Effect of Revised Plan.
Announcement OF the revised plan
was made last night by Acting Adjutant
General Donovan for the District 1t
means that forty-six more white msn
will go to Camp Meade within the next
few days than had been expected. and
that colored registrants may not have
to report for two or three weeks at
least. What the definite plans Of the
War Department are with respect to
the entrainment of the remaining 80 per
cent of the Districts quota is not den
nitely known to local draft oficialA
though the new order is believed to as
sure a considerable postponement in the
movement of the colored divisions.
With the entertainment today of eighty
three additional men for Camp Meade.
the District will have sent to the train
ing station 41s men, or total of 45 per
cent of its quota The additional 8 per
cent of forty-six men viii give II
total white representation at Camp
n
additional increment will be made OF
registrants from many local divisions.
Those who are to leave Union station
at S:35 o'clock this morning. composing
the fifth and last section of the As per
cent increment. will include Is repfe~
sentatives from local division No. 4. 70
from No. s, 40 from No. 9. from No. 1
and from No. 2. for a total of SO.
Permits Reopening Of Cases.
Adjt. Gen. Donovan last night an
nounced an important ruling by the
provost marshal general which will
permit the re-opening OF cases IN
which 1t appears unnecessary hard
ships have resulted from the operation
of the draft law. even though the reg
istrants affected already are in camp.
Acting under this ruling, Mr.. Dono-
van has asked local board for division
No. / to reopen the case Of one OF the
certified men from the District who re-
ported at Camp Meade September 26.
Investigation has shown that this reg
istrant, who was reported as a delin-
Quent, which he has since explained
on the ground that he was out Of the
city and failed to receive notices sent
him, has a wife and child dependent
upon him for support
In reopenng cases under the new rul-
ing the local boards are Instructed TO
consider them as new cases, and, where
exemptions are allowed. appeals must
be made to the board of appeals on be-
half of the provost marshal general
Should the exemption be approved by
the appellate body 1t then becomes tho
duty of the adjutant general to notify
the commanding officer of the mobiliza-
ton camp of the action taken In order
that the registrant may be released
Seventy-one Reported Delinquent.
Seventy-one District residents who
registered for military service June
Yesterday were reported to the War De-
partment by Adjt- Gen. Donovan as de-
linquents. Belief was expressed at the
District building that some of these men
are in the regular service and may now
be in France. but as no documentary
evidence to this effect had been filed
the draft officials had no alternative
other than to report as delinquents all
those who failed to answer summons to
appear for examination or report for duty.