The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-06-27
ea5,ooo FOR NATIONAL ARMY

| WASHINGTON, d. G., June %. -
Despite efforts of the war depart
| ment to keep the fact secret, it has
been established that Washington
will be the center for the task OF
drafting the 625, 900 men for the ma
tiOnal army.
This is feature of the regulations
which will be made public by the
president next week. For some days
the fact that all the work of the draft
| would be conducted in Washington
, has been known in official quarters
under the injunction of strict conf
dence. Even now war department Of
ficials refuse to discuss the program.
Draft Early in July
!. Just what device for drawing the
names of those who are destined TO
| Tight has not been announced. It Will
(all be disclosed in the presfdeht' :
proclamation setting the time for the
|dfaft. It is believed, however, that
the time will be set soon after July /.
|, Regular army recruiting week,
which opened by presidential ,,procla-
nation today. gives ''slacker" states
their last opportunity to save them
selves from heavy drafts for the ma
tional army which will be drafted.
An official statement today fixed
June 80 as the last day upon which
enliStments to the regular army and
national guard will count toward re-
ducing a states quota for the draft
How Quota is Decided
The machinery by which the quota
of each state for the draft will be
computed is outlined in today's Off
cial war department statement, which
says: 5Gf 49,.
THE national guard authorities in
each state are asked to report, as
soon after the close of recruiting on
June 80 as possible. the total number
of men recruited during June. With
this, the figures VIII be complete, for
recruiting from 'KItil 4 to June go,
both Inclusive, and these will be ad-
ded to- the fiien IN the national guard
in each state toni April 4. sh'S.,'" ~
Men enlisted 'ii tire regular army
between April and June 80 will be-
added, and the slim Of those items for
each state ntimber in national guard
April 1, number enlisted in both reg
"lar army and national guard during
April, May, and June, will make the,
total to be counted in as part of each
states quota, as apportioned under
the selective service act and the reg
ulations to be promulgated"
Must Make Up Deficit
In a general way the quota of each
state will be fixed as follows:
The national army Of G25,OOO to be
drawn by draft, the $4,000 needed
by the regular army April to bring
it to war strength of 100000, and the
100000 which represents approXim-
ateIy the maximum strength of pres
ent recognized organizations of the
national guard, will be added together
making a total of 1,13S,O00.
This total OF 1,l3S,000 will be APP
portioned among the states, accord
ing to- population. From this quota
reduction VIII be made to the .eX-,
tent of the f,ill' strength of the ma
ttional guard IN each state, and to the
extent of recruits joining the regular
army ncassApfn !. ~ ~ isas,,s =. Vi .. :.
/ The net. result Of this. will be that
states like Illinois Indiana, Michigan,
and the other five western states
which have more than filled their
Equota for the regular army will be
given credit for this surplus and sim
ilarly given, credit for the extent to
which their. national guard is re-
cruited. States which fail to make up
tkeir quotas for the regular army and
whose national guard regiments are
below strength will have their def
cts made up by the draft.
Some States Nearly Full Z.
Pennsylvania, New Jersey and