The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-08-10
Adiutant General Will Fix
! Date When the. Men
-: Will Entrain
ARE UNDER ORDERS
AFTER REPORTING
Leaders Will Be Appointed
To Take Charge During
The Journey
(Bv Associated Press.)

under which men Of the national
army will be called to the colors De-
ginning Sept. /, were issued lasl
night by Provost Marshal Genera
Crowder. The map out in detail the
whole program. to be followed until
every, soldier of the selective drat'
army has been accepted by the adJut-
ant general of the training canton
ment to which he is assigned.
Two hundred thousand of the mrs.
6s7. 900 men will be called up to sept
4 and forwarded to their camps De,
fore Sept. 5. The whole business o.
assembling the levies at entralnlne
points, providing them with shelter
food and transportation, and giVlne
them their actual induction lntc
military life is entrusted TO TINS
civilian local boards which selecteo
them for service. Until the ,meI
reach the camps they will not De II
combat with uniformed omcers. Inc
civilian control is carried IorWaTo
through every stage Of the oraIt tC
the very gates of the military camps
where the making of soldiers VIII pc,
gin, to be completed Wltnln souiio
of the guns in France. -
The actual call for men will go II,
each case from the provost marshal
general to the state adjutant genera
Stating the number of men to be
Supplied at a specified time by the
state. Each local board will Dc
promptly informed of its proposition
in the call and the adjutant eeiGl al
will fix the date when men from MIS-
state shall entrair for the camps. w.
Will Set Time and Pace. >..-
Immediately tho local boa"d Will
make out the list of men to I'll Che
cafi from the roll OF acceptet iasa
and it also will tfx-- the place CT cn-
trainment and the exact time c. GO
parture. .> ~ ., :,
orders to. the men will be posted
and also be sent them hy mail. acy
will be directed to report to the 4ocAs
board at its headquarters not less
thar I twelve hours or. more than
twenty -four. hours before tle IlTno o.
for camp. ..,
aE'rom the tirae specified for re-
pottirg to. the local beard for n:Iti-
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" Sc. -
Prior to the arrival of the men a.
the board headquarters, board mem
bers are instructed to MAKE arrange
ments for, their accommodation. TO
and clean and sanitary sleeping
places at hotels and lodging houses,
to arrange for their meals and TO
lodging and meal tickets 70
be taken in payment and, redeemed
for cash later by a. government dis
bursting. officer. In its discretion, the
boards NAV grant permission for the
men to remain. at their homes.
Arrived at the board Headquarters
at the hour fixed for reporting, the
men will be drawn up, the roll call
ed and agents Of the board will take
them personally to their quarters
remaining with them until every ar
for their comfort mas
been made. Emphatic instructions
are given that the quality OF fooo
furnished shall be good and the
board is held liable for seeing tha'
meals are adequate. -. r.
~ First Military Ceremony.
Retreat roll call at the board head
quarters, set for $3.50 p. m, on tns
day of reporting: to the board, vii
be the first military ceremony thC
drafted men pass through. The
hoard members are directed to be
nresent in person and to inform the
men of their military status, i'm
pressing on them the fact that dis
of orders is the gravesi
military crime. The light hand bag
rage. containing toilet articles and q
chsnpe of undertaking, which the
men are permitted to take with them
to camp, win be inspected by the
hoard and the lists of men sent for.
ward made out. and copies of original
guards prepared.
From each district, FIVE alternates
will be summoned to the board head
quarters, in addition to the men
actually selected to NIL the poaTo
quota. They. will be held at the as
point until train time, u
filI vacancies should any men OF the
levy fail to report. :, -
Except for retreat roll call, the
men win be given town liberty until
forfv-fiye minutes before train time
THE board will, during this interval
select one man from the levy who
II deems best qualified. to command
and place him in charge. OF the party
For its trip. He will name a second
III command to aid him, and the
other men will be told that orders
oS these two men must be obeyed
under main Of military discipline.
! The men in charge of the party
will call the roll at the board head
quarters Just before train time. He
viii then line up the draft and
acconpanied by the board members
march them to the station to entrain
There anal verifcation. OF the list
viii be made and IL any man of the
selected number Is missing, an alter
nate viii be sent forward in his
nlace. The tickets with meal tickets
ali papers relating to the party
the copies Of registration
nards viii, be turned over to the man
IN command and the party viii starr
for It's training camp.
II will be the duty of the comman-
der of each party. to watch over HE
men during the trip to see that none
are left behind at any station, thai
All are fed regularly and that nc
Iin,,nr is furnished to them en- route
when within six hours of the camp
he vill file a telegram to the camp
aSf.ftIT,t general notifying him OF
the time OF arrival, Immediately
mon the departure of the train, the
local board win send a similar mes
Every precaution has been taken
~ meet any emergency In advance
the commander Of each party 4 viii
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