New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-14
National Army of $4,000
To Be in Training Early
in October
Will Move in
Four Great Units
Crowder Announces New
Restrictions on Exemp-
ton; Pacihsts to Serve

WASHINGTON, Aug. l3.-The entire
6s7 900 men composing the first incre-
ment of the army draft forces VIII be
under training early in October. IN
der orders issued to-day the hrst 81
per cent Of the quota OF each district
will begin entranment for cantonments
September s, the next 80 per cent sep
t.mber 15 and another 30 per cent
September 80 The remaining lo per
cent will be modified as soon after
that date as possible.
The plan to assemble the new iorces
in three incremcnts distributes tne
task Of furnishing supplies and equip
ment through September. It Will ais'
prevent serious shortages in any camp
and will give the new officers from the
training camps time to famillarihe
.hems.ly.s with their duties gradually
before responsibility for great oouy
OF men falls on them.
The order issued to-day means tnat
about slightly over 100000 men Will
ro,ch the sixteen cantonments soon
after September 3. They will first De
examined physically By army doctors
and finally accepted or rejected. 1nis
will take some time. and the men VIII
have to be furnished with temporary
ouarters and rationed while awaiting
examination. If the full quota were
assembled at one time great CONFUSION
would result.
VIII Prevent Confusion
Presumably the first increment Will
.h.v. b.en organized into skeleton
companies, battalions or regiments De-
for. the second arrives. The new
corners can be quickly absorbed oy
oo;nu concern in that case, and the
third lot can be taken into the "ar
machinery with even less disturbance
when il reports fifteen days later
In farming communities local boards
now will arrange the lists OF those 10
fill the first increment, with local crop
conditions in mind. Harvesting is IN
progress in many sections. DRAFTED
men engaged in that work and VINO
otherwise would go with the hrst tn'ru
- ~. district quota, will be passed
over to the second or third, as may DC
necessary.
Reviewing the question Of discharge
. a.n.ndent relatives, Provost Mar
sbaI General Crowder issued supple
mental ruling to-day holding that per-
,on. should not be discharged because
Of dependents resident abroad
New Ruling by Crovder
"rbs object OF the law permitting
q man TO be discharged provided ne
has person falling within any OF 'ne
classes of dependents Dependent on
him, was TO prevent sucn depenu;
becoming a charge upon the don, Aned
people" the ruling says a oePe"uh ~
rros;dino abroad could not become sucn
I. charge. Persons claiming discnarge
hscause OF such dependent cannot
nronsrlv he discharged on ground that
sucb n discharge is advisable wltn'h
49, r,eeninc OF the act of Congress.
THAT considerations objectors to war
ava not 10 be excused entirely from
,oryiro the country was made clear III
another ruling by the provost marShal,
boIding that such persons shouId De
sent to the mobilization camps along
nth others drafted. to be assignee
later 70 non-combatant branches OF the
service II is presumed they VIII serve
in the ouartermaster's corps, the medl,
cal corps or other units not employed
in actual combat. >,
ONLY in rare cases are railway man
clerks to be exempted. To-day the
Postoffce Department announced that
nubIishcd reports of blanket exemp-
t;on for this class of postal employees
wors based on a misinterpretatlon OF
the department order covering posta!
eyemptions. Only scheme clerks, chief
clerks and assistant chief clerks Of the
railway service will be given eXemp'
tions. and most Of them are above mill
tary age. .a
The Postofice Department announced
also that il world certify exemptions
for nostoffice inspectors but not for
po.tmasters. Postmasters OF the hrst,
s.cond and third classes, however, are
exempted specifically under the law.
Cut on lith Hour Volunteers
II developed to-day that the Navy
DEPARTMENT. misunderstanding the War
Dcpartmment ruling as TO voluntary
enlistment of registered men, had in
structed it's recruiting officers 10 ac-
cent registrants into the navy even
il they had been called before their To-
cal selection boards for examination.
The mistake quickly was corrected. re-
cruiting stations being told by tele-
graph that no man called for examina-
ton under the draft law could be ac-
cepted into any branch of the military
or naval service as a voluntary recruit.
Until called, however, registrants are
free 10 enter the army, navy or marine
corps.
Plans TO provide publicity facilities
AZ camps OF the National Army and the
National Guard are 20 be left sntirely
20 the discretion Of the camp com
manders, who will be authorized 10
permit newspaper correspondents TO
establish Offices within the camp limits
and to maintain private telegraph or
telephone lines there II deemed advis-
able. No such privileges will be grant
ed. however, until the camps actually
are established and the commanders
ara an ths ground