Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-08-26
LOCAL DRAFT BOARDS HAVE RECEIVED RULES
TO BE FOIL OWED IN HANDLING DRAF TED MEN
Nember of Exemption Bodies Are Clothed With Power Similar
to That of Military Officers; Men Must Report Daily;
Board and Lodging Will be Provided.

From the time specified for
reporting TO the local board Tor
military duty each man in respect
OF whom notice to report has been
posted or mailed shall he in the
military service OF the United
States. es.-Mobilization Regulations
Form 81.
So far advanced are the plans or
the war department for calling out
the first quotas OF the several sectlons
q thc country To form the first drat'
army, that already rules and regula-
tions governing the mobilization OF
these newly selected soldiers have
been promulgated and are now belnB
distributed among the board members
thruout the country.
The orders or regulations place d.
rectly upon the shoulders OF the poaru
members, the responsibility or Gazing
the first bodies OF the drafted men to-
gether. caring for them until orders
are received to entrain them for
mobilization camps and to govern
their transportation to such points.
Gives Board Members Power.
A set Of these mobilization regula-
tions have been received by members
OF the local exemption board, Of which
Mayor John II. Simmons is chairman,
Joe w. Kenton Is secretary and DR..
s. DeZell Hawley Is examining officer
The regulations empower the board
members with authority to act as mill
tary officers in assembling the drafted
men and in placing them in the hands
OF commanding officers of the several
mobilization camps.
Section OF the new regulations
provides that in fixing the time or
assembly and ordering the men to re-
port for military duty the board mem
bers will, upon instructions from the
adjutant general of the state, prepare
a list OF those selected for service and
those whose names appear on this list
shall be ordered to report to the local
board for military duty of the United
States. at an hour to be designated by
the board
The entire work of bringing the
men OF a local draft boards quota
before orders falls plainly on the
shoulders OF the board and those who
fail to comply with the orders Of the
board members will be treated and
punished in exactly the same way as
soldiers who fail to carry out orders
Of their military superiors.
Must BE Prepared To Go.
Upon orders from the adjutant gen.
erals office, the local board shall
issue calls to drafted men in their
jurisdiction. stating that he has been
called into the military service Of the
country. and shall designate in this
order that the person so addressed
shall hold himself in readiness to re-
spond to a call to the colors to be
issued later.
The new regulations further provide
that upon receipt of notice from the
adjutant general of the state to as
semble n specific number OF selected
men at a convenient point, the local
board shall determine the hour and
place of entrainment the hour to be
between a. m. and p. m. and not
more than % hours or less than 12
hours before the hour of entrainment
W s rccd and Lodge Men.
In ample time prior to the date
upon which selected men are ordered
by the local board to report for mill
itary duty, the local board is ordered
TO make arrangements with hotels,
restaurants and lodging houses in the
vicinity of the offices of the board for
the accommodation of the number Of
selected men who are to be under the
orders of the local boardy
During the period preceding
the hour of entrainment and who
have not received permission
from the local board to spend that
time at home"
Meals and lodging tickets are to be
provided the local board for this pur-
pose and arrangements with such es-
adjustments provide for an agreement