The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-07-15
WHY HAWANANS
NOT Be DRAF TED
ISLANDS ALREADY HAVE FURN.
ISHED 1000 MORE VOLUNTEERS
THAN QUOTA CALLS FOR.
NEW FACTS DEVELOPED
War Department Furnishes Each State
Executive Full List of War Re
cruits Enlisted in Regular Army
Since April l-Draft Yet Unknown.

Washington, July 14.-Explanation
today of the quota allotment for the
selective draft announced yesterday
shows that the Territory of Hawaii
stands in a class by itself among the
states and territories, having already
furnished nearly two thousand men
as volunteers in excess of the numbe,
required from the islands to I'll an
the army.
Every other state or territory has
been benefited accordingly, by reduc
tion in its net quota.
This accounts for the "adjustmar.''
factor included in the tables fixing
quotas given out yesterday, and also
for the fact that no quota is given
to Hawaii, and that the territory vii!
not be required to furnish any mon
whatever under the presidents call for
$4,000 to fill up the regulars and ma.
tional guard and to make up the first
5OOOOO of the national army.
List of War Rrecruits.
con-
nection with the allotment of credits is
that the war department has furnished
to each governor a full list OF war re
cruits enlisted in the regular army sine,
April l and who claim that state as
home. Lieut.. Kreger, Of the provost
marshal generals office, has worked
for weeks on this angle Of the problem
ara1ff
the federal government could give in
subdividing state quotas among exemo.
tion districts.
Credits for enlistments in the regu
lar army were given on the basis Of the
place claimed as home by the recruit. no
matter where he enlisted.
Another point raised has been that
credit was not allowed for all men
shown to have enlisted by the daily
recruiting charts. Officials explain this
by showing that the recruit did not In
fact become a soldier until he had
been sent to the regional recruiting de
pot. passed his physical examination
and signed enlistment papers. Thosy
who were In process OF enlistment or
June 80 were not counted.
Much Work Performed.
With the district distribution Of tn,
regular army credits supplied to then
the governors have much Of theil
work OF fixing the quotas Of exemp
ton districts in their states alread,
performed.
Every state has received credit 20.
a number OF men in the national guart
who are not now In that service Prob
ably fifty thousand men have been dis
charged since April and fifty thousan,
Of the recruits gathered since that dat
fill their places and do not constitute
net increase. The state, however
gets credit for all OF the discharge,
menl as well as all OF the recruits.
Yesterdays table OF the quotas CAV
the national guard a total strength ci
July 30. Of approximately 34S,OOO men
AS matter OF fact the force probabl,
is at least 10000. perhaps nearly 100
900. short OF that number.
Date Yet Unknown.
No additional information as to III
date and exact method OF the drawin
was obtainable today. The metho
probably will be announced on the ev
OF the drawing and that will follol
Immediately upon receipt OF official ar
vices that the last local board has con
pleted its organization work. and file
its list OF numbered registrants wit
the state authorities There are nearl
one. thousand district boards 10 b
heard from. but Indications now ar
that all win have reported by the mit
die OF next week. and that the draw
ing can be held II desired on Friday q
Saturday.
The provost marshal generals offic
announced tonight that all governor
except In fifteen states had notified tn
department they had received the 81
rial cards and are ready to 30 ahea'
The states which had not so reportc
are: Missouri. Alabama. Kentuck!
Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, NJ.
sissippi Montana. New York, Mort
Dakota. Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Uta
and Virginia.