The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-14
That Is Estimate Made Today
by General Martin.
Second Draft Will Be Made
Late in the Summer.
$4,000 ON The FIRST DRAFT
There Will Be but One More
Officers School.
Kansas Will Have Only 2SS
Men in This One.

Thirty-five thousand Kansans NAV
be called tothe colors of the national
government before snow flies. In
formation received from the war de-
partment today by Charles I. Martin.
adjutant general, indicated a second
army draft. 1t will probably be made
immediately following the close of the
second officers school.
Under the plan as now outlined, the
second army of men under the selec-
tive draft will be sent to training
camps in November. The first draft
men will report for service probably
not later than September 1. Kansas
National Guardsmen will be called to
the service of the government August
| o. The program will mean that be-
! tween 10000 and $4,000 Kansas will
| be enrolled in government military
service before Thanksgiving
Within a very short time, all units
of the national guard will be recruited
/ to full war strength. With the eXcep-
ton of a few units all guard organiza-
tons are now on full footing. When
completed, the Kansas guard organiza-
tons will give to the government prac-
tically 1900 officers and men.
10000 on First Draft.
Estimated by army officials indicate
! ~
will be called from Kansas under the
first army draft The first work I'M
der the army draft will doubtless be-
gin June IS. Army officers propose
to complete this work in time to send
the conscripts to army cantonment in
late August or early September. Many
, of the draft organizations will be Of
ficered by men commissioned from
the army schools now in session at
Fort Riley and other military stations
While the first conscripts are in
training at the sixten national canton
ments, machinery will be set in mo-
ton for the second draft. Plans out
lined today indicated that the second
draft work would be taken up imme-
| diately following the completion of
making first selections. The men will
be selected and directed to report for
service imm ediately following the
close of the second officers school, it
is believed.
The plant may mean that rs, 900 to
100000 men may be trained at Fort
Riley during the next five six
months. If the plan for selection of
$3.50 men under each call is adopt
| ed by the war department, Kansas will
furnish not less than 1900 men I'M
! der each call. These $4,000 men.
with the 1900 guardsmen, will give
the state a quota of IS, 900 fighting
men before the first of the year. In
formation received by the adjutant
generals office indicates clearly that
plans for the second draft have been
thoroly worked out. 1t will follow
Immediately the second draft.
Only Two Officers Schools.
Further startling information for
men subject to army service is con-
tanned in the lengthy order from the
war department. 1t asserts that Kan
sas' quota in the second army Off
GERS school will be but 28S men. At
least 1000 applications are expected
in this state. But the short quota to
Kansas is not all. The order states
clearly that men under 81 years old
will not be accepted for the second
school Nor will preference be shown
in granting admission papers to men
who applied for service in the first
school and who, for any reason. were
not accepted or did not enroll
No further officers camps are to be
established after the close of the sec
ond school, which opens August 27.
Following the close CT the second
school. commissioned men will be
chosen from the ranks ana placed in
charge of newly created units
A probable hole in the government
registration program was indicated in
military circles today. It was pointed
out that in the recent registration for
army service, the government made no
requirement for men of CONSUMPTION
age to advise registration boards con-
corning changes in address. II many
places in the state men who registered
have moved to other towns The only
provision safeguarding the govern
ment, it is pointed out, is the clause
declaring that men who fail to re-
spond to draft shall be deemed guilty
! of treason. This clause places the
: burden on the conscript.
Regist rations are being held TODAY
in Elmont township, Shawnee county,
and in a township in Jackson county.
: Registration records in these precincts
: were destroyed by cyclones which
: struck registration places June 5.