Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-07-25
INCREASED ARMY
ANSWERS JUNKERS


Work in Exemptions With Uncle
Sans Right to Appeal-Another Call
Due in November Without Drawing.
Washington, July 25.-The $4,000
men Just called to the colors under the
draft law are to be followed by 500, 900
more to be summoned for training be-
fore the END Of the present year.
The call for the second increment
Of 100000 in all probability will go out
from the first to the middle of Novem-
Der it Is announced by members of the
exemption board.
Exemptions granted in connection
with the first call will not necessarily
apply to the second draft. The men
excused from the first draft must be
prepared. TO demonstrate that the reas-
ons still hold good why they should
not be called to take up arms.
No new drawing of numbers at
Washington to designate the order in
which the second army will be called
is necessary.
The government, in summoning the
second national army, will start exactly
where it left off in completing the call
for the first $4,000. The men win be
called for examinations and either or
dered to the training camp or be ex-
cused exactly in the priority in which
the black capsuled numbers were
drawn last Friday. except, of course,
for the elimination Of those numbers
held by the men taken into the SER
vice in connection with the first call.
Of the $1,000 called Friday, the first
49,, 900 selected after the physical ex-
animation and the exemption processes
have been complied with will be as
signed to places in the national guard
and the regular army to I'LL these units
Of the military establishment to re-
ouired strength.
The remainder or 100000, will fol-
low along as members of the new ma
tional army. Notwithstanding reports
to the contrary, war department off,
Gals today insisted that the 100000
would be in the various cantonments
and hard at training by Sept. Is. The
men utilized to fill up the regular army
and the national guard Will be sent to
the designated units as rapidly as the
processes of the draft are completed.
The decision at once to pave the way
for the calling out Of a second army OF
500, 900 is a direct reflection Of the Of
fetal attitude towards the recent de-
velopments IN Germany. Out Of all the
talk Of peace in the German reichstag
there has developed, officials here now
know, complete victory for the mill
tary autocracy and a determination on
the part of the German war lords to
carry on the war even more desper-
ately, If possible, with magnified dis
play of ruthlessness and ,savagery. The
only possible answer, officials here are
unit in deciding, is for the United
States to rush war preparations to the
very limit of the resources of the coun-
try, in man power as well as in money
and equipment Of all kinds.
The almost unprecedented action OF
the senate in passing in an hours time,
the $640 100000 aviation bill is a
further reflection Of the attitude that
has come over all Of the officials with
In the past week.
In exact justice to all tho 100000
enrolled Tor military service the gov
eminent officials in charge Of the draft
will sec to It that there II no loose con-
struction of the exemption regulations.
The draft Lists, checked ana rechecked,
will be forwarded to the local boards In
the various states at once.
with these lists will go instructions
calling attention to the vital necessity
OF strict conformance with the letter
as well as the spirit Of the draft law.
The government wants justice done IN
every case, but this justice, officials
say must De administered IN an even
handed and absolutely impartial man
ner.
The government stands ready, il neo-
essary, to appeal exemption pleas gen.
orally. Provost Marshal General Crow
der says drafted men will not be per-
mitted to slip thru any technical loop
holes. Particular attention is called to
the fact that every man who escapes
thru exemptions win only enforce SER
r.ce ,,ccn The man whose number
brings him next y 1inA.