New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-24
Training for Recruits
Men Officially Enrolled on
Receipt of Order; Button
for Rejected

. lected and certified for service uhder
the CONSUMPTION law.
The cards were distributed to the
boards last night Immediately upon
the return of Deputy Attorney General
Roscoe S. Conkling from Washington,
where he conferred yesterday with
Provost Marshal General Crowder.
When the "war order" will come
from Washington is not known, but 1t
is presumed that it will be sent about
September / and that September 5 will
be designated as the date for the mo-
Utilization Of one-third of the quota at
each county seat throughout the coun-
try. In New York City each man will
report to his respective board.
Men May Remain at Home.
AS soon as a man receives the red
card he Is officially enrolled in the
military service and subject to the or
ders of the War Department. II he so
elects, provided he is within one hours
travel of the headquarters of his local
board, he may remain at home until
the mobilization date, otherwise he
must report at once, and his food and
lodging will be paid by the local board.
If he wishes to remain at home he
must mail at once another card at
tached TO the mobilization call. This
form reads as follows:
81 hereby make application for per-
mission to eat and spend the night at
home during the period will be under
the orders Of the local board prior TO
entrainment During this time mes
sage can reach me at - or by tele-
phone at No. -. | will at no time
be more than an hours journey from
the Office Of the local board. | do not
desire food or lodging furnished me
by the local board during this period"
The red cards will be filled out by
the local boards as fast as the names
are certified back TO them by the dis
trict board and will be held in readi
ness for the call. When it comes, the
cards will be sent out according to the
order numbers in the draft to as many
men as are affected by the first mobili-
zation order. They will also be sent
to all who registered and failed TO APP
pear for examination after their names
have been listed by the adjutant gen.
erals Office. If these men fail to ap-
pear in answer to the mobilization
call they will be classed as deserters.
Plans for First Month
Plans of the War Department for
the mobilization at the divisional can
tonments and the tentative programme
for the men during the first month of
training were made public in dispatches
from Washington last night.
The men will be entrained under the
direction of the local boards, accord
ing to a schedule arranged by the pro-
vost marshal generals Office, to obviate
delays in reaching the environments.
1t is presumed that a second third of
the quota will be called about Septem-
Der 10, and the last to answer the first
call by the end of the month.
A list of the articles each recruit
may take with him is printed on the
red card. Each recruit will be required
to take bath upon reaching camp, and
then will be given a physical eXamina-
tion and vaccinated for typhoid, para.
tions will be made to the company
commander for special forms of exer.
else to remedy any slight physical de,
fects.
The first two weeks will be taken up
with these special exercises, light set
ting up exercises, drills and the school
ing of the soldier. Regular training
will begin during the second two weeks,
but this work will be increased very
gradually, with the division surgeon
and assistants keeping a watchful eye
on the physical condition of tic men.
One Of the first things taught will be
personal hygiene, sanitation and first
aid.
At first the men will be assigned TO
localized units. That is, each recruit
will be assigned to certain dormitories
allotted so as to bring the men from
the same district together. This, how
ever, will be only a temporary arrange
ment, as the men will later be picked
according to their previous occupa-
tons and ability and transferred to
the different branches of the service
artillery. machine gSn platoons or the
infantry. The general regimental or
battalion organization, however, will
be kept intact as at first.
Buttons for Rejected
Mr.. Conkling also brought back WITH
him one of the exemption buttons
which will be issued to every man re-
jected for physical reasons or whose
exemption claim has been allowed by
the district board. These buttons are
Of bronze, little larger than a cent.
and bear the shield Of the United
States on their face. Above this is
the word Exempt" and below the let
tiers ~. S."
1t is believed that on Monday the
Adjutant Generals Office will issue the
first list of those to whom the pink
slips have been sent. These are the
men who registered but who failed TO
appear at the local boards or refused
to submit TO an examination. These
slips are sent from the local boards
10 the district board, and when certi-
fed by that board are forwarded to
the Office of the Adjutant General of
the state.
The adjutant general then sends
them, together with the registration
cards and all other information regard
ing each case. to the adjutant general
Of the army, at Washington. Notices
10 report lo- duty are IHeH sent 10
every address.
Duplicate lists Of all for whom pink
slips have been certified will be sent
out by the sdjutant generals Office
every Monday. Copies will be sent TO
the Department of Justice and each
district board. A reward of $50 will
be offered for the apprehension Of all
pink slippers" who fail TO report.
Men In Hospital Accused
DR.. Max Girspanski, of Board 90. NJ