The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-08-17
For the New Army
Some OF the Provisions for the Called
Men Preliminary to Enlistment.

Men Preliminary to Enlistment.
Under the regulations recently
issued by the Provost Marshal at
Washington, D. c., for t h e
W h e business 0 f assembling
the levies at entra,ning points, pro-
viding them with shelter, food and
transportation and giving them
their a4tual introduction into mill
tary life is entrusted to the civil
lian local boards which selected
them for service. Until the men
reach the camps they will not be in
contact with uniformed officers.
The civilian control is carried
forward through every stage of
the draft to the very gates Of the
military camps where the making
Of soldiers to be completed within
sound of the guns in France-will
begin.
The actual call for men will go in
each case from the provost marshal
general to the state adjutant gen.
eral, stating the number of men to
be supplied at a specified time by
the state. Each local board will be
Informed promply Of It's portion in
the call and the adjutant general
will fix the date when men from his
state shall entrain for the camps.
Immediately the local board viii
make out the list of men to fill the
call from the roll Of accepted men
ard it also will fix the place Of en-
trainment and the exact time Of
departure.
Orders to the men will be posted
and also will be sent them by mail.
They will be directed to report to
the local headquarters not less than
twelve hours or more than twenty
four hours before the lime of depar-
ture for camp.
From the time specified for re-
porting to the loca! board for mill
tary duty, the regulations state,
leach man in respect of whom no.
tice to report has been posted or
mailed shall be In the military SER
vice Of the United States.
"Prior to the arrival of the men
at the board headquarters, board
members are instructed to make
arrangements for their accommoda-
ton; to find clean sanitary sleeping
places at hotels and lodging houses
to arrange for their meals and to
provide lodging and meal tickets
to be taken in payment and redeem
ed for cash later by the government
disbursing officer. In its discre-
tion the boards may grant permis-
sion for the men to remain at their
homes.
Arriving at the board head quar-
ters at the hour set for reporting,
the men will be drawn up. the roll
called and agents Of the board will
take them personally to their quar-
ters, remaining with them until ar
rangement for their comfort has
been made.
Retreat roll call at the board head
quarters, set for $3.50 p. m. on the
day of reporting to the board, will
be the first military ceremony the
drafted men pass through.
The board members are directed
to be present in person and to IN
form the men Of their military
status, impressing on them the fact
that disobedience of orders is the
gravest military crime.
The light hand baggage, contain
ing toilet articles and a change Of
underwear, which the men are per-
mitted to take with them to camp,
will inspected by the board and the
lists Of men sent forward made out
and copies Of original registration
cards prepared.
For each district, five alternates
will be- summoned to the board
headquarters, in addition to the
men actually selected to fill the
board quota. They will be held at
the assembling point until train
time, to fill vacancies should any
men Of the levy fail to report.
Except for retreat roll call, the
men will be given town liberty un-
til fourty-five minutes before train
time. The board in this interval,
will select one man from the levy
who it deems best qualified to COM
mand and place him in charge Of
the party for its trip. He will
name End in command to aid him
and the other men be told that
orders Of these two men must
be obeyed under pain of military
discipline.
James M. Colby went to
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