South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-07-15
Place of Res lence of VoIun-
teer Governs Says War De-
partment, Not Place of
Enlistment.
HAWAII BEARS DISTINCTION
OF BEING OVER RECRUITED
Nearly 1000 More Recruits
Furnished Than Required
From Island for
Army.
Associated Press Service:

WASHINGTON, July lex
PLANTATION today of the quota aIlot-
ment fer the selective draft army
as 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 vol
unteers in excess of the number
required from the islands TO nil up
the first army
Every other state or territory has
been benefited accordingly by re-
duction in its net quota.
This accounts for the adjust
ment" factor included in the tables
hiking quotas given out yesterday
and also for the fact that no quota
is given 10 Hawaii and that the ter
ritOry will not be required 10 fur
nish any men whatever under the
presidents call for 6S7, 200 to fill up
the regulars and national guard and
to make up the first 500. 900 of the
national army.
Quota Nearly Doubled.
ON the basis Of population
Hawaifs gross quota was 2,4O3. on
April I the territory had 4.237 men
I'm the national guard. or nearly
double the number required TO fill
the quota. Since April I. 142
additional guardsmen and IS war
volunteers for the regulars have
been recruited, making the total
contribution Of the territory TO the
army of the United States up 20
June 80. 1897 men or 1924 more
than it was required to furnish.
1t was this situation which con-
fronted officials when the allotment
Of quotas came 10 be figured out.
To each state and territory in pro-
portion 20 its population a part of
Hawaii's surplus war awarded. In
New York, more than 200 credits
we're allowed and 200 men of those
registered there will not be called
to the colors. with the first army be-
cause Of the size Of the national
guard maintained by Hawaii.
Government Get List.
Another fact developed today in
connection with the allotment OF
credits is that the war department
has furnished 10 each governor q
full list OF war recruits enlisted in
the regular army since April l and
who claim that state as home. Lieut..
Col. Kreger of the provost marshal
generals office has worked for weeks
on this angle of the problem and
the credit sheets contain every pos
sible aid the federal government
could give i'm the task of sub-divid
ing state quotas among exemption
districts.
Credits for enlistments in the reg
ular army were given on the basis
Of the place claimed as home by the
recruit, no matter where he enlist
! ed. For that reason the credits in
this regard bear no relation what
ever 20 the number OF men who
have been recruited in any state.
The method adopted has not been
clearly understood and conflicting
claims made by various states as "a
the credits they were 10 he allowed
were based on the assumption that
place of enlistment. not place OF
| residence governed the distribution
Explain Full Credit.
Another point raised has been
that credit was not allowed for all
men shown TO have enlisted by the
daily recruiting charts. Officials eX-
plain this by showing that the re-
cruit did not in fact become a
soldier until he had been sent to
/ the regional recruiting depot. pass
( ed his physical examination and
signed enlistment papers.
Those who were in process Of en-
7 listment on June so were not count
I ed
with the district distribution OF
the regular army credits supplied
TO them the governors have much
OF their work Of fixing the quotas
/ OF exemption districts in their states
already done for them. similar
division by residence OF national
guardsmen must be made. the re-
suIting district totals added 70 the
regular army credit figures and the
sum deducted from each districts
gross quota as computed on the
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