The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-15
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days, stand marshalled for their place
in the worlds war. each in the class
to which his economic worth entities
him.
st have not the slightest hesitation
in predicting the absolute success of
the classification system. From every
part of the country has come praise
for the plan. 1t will provide armies
in a steady stream; armies bull: from
the body polite by the body polite.
Governors Name Boards.
Never before in the history of the
world have armies been chosen with
the scientific precision of the new
system. Men will shoulder the gun
first who should, by all the laws of
reason, offer themselves first to their
country, and only grim necessity will
compel US to invade the more de-
ferred classes; but if such necessity
does arise, it will find the country
ready.
Through the governors of the
states, legal advisor. board, to assist
registrants to make intelligent answers
to their questions has been assigned to
every local board. Through the same
agencies the leaders in medicine in
every community have pledged them
selves to aid and assist in medical ex-
men who are building the new system
have offered their services without
price to their government.
The completion of the classified
ton will practically complete the great
work of the local and district boards.
Thereafter they will act each in their
| respective areas as the government
agents for any new registration which
| may occur and will consider changes
of status or transfers of jurisdiction
when such may arise
Call 100000 in Spring.
| Within two months the classified
| ton will be complete, ready for the
second call for 100000 men. The
contingents in the first draft are ex-
| pected to move to Europe with spring
| On their heels raw recruits in the
second draft will tumble into the can
| tonmentS.
The doctors and lawyers who will
pave the way for the classification
were put through their final PAGES
under tutelage of local boards thruout
| the country today.
With their aid the government hopes
by February 5 to have nine million
men catalogued, card indexed and
| stuck away in civilian cubby holes
| from which they can be quickly drawn
! to fill the second draft and all sub
sequent calls for democracy's defend
eds.
Overflow Jefferson Barracks
st. Louis, Dec. 15.-Fifteen thousand
regular army recruits from all parts of the
middle west were at Jefferson barracks
near here today; and hundreds of recruits
who could not be lodged at the over
crowded barracks were quartered in st
Louis. Army officers sent 1900 men to tn,
Central Y. NJ. c. A. last night and 500 Il
the armory of the First Missouri infantry
| quarters: $50 were provided by the Rail
| road Y. NJ. C. A, fifty men were sheltered
| at Central police station. Some of tn,
hotels gave the men free lodgings bu
against some hotels complaints of excessive,
| charges were made.
1858 Accepted at Kansas City.
Kansas City No, Dec. 15.-One thousanS
six hundred and eighty three men hayl
been accepted for enlistment in the arm!
at the local recruiting office during tn
past fifteen days. This establishes a rec
men have been enrolled, for the nationa
! army $50 were accepted and to the reserv
forces 800 men were added. Practically al
| of the men have been forwarded to tn
Jefferson barracks training station