The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-07-23
RAISE 4 ARMIES
IN TWO YEARS BY
DRAFT LISTS, Is
GOVERNNE'T PLAN
Second Call Likely in the
Spring and Third in
Fall of Next Year
SMELLING GETS
OFFICERS CAMP
Change Made in Plans
Honor for the Draft
Army Says Gen. Mann

ARMY says Ncu' MALL
What are the chances of Cass
county men being called for war SER
vice?
Here they are.
II your number was drawn from one
to S44, you're in the first draft, and
you probably will be called before the
county exemption board for examina-
ton beginning the latter part of next
week, and those accepted probably
will be in training by September or
October.
II you are listed in the numbers
running from S44 to about 1900 or
1900, you will be in the second call,
and would be called into the service
in March or April, next spring.
II you are listed in the group OF
numbers running from 1900 to about
$500, you would be liable for the can
for the third army, and would go into
training in September or October.
next year.
$500, you would be liable to a call in
March or April, 1919, II the war still
continues.
For those who receive places above
$500, the probabilities are that they
will not be called for two years, de-
pending, of course. upon developments
in the meantime.
The foregoing statement Of likely
calls Is based upon the present esti-
mates Of the war department.
It takes into consideration that the
raising of any army of $4,000, the
unit that has been adopted for the
first army, would require about the
same number of men from Cass
county as the first call, except that
in the succeeding calls, 1t isn't likely
that credits for enlistments will be
as great.
MEN MAY STILL
ENLIST FOR SERVICE.
j Contrary to information given out
Saturday, to the effect that publica-
ton Of the draft lists raised a barrier
against drafted men enlisting, it now
appears, from information given out
at Washington, that drafted men may
enlist. The bar against enlistment
becomes operative when the men re-
ceive official notice from the exemp-
ton board TO appear for examination
Company B. Fargo, First North
Dakota infantry, Is continuing its ac-
tive recruiting drive, in the hope of
raising its membership to the war
basis Of $50 men.
1t is making its plea for enlistment
more particularly to the men who
have been drafted.
OBJECTIONABLE MATTER
is ORDERED ABANDONED.
National guard officers are calling
attention to a letter from General w.
A. Mann, chief OF the militia bureau,
regarding the practice that has been
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organizations, in drawing q line be-
tween themselves and the drafted
army.
General Mann's letter. in part, fol-
lows:
THE attention Of this bureau has
J been called to the offensive character
OF the recruiting literature used by
some national guard organizations in
! that 1t makes unfavorable comparison
I. between those who volunteer and
! those who may enter the service
through the application of the selec-
. tive draft. The use of any literature
:, which tends TO cast odium on those
( selected for service is0 prohibited
Necessary measures should be taken
! to destroy all such literature now in
use and to prevent the use of similar
advertising in the future.
\ SMELLING GETS SECOND
! OFFICERS TRAINING CAMP.
Fort Smelling and not Fort Riley
! viii be the point for the second off,
GERS reserve training camp. The an
nouncement was made officially, and
also that Snelling's second condensed
West Point academy of Mars would
open on Aug. 81 and continue for the
three months period.
The school will be confined to APP
plicants from the same area as the
flrst camp, viz: Minnesota. North
and South Dakota. Iowa and Nebras-
ka, and while there is expected to be
some changes in the personnel of the
, regular army officers in charge, 1t
was said at the fort it was probable
a part OF the present staff would be
retained on account of experience
gained in the first camp.
The next camp will have 1851 stu
dents at the start as compared with
the $500 admitted a9the beginning of
the first camp. Minnesota's quota for
the new camp will be 361 men as com
f, pared with the states 1000 men in the
first camp and the other states quo
tas in the camp will be scaled at
ABOUT the same ratio to make up the
1.051 men.
MEN TO BE CLASSIFIED
IN EARLY EXAM NATION,
In this camp every care has been
taken to eliminate the dissatisfaction
regarding the classification of the APP
plicants existing in the preliminary
arrangements to the first school as
each and every man will be subjected
TO the same impartial inspection as
to qualifications and prospects of be-
coming valuable as an officer.
CHOICE OF SITE IS ..
AfAM nv IAn n MFNnt<
The second camp for this area had
been scheduled for Fort Riley. Then
came rumors that it was to be
changed to Fort Smelling, but this
Tumor was officially queIched at the.
time by a statement from Washing
ton that the designation had not been
altered In the meanwhile influences
friendly to Fort Smelling were work
ing industriously and quietly and
their efforts eliminated in the an
nouncement that Fort Riley had been
dropped and the second school sched-
uled for Fort Smelling.
Al the same time another southern
point received a buffet when II was
announced that Illinois. Wisconsin
and Michigan students Of the second
series camps would be stationed at
Fort Sheridan rather than Fort Log
an III. Roots in Arkansas.
STUDENTS WILL BE
EXAMINED TODAY.
This morning such students al the
officers reserve training camp as are
aspiring for provisional second
lieutenants in the regular army were
given their examinations. It was at
first announced that about. 30 men
were TO be awarded a chance for
these commissions IL successful in
passing these examinations, but of
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