South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-07-17
DETAILS
MAY Be KNOWN
BY WEDNESDAY.
With Few States to be Heard
From Federal Control of
CONSUMPTION NeaTS End.
Honor to Chosen.
international News Service


WASHINGTON July lI.-Au will
be ready for the draft by wednes-
day night according to the expecta-
tons Of Provost Marshal Gen. Crow
der this afternoon
Ten states have failed 10 report
the organization of their local
boards and the numbering or
serial numbers. but Gen. Crowder
believes this work viii have been
done by noon tomorrow
Secy Of War Baker and Gen.
Crowder viii discuss the final de-
tails of the actual drawing OF the
mum beers tonight and tomorrow they
hope 20 be able 10 make details
public
While the date OF drawing Is stiU
a matter Of conjecture. 10 is assured
today that il viii not be later than
Saturday Of this week. and there IL
a possibility that II may be set as
early as Thursday
Shuns Census Argument.
Gen. Crowder refused 10 COM
ment upon attacks made in the SEN
ate yesterday upon the establish
ment OF the quotas OF the various
states. based upon the census esti-
mate furnished by the census bu-
reau.
"That IS "a matter which is en-
tirely between the men in congress
and Sec'y Reddeld" Gen. Crowder
said. we were ordered 20 estimate
the quotas upon a census estimate
furnished us by the census bureau
and we did IT,"
National control OF the draft Is
rapidly nearing an end Once
made there viii be no further need
for concerted state action. Local
and district boards viii work indt-
vidually and when each state has
determined the men drafted. thew
can begin mobilization without
waiting for the remainder N the
states 20 finish.
Will BE No "Slackers."
Military men said today that
when the draft is made it VIII be
Impossible for any person 90 be
called "a Stacker" Men who es-
cape the first call viii be FORUM
ate In way. It does not mean
that they have shirked any duty 20
their country dut simply that they
are not needol for the present
Every man 7.ho registered is az the
disposal of his country. until he has
been exempted or declared phys
icaIlv unfit
Tt is the drafted man who IS going
TO be the hero Of this war military
men declare They point ont that
hundreds and thousands of Amer
icsn youths have rushed to the
cS,ors Joining coast defense and
naval reserve units. in hopes they
win escape active service in France
Thcv declare that the man who has
waited 90 take his chance with the
draft is FAR more Ioval 20 DIS coun-
try and dcservlnr of -reatcr praise
than the man who has Joined some
service I'm which he knows he viii
be assigned 20 uon-r0m Blatant duty
and viii perhaps never even near
the roar Of the guns
Honor Posts Open.
prcs-t Wilson has declared that
tho drafted army shall "e given al
Of the rank of tho regular forces.
Moreover am of The choice assign
r-ort- veilI not 90 20 rcn who voiun-
teeref. 10 IS inevitable that many
mon must bo drawn for aviation
service from the new national army
Drafted men viii have an oppor-
unity % qualify for "a comuission
and there Is chance waiting them
la the next training camp for Of
fcers. which will Doe entirely reserved
10 men I'm the fighting ranks ~ the
United States.
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