The Holly chieftain., 1917-08-17
HOW MEN IN NEW ARMY
WILL GO TO CAMP
Will Be Subject to Military Discip-
line After Reporting to Board

regulations unOef WHICH Ullc HeW
national army will be called to the
colors. beginning september /, were
issued by Provost Marshal Gen
eral Crowder. They detail the pr
gram under which every soldier of
the draft army has been accepted by
the adjutant general of the train
ing cantonment to which he is as
signed.
The actual call for men will go
from the provost marshal general
to the state adjutant general.
Each local board will be informed
of its proportion and the adjutant
general will fix the date when men
from his state shall entrain for
camps.
The local board will make out
the list of men to fill the call from
the roll of accepted men and will
fix the place and time of entrain-
ment.
From the time specified for report
ing to the local board for military
duty, each man in respect of whom
notice to report has been posted or
mailed shall be in the military
service of the United States.
Prior to the arrival OF the men
at board headquarters, board mem
bers are instructed to find clean and
sanitary sleeping places at hotels
and lodging houses, and to arrange
for meals. In it's discretion, the
boards may grant permission for
the men to remain at their homes.
Arrived at the board head
quarters at the hour fixed for re-
porting, the men will be drawn up.
the roll called and agents will take
them personally to their quarters,
remaining with them until every
arrangement for their comfort has
been made. Instructions are given
that the quality of food furnished
shall be good and the board is held
liable for seeing that meals are ad-
equate
Retreat roll call at board head
quarters, set for $50 o'clock the
Afternoon of 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 inform the men of their
militar status, impressing on them
the fact that disobedience of orders
is he gravest military crime The
light hand baggage containing toilet
articles and change of undercloth-
ing, which the men are permitted to
take with them to camp, will be
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 board head
quarters in addition to men
selected to fill the board quota
They will be held at the point I'M
til train time to fill in vacancies
should any of the levy fail to re-
port.
Except for retreat roll call, the
men will be given town liberty un.
Til forty-five minutes before train
time. The board will select one
man from the levy to place in
charge of the party for its trip and
he will name second in command.
The other men will be told that
orders OF these two men must be
obeyed under pain of military dis
cipline.
Final verification of the list will
be made just before entraining and
if anyone is missing an alternate
will be sent in his place.
1t will be the duty of the com
mander of each party to watch over
his men on the trip, see that none
is left behind at any station, that
all are feed regular and that no
liquor is furnished Should a
train be delayed by accident, the
commander of each party will tele-
graph the camp adjutant general
g., TONS