The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1917-07-06
Mclean Go. Exemp-
...zs* >tiOn Board Named
Exemption Board for Mclean County
Named By Pres. Wilson. Board Will
Organize Instructions Received

he, is not being fairly dealt with
by his local exemption board and
that he has proper ground to be
excused he may come before the
appeal board and tell his story.
The work of selecting from the reg
istered men is expected to occupy
nearly two months. By that time the
government will have a roster of
half million or more able-bodied and
more or less foot-loose young men.
These young men will not be called
until the cantonment barracks are
ready for them. This will not be be-
fore September 1, according to the
present prospect.
It willxStake from 60 to 80 days to
build these cantonment cities, but
when they are ready the men will be
ordered to assemble and will be put
under the command of officers now
being trained in the various camps of
the officers reserve corps. These Of
Cficers will teach the 100000 rockies
the first principles of soldering.
Pay will begin for each man from
the time he gets orders to report or
takes the formal oath as soldier. 1t
will begin whether he actually is or
dered to camp or begins drilling or
remains at home. He will be issued
his uniform and shoes and when he
has put them on he will resemble in
all respects soldier in the national
guard or regular army.
There is nothing distinctive about
the uniform of the selective service
army unless button on the collar be
used to designate as the militia and
regulars are designated.
In assembling and organizing the
men an effort will be made to hold
localities together. IL The boys from
Chicago, for instance, will not be
mixed up with those from st. Louis or
New York, although they may be if
the war department later decides to
mix them. The law directs that so
far as it may be practicable men from
the same communities be kept to-
|gether. :,
Men in the selective service army
will be eligible to officers commands,
and it is announced that the third
series of officers camps will be made
up of men chosen from the selected
soldiers.
The second camp is to be August ~
and the third will probably come in
October or Novembr.
In official circles it is privately,
admitted that the chief purpose Of.
the defense Of this country. Much
has been said aandsaxritten about
sssendingl mon tosthe. trenches in.
France. a. e @1-'" .'-|Ss': -
Men are going to France now
and it will not be long before
General Pershing has couple Of
divisions there, but it probably -
will be long time before the men; =
now about to begin their training
will see active service Of anykind.
This does not mean that America
is not to take its full part in the war.
It merely means that one of the most
important tasks this country faces is
the preparation of large reserve
army, mobilzed, equipped and train
ed to be used, il necessary, to de-
fend this country from foreign aggres-
sion. a @. - ~ -.
AS much as we, would like to send
large bodies OF troops abroad, the
shortage Of transports make this an
almost Impossible task in the near
future. Feeding the people in France
and England is already a tremendous
burden which must be shared at once
by the United States, and every man
sent over there from the United States
Is another man to be fed, clothed,
munitioned and transported by the
workers at home. s3s5 Al ':,ss!.s :3
3 Selectiye service men who will be
disappointed II they do not see active
lighting at once win do well to enlist
~ the navy, the marine corps 81 even:
the regulars
III % these viii % before the 81
Ne seIective service army. This army &,
may inithe end all Do. That is III
for the future TO determine.
The following we're guests at the
Peterson and Holtan homes Sunday: Z
Mr.. and Mrs. Ole Holtan and children,
Mr.. and B Mrs. Horace Holtan and
daughter, and Mrs. Thos. (srothe and
children 81 Washburn, nnirs. Walter.
Jarfa0f,s s and Miss Gertrude EichOrst9