Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-09-20
All Must Be Complete Before
Being Sent for Service
in Europe.
SIGNAL RECRUITS WANTED
Search of Every Cantonment
Will Be Made to Select
Specially Fitted.
BY OMER X. BENEDICT.


(World Washington Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Sept l9.--That
the president will issue q proclama-
ton calling for 100000 or two nun
dred thousand registrants within q
verv short time seems to be a fact.
The "call" will be made upon
recommendations of the five thou
sand districts Ihruout the country.
reductions being made as in the first
draft call, for all enlistments since
July /.
Tho calling Of these additional men
is on account OF the transfers from
the national army to the national
guard divisions and on account of the
great increase In the medical corps
and auxiliary units and the necessity
of obtaining men for the enlarged
signal corps. The war department has
adopted the policy that no division
will be sent across the seas until 1t
has reached its full war strength.
Seven Divisions Deficient.
Commanders of national guard
have been asked to report the latest
enrolment figures of their respective
organizations so that a basis may be
reached for computing the number
of additional men required. 1t Ii
learned that ten divisions Will be re-
ported at or near full strength, leav-
ltlR StNeH ilIltTt are Will thS
Forty-second Cor Rainbow" divis-
ion) 10 be- taken care OF.
The chief signal officer has re-
uuested the chief OF staff for informa-
tion as to the method of obtaining
one hundred thousand or more men
VINO Will he needed in the organiza-
ton OF signal corps. The question to
be answered is whether this force will
be obtained thru voluntary enlist
ments or by transferring men from
the first draft. Officers In charge OF
the organization claim the men can
be enlisted under the voluntary sys-
tenn and base this belief upon the ap-
parent and proven popularity OF the
await ton section.
Would Avoid Delay.
However, this would take some
time and the general staff is inclined
TO believe 1t will take altogether too
long and that some other method
must be used to secure the required
number of men assembled without
delay. Another feature OF the signal
corps needs which will operate
against the voluntary system Is the
fact that great proportion OF the
personnel should be more or less
/ technically trained men, such as me-
chanics. carpenters, chauffeurs, elec-
tricians, etc.
The secretary OF war has already
named a civilian committee to select
, from the first draft men who are
fitted either naturally or by educa-
ton and experience for the technical
positions in the signal corps and in
the additional auxiliary troops which
are to be raised. This committee Is
composed OF men who have held po-
sitions as vocational experts for large
commercial firms or who have ma
tional regulations as psycho-anal-
lists, each training camp Will be
visited and the men who already have
! passed thru the initia! elimination
process will be finally examined.
! A chart of questions has been pre-
/ pared and upon the answers made to
these and physical examination, the
position for which the recruit Is best
adapted will be determined.