The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1917-07-24
NO ENL|STMENTS
AFTER FIRST CALL
Prior to Posting the List Men
MAY Volunteer.
CROWDER MAKES THE RULING
Checking Official Tally Sheets About
Completed at the Printers in Wash
ington.

Completed at the Printers in Wash
ington.
Washington, July 24.-Regi,trants
under ti.e seIt.cti>e draft law are not
eligible for voluntary enlistment in the
regular army OF the national guard
alter their names have been posted by
local exemption boards as summoned
i.r examination.
Brigadier General Crowder, provost
marshal general promulgated t is rul
ing to make definite the status OF
men Oh the registration lists who now
may desire to join the regulars or the
national guard. The ruling is supple
mentary to instructions sent to recruit.
ing officers by Adjutanr General Nc.
Cain, as follows:
after a registered person has been
called for military service by his local
boarl and directed to appear for ply
steal examination he ceases to be eli
CHILE for voluntary enlistment"
The ruling by General Crowder was
necessary in order to establish fttini e.
" the time when registered man was
to be considered as falling within this
prohibition. General Crowder held that
posting of the name of registrant by
the local board at its headquarters con.
stituted notification to the registrant
that he was called for examination,
and thus set the period when he would
be no longer eligible for voluntary
service Prior to that time ever
though his name may be among those
who will be called in the first quota
in any district, registrant may be
accepted for the regular service as a
volunteer.
Checking the official tally sheets OF
the draft was about complete and
printing the master sheets which will
guide local exemption boards in sum
moning the men for the first increa
ment of 6S7 600 troops proceeding
rapidly.
Regulations to govern the application
of the master list by the local eXemp-
ton boards have already been promul.
gated and include a method by which
any difficulties arising from confusion
OF serial numbers are to be overcome
The plan is to regard such registra
ton cards as additional to the number
already provided and the local lists
A separate drawing will he held by
state authorities to place these adit-
tional cards and such other cards as
NAV have come in by mall since July
10 in order as they are drawn. They
will then he appended 10 the registra,
ton list of their district and be imme.
diate!y affected by the selection draw.
ing Of last F~idav. inst as though they
had been included IN the list at that
time.
officials of Provost Marshal General
Crowdei's Office were preparing TO:
the gle1t number Of inquiries and re
quests for rulings which they expect
from he local boards as soon as ex-
ami, ions of the men for the first
quot begins Probably It will take
se~orc1 days for the boards 10 become
thoro shlv familiar with their work
Afte- that officials expect the examin
atfons and exemptions of men or their
certifcatiOn 10 the higher boards for
military duty will proceed rapidly.
Within a week after the local boards
begin operations the district boards
also will be abe 10 begin their work
and take ND questions OF industrial ex.
emptions as rapidly as they arise.