Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-09-13
Registration of Men From
Is to As in Excess of
Estimates.
IOWA'S ENROLMENT
MAY EXCEED 300, 900
More Than $4,000, 900 Americans Now
Registered For Service in Liberty
Army-Youths Of 81 Registered Aug.
~, Number 15s, ,963, Only Forty Eight
Less Than Advance Estimate
Mighty Army Available to Whip Huns


per cent above the advance estimate
and many have added close to 14,000.-
900 men to the man-power rolls, ac-
cording to reports to Provost Marshal
General Crowder today from state
draft executives.
The first groups Of states to present
reports all showed well over expecta-
tions.
The first reports came from Rhode
Island. Vermant. Wisconsin. Minnesota
Oregon and the district of Columbia.
The figures probably will not be made
public until they have been checked
and recorded.
Reg gistration Aug. "a, of men who had
reached 81 years since June last
added 1898 men to the nations man.
power enrolment, the provost marshal
general announced today. This was
Just 4S less than the advance estima te
Of 1901.
Improved Health Conditions.
General Improvement in the health
conditions of training camps and can
tonments is shown In Surgeon Genera
Georges health report for the week
ending Sept. 6. There was a marked
decrease in the number Of cases OF
pneumonia. measles meningitis and
dysentery. There were ninety five COM
pared with III the week before.
noteworthy feature Of the registra-
ton was the absence of any report of
Ill t,%x x1,a
istration machinery in any part Of the
country. r
Expressions Of elation and inter-
change OF congratulations, however
gave way early in the day to series
Of orders in obedience to the gener-
ais terse instruction:
Now get these men in uniform
It was announced that the order
would go to local boards at once to
send questionnaires to registrants
10 to p and 80 to 36 years old and
that the drawing Of numbers would
take place here within a week.
Local boards were advised to stamp
the serial number on the cards the
first thing. They were told then tc
arrange the cards according to ages. SC
as to be in readiness to classify all
registrants to be included jim the first
call.
Questionnaires Tomorrow.
The questionnaires are now in tho
hands Of the board in every part OF
thej country. and offcialA fully expect
that the work of mailing them may be
begun on Saturday.
There is nothing to prevent the
drawing of numbers taking place the
latter part OF next week. Practically
the only information required by the
provost marshaXy office for this pur-
pose is the highest number Of regis
trants at any Of the local boards.
The historic glass bowl from which
the capsules containing the numbers
will be drawn has been brought from
Independence Hail. Philadelphia, where
. II has been on exhibition. Several
thousand Of the capsules to be used il,
the drawing have been prepared.
First Call in October.
, Unless present plans m,scarry.
members Of Glass under the present
registration may expect the first call
to be issued in October.
It is understood that this Is to be
followed by second call to be sent
out some time in November.
It was pointed out that the burden
Of the labor from now on will fall
chiefly upon the local boards. They
retain possession oi ali Tie esistTa-
ton cards and have been provided with
the necessary forms. and the provost
marshars office say they are all ready
to roceed.
National Stacker Roundup.
A nation wide roundup of men who
failed to register will be started i'm
mediately by specially organised
corps OF. department Of Justice agents.
This corps. it was learned today, has
been Il, process Of organization for
some time, and will work quietly with
out making general raids like those In
New York which caused adverse
criticism.
Methods have been developed for
gathering information from hundreds
OF sources on men within the new
draft ages who failed to respond. Many
volunteer members Of the American
Protective League. a citizens organ
ization, have enlisted in the new cam
paign
The system is said to be 80 thor
o,gh that At virtually Will be impos-
.ible for siackery to evade arrest
Iowa sRssistrrs 100000.
Das Mones, Sept. l?.--lowa enrolled
u,5se chan a 80 aAA ~ ne~ draft re<istranti