The sun., 1918-09-14
CR0WDER TELLS
PERSHINGDRAFT
is BIG SUCCESS
Birthday Message Follows
Estimate of Enrolment
of 13,98O,O0O Men.
y. Y. SENDS FIRST REPORT>
ship Board and Railroad Ad-
ministratiOn Issue Defer
ment Definitions.
y. Y. SENDS FIRST REPORT
Sgeciai Despatch 70 TIE srN.

Special Despatch TO THE SrN.
WASHINGTON, Sept. l3.-Completely
satisfied with the success OF yester-
days registration OF Americas man
power. Provost Marshal General
Crowder cabled to-day as a birthday
greeting to Gen. John J. Pershing,
commander in Chief of the American
Expeditionary Force, the following
congratulatory announcement:
The nation responded yesterday
with an enrolment which prom
ises to exceed all estimates, thus
.nsuring the uninterrupted flow Of
man power to the army under your
command
Thus far only fragmentary re-
turns, Of course, are available at the
Office Of Gen. Crowder. Eleven States
have sent in projected returns with
an indication obtained through the
aggregation Of their figures that in
these States the enrolment has ex-
ceeded the estimates by about Sia
per cent.
Included in this trial balance" were
TIE District of Columbia and the States
of louisiana, Minnesota. Mississippi.
Oregon. Rhode Island. Tennessee. YER
mont, Virginia and Wisconsin. They
Constitute. in the opinion OF the Provost
Marshal Generals office. a fair average,
as their industries and the character of
and the differentiation Of their popula-
tons in the various industries are about
rs diverse as prevail any where in the
whole nation.
Estimated Registry 13.0s0,00O.
Should the average of excess enroll
ment shown in the reports so far be
horne out throughout the United States.
the total enrolment instead of being
slightly less than IL, ,0oO, 900 would be ap-
nroXimately 13.ss0.O00.
There was an interesting race to be
the first local board to hand in its COM
uiete report and II was won by Local
Board No 3 of the District of Columbia.
Two Philadelphia local boards were Sec
ond and third in the contest and then
followed Local Board No. 157 of New
York city.
There was no occasion for the local
Provost Marshal Generals office. but the
rivalry was interesting enough to Justify
the irregularity and was greatly appre-
lated by Gen. Crowder. To-day the
Provost Marshal Generals Office officially
declared the New York report to be the
first under the wire. The statement
said
The fourth to report was Local Board
70. ii7 of New York city. DIR. y. Gordon,
chairman. DR.. Gordon also sent mes
sengcrs by train 10 Washington with his
report, which showed a registration Of
S."l2. 4 force of twenty volunteer ste
"ographers working steadily throughout
tho day enabled this board to complete
us report within Ave minutes after the
'HElstration booths In that district closed
a. T. NJ. The report included not only
The serial numbers assigned to each
r-giNtrant, but the name. age. color and
nationality Of each regstrant."
~ Class Enrolled 157.0s3.
General Crowder in his general sur
'HE of yesterdays registration made
puh''" 'o-day the returns from the reg
'strauon of August "a. when youths
Nn1 had reached their twenty-flrst BIRTH
ga. between that date and June of
to's wear. reported. The report showed
;hat l57,963 had entered their names for
service, This total was slightly under
IN" estimate, as 15S,01L had been ex-
n"c'ed to register.
The United States Shipping Boards
Emergency Fleet Corporation defined Its
o"sitiou tonight with regard to the
ali nf ht.il IL
ing as an industry closely intimate with
'ar work. II said:
Two points must be kept In mind by
'0l responsible executives. They are:
4. Every man within the draft ages,
whom 1t is possible to dispense with
should be spared for military service.
"2. The vital importance OF the work
Of the Emergency Fleet Corporation to
the successful pursuance of the war re-
qulres the retention OF an adequate force
TO maintain the highest operating eff
cheney.
The Emergency Fleet Corporation
III not ask for exemption or deferred
Justification by reason OF necessary
Government employment for any en-
noyee who would otherwise be placed In
,ass ], except those who are essen
tai 10 the corporation In furthering
the production OF ships or equipment.
Inc Emergency Fleet Corporation
WI ask for exemption or deferred class
0"auon by reason OF necessary Gov
ernment employment for some employees
hkely to be placed In class or class
I II in its opinion these men are neces-
sar" to II In furthering the production
Of ships or equipment"
The Railroad Administration also
Continued on Fourth PdDe.