Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1918-06-08
YOUTHS
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. r. &c near OF far. he day d Allied
victory cauoot - evzded, the .prac
teal military view T., 20 long a. the
. rising food q the American armies
drlleI, equipped and equipDtng. car
. Dr. tgrned 70 The European battlefront
Provost-Sfars5a General Crowder
nso s1Dervises the DRAFT, fixes ne
tentative number given above fer the
days new total and likewise from
tie experience table of the year
places the number u potential sol
diers 10 be added 70 the Hss To-Day
a. ~, 900, concluding that the class
Eifi be - per cent composed Of mill
ssry electives.
As they assemble a. the register
ing stations tOday, he total Of men
raised by the draft IN the United
States Fer is arnnies viii pass 1900
go, Before the Ell Of the present
month, the modified total viii have
passed 100. 900, for he immense
military machine that owes IT'S exist
ence 20 the readiness IT plain Amer
leans TO fight Is moving forward 70 a
goal thai wifi meet President VII
sons demand for force, force to the
atno5., and force without stint"
The $500 local boards throughout
the country VINO take the burden Of
the work have named registering
clerks for every 100 Of the young men
within their Jurisdiction. Men absent
unay0idaoly from their homes on reg.
isterlng day may apply to any board
sor heir cards. Names as recorded
viii pass into the existing classified.
tons Of registered men and, in ac-
cordance with their physical Qualif-
cations, their status az to dependents
and as TO Industrial or agricultural
occupations, they win be assigned to
Class One, Two, Three, -Four, or Five.
The overwhelming majority, however,
aa indicated by the estimate given,
the provost marshal general expects
70 find placed in Class One.
They viii 90 70 the foot of the list
Of 1917 registrants in each class, and
will NO be called, the regulations pro
vide, until those above them have
been taken, unless by trade or edu-
cation they are fitted for specialized
army service, then they maybe called
sooner. The system Of determining
the order Of their call as among them
selves the provost marshal general
has not yet fixed, but the general ex-
2ectaticn Is THAT some sort Of a lot
terry Of the type previously used, will
be conducted on a national scale. Yet
Of his officials are not certain, be-
cause the recurring draft calls come
more swiftly, and run to larger totals
now, and the classification has come
to be more important than the mum
bers. A late order number win serve
only to postpone for a few days the
inevitable call to the training camps.
National purpose to see that no in.
diyiduals eyade serving is expressed
in the regulations, wherein are voiced
the command Of the government to
place officers Of all descriptions, Unit
81 States marshals, Secret Service
men, and city police, that they shall
assist exemption guards in scanning
lists and combing out attempted
evaders Of the registration.
Figures available show that no 9th
or country participating in the great
war has the actuai resources in men
that the United States has. Against
ihe provost marshal generals estimate
OF 100000 for the American military
class of 1918, which is added ITO the
almost 1000O.O0O fetal of 1917, can
be placed the German annual mere
ment Of 100000, the French Of 400
600, and the Italian of 100000. And
al these classes in other countries
nave been called in advance