The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-07-29
CROWDER MAY co
into CLASS TWO
IN FOUR MONTHS
FoCh Calls for More Amed-
cans He viii Get Them,
MAN POWER BILL DELAYED
Second Registration Of 1918
Glass in December Probable
BY Arthur Sears Henning

BY Arthur Sears HenninR
WASHINGTON, July 29-To TAX,
advantage OF the German retreat north
OF the Marne, General Foch needs al
the Americans that can I've rushed tC
France during the remainder Of tn,
summer and early autumn lie is go
ing to get them Hundreds OF thou.
sands OF the men OF the national army
are trained and ready TO go and every
ounce OF available allied tonnage will
be devoted to carrying them over seas
Big Drive Possible.
The supreme commander OF the al
lied armic, has not disclosed his pur-
pose but it is surmscd that the Franco
American victories have revealed the
weakness OF the boche and made the
launching Of the great counter often
live an immediate possibility
"With another million Ameri-
cans on the job the Germans could
be cleaned out OF Frsnte and Bel
gium before snow flies" said a high
war department official tonight.
UC " dlnlUR VI SOlulFlN dihb - "
be speeded up Secretary OF War Baker
had planned to slow down the draft ma
chinery beginning with August |. He
was going TO call only 10000 draftees
In August compared with 100000 in
July Something has happened to
change the program.
Cis. Nearing End,
At the rate men are now being called
10 the colors, Class ! will be exhausted
before congress can put into effect the
enlarged army plan, involving extension
ef the draft age, which Secretary Baker
has delayed putting until September.
" will not have any one to draft in
Glass and | will have TO make a
draft upon Cla" 2 to fill the quota for
January" said General Ctowder, "Ev-
erything indicites that we are going to
continue to make heavy drafts during
the first six months OF 1919"
Month to Pa. New Bill
The war departments promised man
power program is not yet completed
members OF conRres have been told The
| labor question is said to be forming an
important consideration in the framing
OF the program. Although no one
doubts the willingness OF congress TO
act quickly, the measure is OF such far
reaching Importance that il will be i'm
possible to pass il without considerable
|debate, perhaps a month or more. II
will require asother considerable period
Ito complete the registration, numbering,
classification and examination OF the
men available by the increased draft
age.
New Registration Possible.
II is entirely probable, according 10
Testimony before the committee, that il
|msy be necessary to conduct another
Registration on December of the young
|men who have become p years old since
Uune s.
at becomes very plain" General
|Crowder has said, in his testimony.
f'that on January |, II congress does not
provide for an additional enrolment,
b shall be levying drafts throughout
khe country on Class 2. There will be
many difficult situations to be met both
in the field OF domestic relations and
in the economic field That is the way
= sec the question Of man power in
this country"
Several days after General Crowders
appearance before the committee, Sec
Fetary Baker went to the capitol and
Rrged the senate to defer action on. the
Extension of the draft age.
10000 Building Ships.
General Crowder's testimony showed
that 1910 men had TO be deducted
from the enrolment in Glass for the
Emergency Fleet corporation
General Crowder also told the. com
|nittee that plans were being worked
bu, to supply Limited service men" to
khe war department to relieve many
ble-bodied fighting men now detached
to' service which can be performed by
those whose physical qualifications do
bot III the for fighting.
The general also stated that the total
humber OF delinquents in Class | was
$4,000 This includes men who failed
return duestionnaires, or failed to
report for physical examination or
failed TO report for entrsinmeut.