Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-02-05
125 MEN WILL REPORT
AT HIGH SCHOOL
MONDAY
ESQ TO TAKE TESTS
MEN ARE BEING NOTIFIED TO-DAY
TO SUBMIT THEMSELVES BE.
FORE DOCTORS--ARE GETTING
READY FOR FEBRUARY %
MOVEMENT OF NEW TROOPERS.

w ftUiu'HlH- bt I'fI 'Flt W N''"
tps OF Ottawa and liz Salie county
under the first draft sill cutrain for
Camp Dodge during the week Of Feb
-. under tho official order issued yes.
tertlay by Provost Marshal General
frcwder The movement OF the SEE
leetna men will continue over a ncr-
iod OF five days
The local exemption board sent ont
The first calls for physical examina-
iions this afternoon The call is for
I25 men to appear Monday afternoon,
February II, between the hours Of |
and o'clock. in the gymnasium OF the
high school for their physical exam
nations.
Calls will be sent out tomorrow ai.
icrnoon for i25 more for Tuesday al
irrnoon February l2th, at The same
hour and in the same place. These
$50 men are all that will be called at
this time.
Two new dottbrs names hayc| been
added to the examining board The
Eve men comprising the board arc
Drs. +. 7. .llntheway. $ f. Parr W 5
Blue, W. A. Pike and a. j. Roberts.
The cntirc quota from This dstric
vas ~ men. The government has
already accepted and given II credit
for ll3. which leaving IA deferreI
quota of l49 men to be filled ibut thl
date for the leaving Of the next in
crcment from the district or the mum
Der of men in this increment is no
known here. but the exemption b11r
officials here are not inclined TO be
lcvo they viii be called upon 10 send
the rest Of The entire quote q 'hiS
time
Waiting Since Oct. ;,
The order will affect $50 solccte,
men from La Sallc county who h9vr
bneu awaiting call since oct 3. 1ht
first selected men. per cen! Of ,h'
duota, were sent 10 Camp Dodge iron
the local selection board Sept > TW,
weeks later an additional 80 per con
was Sent to the cantOnmCnt 10 star
mlitar! training.
At that time it was announce,
that an additional 20 per cent Woul,
be called Oct. with the remaining
IL per cent a. soon after that d9l'
as possible. However shortly betOr
Oct. :. On order was received iron
Provost Marshal Gen CruWder to hul
all men no, yet mductcd into TN
military service for later orders
Daily it was expected This orde
would COME but II was not until ir
day, after four months OF wditint
that the War Department has bee
able 70 make a place for The new con
tinecnt at training camps.
Csntonment IN Readiness.
The immense army which mobi
lied for preliminary training at Cam
Dodge exceeded the expectation I
the War Department, and il was du
10 this that the call for the selcc,o
men from this section has been hDl
Op. However. thousands Of sclcctc
men who have been in training {
Camp Dodge have been moved
other camps. are on their way
rrance. or already part of the le
ching expedilionary forces, and ann
quarters are now ahordcd for the ne
contingent.
Including the } per cent quota lea
ing here Sept. . and the later cont
gent OF - per cent leaving two wecb
latter. La Sale county has also Sc,
n plumber Of negroes to Camp D0dg
or practically 10 per cent of the tot
,nota This leaves III per cent Of II
quota subject TO the call Df Feb. 20 n
subscun,n days as just issued
Provost Marshal General Crowdcr
win call practically lip young m,
from Ottawa and la Salle county
Examinations Star. Monday.
IN preparation for the second dra
the physical examination OF the r.
isiercd luen who have placed the
sul,cs In ClasH !. ur have been plac
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