Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-11-12
WILL PUT BACK IN
CIVILIAN LIFE MEN
RECENTLY INDICTED
Cancellation Order Does Not
Affect Calls for Navy and
Marine Classification
to Be Continued

WASHINGTON, Nov. 11.-By order
OF President Wilson, Provost Marshal
General Crowder today directed the can
collation. Of all outstanding draft calls,
stopping the movement during the next
five days of $4,000 men. and setting
aside all November calls for over $780,
600 men.
A small number of men in eastern
states commenced entraining at 6 a. m.
today for environments under the calls
and the cancellation comes too late 70
alter their status. They will be con-
sidered as in the army until demobil-
ized 8fen nor yet elltrained, whather
specially abducted or assembled by gen
eraI call. for whom the day and hour
OF service has been set By draft boards
will be considered as honorably dis
charged and so pai6
Calls for the navy and marine corps
are not affected by the cancellation. and
entertainments Of men for these services
Will continue as ordered. Draft boards
will continue Classification of registrants
of September -.
Secretary Baker later announced that
so far as practical, all men who have
been called and who have not yet COM
pleted their training will be Immediately
turned hack to civilian life
Mr.. Baker made this statement after
conference which included the heads
of practically every important bureau of
the war department. He said more COM
prehensive announcements concerning
the situation would be made later.
'All that can be said now" he said,
'is that further calls and inductions I'M
der the draft have been suspended and
that so far as We can, those men who
have been called but who have not com
pletely passed through the camps will
be turned back to civilian life"
Instructions to Roards
The following instructions have been
sent by the provost marshal general
to all local boards:
Pending developments in the situa-
ton which arises because of the fact
that Germany has signed an armistice
| providing for the cessation of hostiIities
me president directs that all general
ard voluntary special calls now out
standing for the Induction and mcbil.za-
| ton of registrants of whatever color
| or physical qualifications for the army
be hereby cancelled. Pending further IN
| structlons no more inductions shall be
made into the army. no entrainment per-
mitted or undertaken under such calls.
The nresident further directs that all
I iesisurants VINO are already indicted
into the army urder these calls because
/ of the fact that the day and hour speci-
| led in form 1923 or entered in column
! % OF the classification list have arrived,
Eut who have not been actually entrain-
l ell fol = utilization camp shall be
| hereby discharged from the army. the
! LEGAL board snail so notify each such
| registrant.
THE purpose Of this telegram is
| merely 20 cancel outstanding calls and
| Stop the entertainment Hereunder of men
| Tor the army. All reGistrants Telea sed
| from induction under the provisions of
| this telegram are liable for immediate
/ call in the usual manner at any time.
The orderly processes of classical
| ton, phys.cai examination. and other
activities of the selective draft which
| will not be affected by or interrupted
| as the result of this telegram"