The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-09-26
DRAFTED men
TO Be TRAINED
BEFORE CALL
Nationwide Organization for
Preliminary Drill Launched by
National Security League
Under Sanction of Gen.
eraI Cr0Wder.

Under the sanction Of Provost Mar
shall General Crowder, tie National S.
curity League has undertaken the or
ganization throughout the country of a
systematic preliminary course of train
ing for the young men In the draft, so
that when they are called they will
know something of their duties and
how to take care of themselves.
The League has drawn up com1re-
hensive plan, which will be put in oEer-
alton In every state in the Union under
the direction Of "Committee on Pre-
! liminary Training and Instruction of
Men Registered for Draft" of which
Surgeon-G General Charles Il. Stokes, u.
8. N, retired, Is chairman.
crowder Approves.
Provost Marshal General Crowder,
to whom the Security League submit
ted the idea before acting, has ap-
proved it in a letter to Col. Charles E.
Lylecker, President of the League, in
WHICH lie says.
"Your proposal gives me great salts
faction. Your League can render val
liable assistance in this manner"
The Security Leagues plan will be
made effective through the 2S1 branch
es of the League, scattered In all parts
of. the. country, and subcommittee Of
Surgeon General Stokes's committee
cooperating with the Local Draft
Boards in all the states. 1t provides
for the organization into instruction
classes Of the men soon to be called,
to be selected by the Draft Boards, the
actual training to be conducted by re-
tired or disabled army officers, whose
efforts to prepare the young men for
service will be supplemented by local
clergymen and physicians.
Gen. J. Franklin Bell, commandant
at Camp Upton, is an enthusiastic sup
porter Of the plan and has promised
the Security League cooperation in
obtaining instructors for the classes In
New York City and vicinity.
"CIean, Sober Soldiers"
"The object of our endeaver will be
! to make the young men understand
why they are called for service to their
country, what is to be expected OF
them and why they should be loyal
Clean sober and intelligent soldiers,
says SUPERINTENDENT Stokes. Outlin
ing the operation Of the plan, he con
tinues:
'There are three main working
points:
"1) Each Local Draft Board
through it's Chairman, will select s
I Captain, who will procure the assem-
bly, of the registrants and obtain from
local military or naval post, STATE
Guard or Home Defense, Unit or from
retired or disabled veterans of tn
present war an adequate training Off
Ger.
"(2) The Captain will also invite
local clergyman to give information
instruction and advice to the yOunI
men.
Save Time and Money.
; "(3 A local physician will also In
struct the young men in matters o
health, hygiene and physical well-bein
in order that when they 60 to cam
: they shall present themselves with
consciousness of knowledge which vii
: add to their strength and usefulness.
AT present the vast majority of on
young men are called to the cOlOrs ur
trained. 1t would greatly facilitat
, their being turned into soldiers an
{ save the government time and none
2 II when they are called they are pre-
5 vided with some knowledge OF militnr
e training and sense of discipline an
i organization.
"The position of local Captain, VIII
will supervise the work, offers one
the finest opportunities for patriot
service for men of standing in the con
4 munity who are unable to get into ii
: trenches.
il "Disoroanized RabbIe."
"Under the guidance of such ma
aided by an influential local clergyma
and physician, the drafted men will {
4 to their environments in efficient, Q
= ganized bodies rather than as disc
s ganized rabble and with spirit
S self-reliance and comradeship. All Il
e. strangeness Of the new life will ha'
II been eliminated, and, since the mt
It will have been taught what lies befo
them, they will face duty with the co
fidence of familiarity.
"The military instruction will COZ
prise only the simplest evolutions, wi
>. particular emphasis upon military cou
20 tesy-when, where, how and whom
9 salute. \ general supervision of tn
Is phase of the training for uniformi
# and efficiency will be conducted by II
r. government military authorities. a
IS mories, public parks and squares, pu
IS lie school Fairgrounds, etc, will
ia utilized for tie actual drilling. Dril
II two or three times Il week of an hOul