The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-03-12
NEW CONTINGENT
WILL co GRADUALLY
TO CANTONMENTS
DATE FOR FIRST MOVEMENT
FROM HOMES AWAITS
ACTION OF CONGRESS.
PROBABLY Be IN APRIL
Men Engaged in Agricultural Work
Will Not Be Called Until Late i'll
Year-Local Boards So Instruc-
ed, Marshals Order.

Washington, March l2.-ProvoSt
Marshal General Crowder today
made the first official announcement
to the time of the second draft. It
will be ordered as soon as congress
amends the law to compute the
basis of apportionment among
states on the number of registrants
in class l instead of population,
For purposes of computation 9OO,-
900 men will be considered as COM
posing the second draft, although
no such number will be called to the
colorS at any one time.
Men in deferred classihcations,
the provost marshal general an
nounced, would be called in small
numbers, as we'll as men in class !,
for the purpose of utilizing special
technical qualifications or sending
them to schools to acquire such
qualifications.
The provost marshal general
makes the definite statement, how
ever, that there will be no sudden
withdrawal of great numbers of men
from industry and agriculture dur
ing the coming summer, but that
they will be drawn in relatively
small groups spread through the
year. To give exact numbers, he
says, would be to give the enemy
military information.
Probably in April.
While General Crowder sets no
time in his statement, it has been
stated previously that supplies AMI
equipment for the men of the sec
ond draft would become available
in April, and action on the desired
legislation is expected before that
time and the first calls are expected
soon afterward.
The next national quota will be
announced and apportioned among
the several states as soon as pend
ing legislation authorizing change
in the basis of computation is en-
acted by congress, says the provost
marshal generals statement, and he
continues
THE number that will be assumed
as a basis for computation will be
100000. which is we'll within the au-
thorization OF class a Of section
on the selective service act of Sec
ond increment of 100000 men, in.
creased by the recruit training
units authorized by clause Of said
section | and by the special and
technical troops authorized by sec
ton 2 of said act. 1t cannot now
be announced what the total num-
ber to be called to the colorS each
month will be, but it may be stated
F, that no more men will be called thar
can be properly accommodated and
assimilated.
Must Consider Agriculture.
There are difficulties confront
ing the nation in the supply of labor
appurtenant to agriculture. Class |
from which new levieS are to be
drawn, will contain many more mcr
than are at present required for the
army. 1t would be a most unset
entific and fatuous step if the. mer
III class | were called indiscrimt
nately without regard to the laboi
situation in agriculture. Therefore
the local boards will be directed tC
fill their quotas in the order of LA
bifity of men in class | as deter
mined by the national drawing, ex
cept that, where it is shown that ;
registrant is completely and assidu
ously engaged in the planting, cul
tivation or reaping of crop, hi
call to the colors shall be deferred
to the foot of the quota of his boart
as long as he continues to be so en-
gagged.
whenever any registrant who's,
call to the colors has been deferred
by reason of his engagement in agri
culture, is shown to have been idl,
on the farm on which he is en-
gagged, or to have trifled with tn,
deferment that has been accorded
him, the boards will forthwith in
duct him into military service if hi
order number has been reached IL
the meantime. The effect of thi
expedient is to grant furlough
from service prior to actual call t
the colors to the men so great,
needed in the production of thi
years crop.
Not the Only Expedient.
"This is not, however, the onl,
expedient that is to be adopted t.
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