The sun., 1918-08-15
MEN OF 81 MUST
REGISTER AUG. "a
Their Induction Expected to
Increase the Army by
100000.
DRAWINGS ARE FINISHED
Previous EnrOlments Have
Left Third of 1000 Origi-
nally Picked Available.

Special Despatch 10 TUE SrN.
WASHINGTON, Aug. IA. President
Wilson'S proclamation calling for the
registration Of all young men who have
reached the age Of 81 since June and
will become q before August "a is ex-
pected to increase the army by 10000
men. according to the view Of the Pro-
vost Marshal General. These men will
register on August "a.
The enrolment which the Provost
Marshal General is at pains to inform
the country should not be confused with
the larger registration which will follow
the enactment of the man power bill. has
been made necessary by reason OF the
high speed at which men have been
sent from their homes 10 the training
camps and because Class is nearing
exhaustion and there must be more
men in the man power reservoir to meet
the September draft
Old Numbers 20 he Used.
The Provost Marshal General urges
that all young men who will be affected
by this supplementary draft ascertain
at once their places of registration.
whether they are at their regular dwell
ing places or away from home.
The men who will register August "a
will not have their draft numbers drawn
in Washington. as were the numbers OF
the June registration of the men who
had matured for service between June
5. 1917. and June 5. 1918. On this sub
ject the Provost Marshal General said:
THE same method will be followed az
that adopted for belated registrations
whose names went on the books after
Inn : In L., MI ar nrlc a1t tn
will be taken OF the fact that enough
numbers were drawn in the official draw
ing of June -, 1918. to fix the order o.
liability not only for all who registered
June 3. 1918, but for all who are ex-
pccted to be enrolled on August -.
Altogether 200 members were dra wn
at that time. although the total number
Of registrantS in any one registration
district on June 3. did not exceed two
thirds OF that number Thus one-third
Of these numbers are available for dis
tribution among the new regstrants.
VIII select Cards at Random.
This distribution will be made by the
Acknowledgement or draft executive in
each State for each of the registration
districts under his jurisdiction. copies OF
all registration cards, with blank spaces
for the numbers having been furnished
him. He will pick the available numbers
at random and assign them according to
the order in which he takes up the regis
tration cards.
When a registrant has thus received
his number he will be able by reference
to the official drawing OF June 81, 1918,
10 which he will have access. to deter
mine the order in which he will be
called"
The Administrations man power bill
as amended by the Senate Military Com
mittee will be reported to the Senate at
noon tomorrow, accompanied by a brief
report from the committee. As soon as
the bill is before the Senate Chairman
Chamberlain (Ore) of the Military
Committee will ask unanimous consent
for the vacation of the existing agree
ment for three day reCesses under which
the Senate has been operating since July
10. provided "A quorum OF the Senate is
present. This will bring the Senate into
regular sessions on Monday. when the
bill will be pressed for passage.
In view OF the fact that the recess