The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1918-01-24
HON0RST TO OREGON
FILL DRAFT REPORT
Provost Marshal-General's Book
Places Beaver State Foremost
i'm Patriotism.
(Oregonian.)

Oregon is crowned with undying
honors, foremost of all the states of
the Union in patriotism, in the official
report on the first draft made by
Provost Marshal-General Crowder to
President Wilson.
Repeatedly, insistently, in table
chart and summary of the report, the
name of Oregon leads all the rest"
Copies of the Provost Marshall
Generals report reached the Office of
Adjutant-General John M. Williams
yesterday from Washington. Perusal
Of its pages stirred deeply the sense
of pride of everyone privileged to
glance them through.
Often had the people Of the state
been told that Oregon had shown her
self leader in patriotism-here was
found official proof of the fact. And
the proof is so graphically. so point
edly, depicted in great Government
publication of 100 pages that the Ma
ton, 1t seemed to those scanning the
records, must neeus pause a moment
to tip off salute of Difference to the
loyal young Beaver state.
The very first chart of the report,
printed on page 16, shows Oregon
highest on the thermometer giving
ratio of enlistment credits to gross
quotas, except only for Hawaii. On
this thermometer Oregon's patriotic
fervor rose to COIL degrees, with the
District of Columbia and the state of
Maine ranking next, at 1884 and "A.
%, respectively. Twenty-six states
and the District of Columbia ranked
above the National average of 40.42
per cent of men provided in the first
draft by volunteer enlistments, the
remaining states falling below the av-
erage.
On the succeeding page is recorded
the fact that more county and city
units of Oregon had no draft quota
because of excess of enlistments han
had any other state. The city of
Portland and IA counties, total of
Is divisions of Oregon, were not
touched by the draft, have their quo
tas already filled. South Dakota.
ranking second, had IL county divis-
ions so listed. Kansas and Texas had
10 counties each which filled their
quotas outside the draft.
Oregon counties which filled their
quotas by volunteer enlistments are:
Benton, Coos, Crook, Douglas, Hood
River, Jackson, Josephine, Lane,
Linn, Marion, Multnomah, Polk,
Tillamook and Yamhill.
Turn one more page and you be-
hold another chart on which the name
of Oregon far over-tops all others.
This is again thermometer, showing
ratio of actual enlistments to gross
quotas" Oregon notches in at 1853;
Utah, we'll down the scale, ranks next
at 113. The District of Columbia,
Washington and Maine are the only
other districts above 100.
From page 80 of General Crowd
er's report is herewith reproduced the
next diagram heralding Oregon's sur
passing patriotism in sending the
largest proportion of volunteers to
fight for liberty and world democracy.
On another chart is portrayed the
fact that only in Montana and Ver-
mont were smaller proportions of ex-
emptions claimed than were ad-
vanced by Oregon registrants. These
states had slightly less than 35 per
cent of their registrants in the first
draft seek exemption. In Oregon and
Louisiana Sc per cent filed claims for
exemption.