Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-06-05
ADJ. GEN. DICKSON GIVES
OUT APPOINTMENTS
THIS MORNING
COUNTY SENDS 375
CLASS TO BE EXHAUSTED
WHEN NEXT INCREMENT is
DISPATCHED FROM OTTAWA
FOR TRAiNiNG-STRE TREATOR DIS
THICT TO SEND ONLY FIFTY.

one hundred and twenty-five men.
exhausting all of Glass Ia men, now
available for army service, will be
called TO the colors from District |.
during the June "A mobilization peri.
cd according to announcement made
TO The Free TraderJ Journal today by
It's Springfield correspondent,
LA Sale county Is asked To supply
a grand total of BIS toward the next
draft, divided AS follows;
Ottawa District tNo. D........1 10
La Sale District lNo. 2)......,.2 200
Streator District tNo 3l...... 50
Blame for the disparity in the al
lotment of quotas among the three
county districts, is due entirely to the
scarcity OF Class / men in both OF.
lawa and Streator districts, while La
Sale IL supplied with a goodly num-
her of first draft eligibes who remain
uneai,ed 10 the colors
In Ottawa there Is a total of $50
In Glass |, only 1870 Of whom are
available for Immediate service The
remainder are In deferred classilica-
tions because of agricultural exemp-
lions and will not be ready for call
until after the present crop have been
harvested
Use up Glass l.
Action OF the adjulant general in
assigning quota makes a general con
scriplion Of Class | throughout Hi
nos Every district is being ordered
to turn In All its men available foi
immediate call This is why there Is
seemingly an excessively large call
from two OF the districts in LA Sale
county. When the June "a draft get
through with District !, there will b,
only five men for alternates and IN,
list is complete
Go to Camp Grant.
The increment designated for leav
ing June "a, Or the five day periot
thereafter, will go to Camp Grant Al
OF the boys will welcome this selec
ton of a cantonment for them The,
will be Iess than hundred miles from
home and within easy reaching dis
tance OF Ottawa where they can Wis
IL dnripv furlnuvh naripdu
No Word Received by Board.
The local board today IL awaitin
word from Adjutant General Dicl
son, in verifcation Of the press RI
ports given out today As soon as tn
allotment is formally announced an
The date fixed for entraning the il
crement, the names OF the draftee
will be given out for publication
Want Technical Men
Calls were received by the loc
board today for nineteen other viii
men in Class ! to go to diiierel
technical schools to take speci
courses in military service Two
these calls was for white men, fit T,
general military service. and one vi
for two white mea for limited Sc
vice. The men will leave Ottawa 1
ter June 18th. and enlistmentss swill
received at the Offices of the exem
ton board to fiji these calls until +
day evening June 7tk After the {
emption board will induct men to I
tho calls
One call was for thirteen viii
men TT for general military service
go to the Rahe Auto school In kans
city, Kas., for a general course
auto mechanics.
One call Is for four men In Cha
/ tit for general service to take
course at the Bradley Polytechnic
stitute at Peoria.
One call IL for two men In limit
military service TO take a spec
course at Valparaiso University
Valparaiso. Ind