Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-06-08
PROVOST MARSHAL
SHOWS GREAT WORK
OF NATIONAL ARMY

Springfield, June S--Adlutat Gen
eral Frank 5 Dickson is in receipt Of
a message from Provost Marshal Gen
eral Crowder ir Washington review
ing he accomplishment Of the ma
fional draft machinery since is ia
ansuration. a wear aga on June : last
Il follows:
"Oue year ago occurred the first
registration sor military purposes OF
the young manhood OF the nation
Ten million men responded in a sin
lle day This accomplishment was
nothing shor, OF marvellous The ASK
of utilizing his enormous force seem
ed unbelievable. But the work o,
classification of this great mass Of
man power in such way as to per
NIT OF its organization and moldmg
into an effective army was intruS;e0
10 1859 local boards and li6 district
boards constituting a force OF nearly
l5u00 Of the leading citizens OF ey-
cry community who assisted in this
work by more than 100000 equally
a work thar challenges the attention
patriotic volunteers have performed
and eXcites the admiration Of all our
people
We'll might we have paused on
the latest registration day. while an
other million OF our Youths enter the
lists. and survey The results OF the
years work. Each registrant has
been examined and his availability
fNr military service has heen deter
mined In other words these millions
OF men have been classified in such
manner thar the nation may now call
for them To come forward into the
army No call can be so large that
ii will not be filed Immediately
whether the number he such as may
he filled by those who have been found
to stand in the first rank of avail
ables or so great that men standing
in the second. third or fourth ranks
OF availability must 20 forward In
other words all these millions of men
who one year ago were an inert mass
has found his place and each in his
have become a mobile army. Each
proper turn has marched or awaits
re order TO march
These results could not have been
'complshed except through the d.
voted and unceltish labor Of patriots
The local and district boards have
scored an unprecedenl ed triumph and
have earned the undying gratitude of
the nation Their achievement Is one
of the great successes of the war.
They have already sent into camp In
Guiding those under orders for June
mobilization an army of more thar
a million and half men They have
already produced as soldiers one man
out OF every six -registrants and the
world stands IN profound astonish.
htfhA dh ~ VIEW ihlH Accomplishment
State local boards have sent anc
are sending their Registrars to camp
n the following numbers
September, general 29667S.
October. general. 163.s44
November. general. 25.721.
Deoembes. general. 2l.26i
January, 23,2ss
February, general. 1862
March, general, 12l.9l5
April general l6G.343, specialists
200.
May, general 2i5, S6:. school, TO-
l15, specialists, 17o26.
Total furnished TO June /, 1918.
.31S.35i.
June, general. 252, 46S, schools %,
GA, specialists 14,Sl3
Compensated poorly ii at ALL ez-
cept by the eratiture and affection ot
the neighbors and of the nation at
large The boards have labored incea-
sanity through the eneryating heat |
Of last summer only to find a still |
greater task awaiting their mceasinc |
devotion throughout the rigors of the
following winter Then having ac.
complished the classification they !
found themselves confronted with the !
mobilization Of men and accurately |