Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-02-05
MORE TROOPS FOR
ALLIES IF NEEDED
Baker Declares 100000 more
Men Are Available.
MILLION IN SECOND DRAFT
300. 900 Can Be Ordered Into Training
.a Second Increment Of Nat'onai
Army-onIy Men In Class
TO Be Called.

| Washington. Jan. 30.-Other millions
| of American soldiers, If needed' VIII
follow the million and a nan men
America expects to have In france
| before the end Of 1918.
The fighting force of the Onlteo
States can be strengthened by another
million men without serious delay, IL
needed, Secretary Baker said. The run
measure of battle efficiency America Is
to contribute will be limited only py
the needs of the situation.
If il is found munitions and supplies
are the vital need the United States
will meet the demand.
Sees Victory Through Unity.
Secretary Baker, celebrating on his
statement before the senate military
affairs committee, said the only scheme
this nation can follow is one that Will
fit in with that of the allies.
Victory will be won through a unity
of action, he said. The full strength OF
all the allies must be co-Ordinated.
Developments here will be in COM
plete accord with the decisions OF the
supreme allied war council.
A million men Fan be raised on the
second draft CALL the secretary ex-
planned, Five hundred thousand can
be ordered into training as the second
increment of the National army An
other 100000 can be drafted as re
cruiting battaIiOns" to maintain the
regular army, National army and Ma
tional Guard contingents at full
strength.
Date of Call Not Set.
The number of men to be called on
the second draft has not been deter
mined, Secretary Baker said. The date
of the call also is undecided.
There is no immediate plan to en-
large the present camps and canton
ments, whose capacity is 100000 men.
In addition there are marine and other
camps and a number of large army
posts offer facilities for housing and
training large numbers.
1t Is probable tents will be more
widely used in the future, Secretary
Baker said, as Surgeon General Gorgas
still believes tents are best.
A much larger number of men can
be trained simultaneously when the
tents are available, the secretary
stated.
Shipping Chief Problem.
| The first draft is scheduled to be
completed February 10. The date of
the second draft call hinges on three
factors-shipping facilities, camp space
and legislation.
The transport of men now in training
is regulated by the availability of ships
AS each unit leaves camp for Fran &C
another unit can begin training.
Hopes Glass Will Fill Army.
In future operations of the draft law
Provost Marshal General Crowder ex-
planned, new drawing will be held un.
der the new classifications in order to
! fix individual liability.
| I'VE would exhaust class l." he said
before calling on other classes.
hope we will not have to call on any
class except class 1. If you pass the
resolution TO enroll men becoming
twenty-one we will be assured almost
of not having to go out of class 1. II
class In any community became ex
hausted, according to its quota, we
would call on all other men of class ]
In other communities before calling
men of lower classes in the first com
munity."
General Crowder opposed the plar
recommended by Secretary Baker tt
exempt men becoming thirty-one with
out being drafted.
If the amendments for registration
of those attaining twenty-one years are
accepted, General Crowder estimated
that there would be 100000 in class J
available for the draft. OF the new
young men required to register upor
attaining twenty-one, General Crowdel
said, about IS per cent would com,
under the highest classification.