The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1918-11-14
100000 Men Summoned for En-.
trainment in November are
Released.
CLASSIFY ALL TO 81
Organization Work Comes to
Halt; Will Not Return to
Civil Status.

Washington, Nov. 11-Almost the
first action Of the war department to-
day after announcement of the signing
of the armistice with Germany was
the cancellation of the army draft calls
under which more than 300, 900 men had
been ordered to entrain for camps be-
fore Nov 10.
Urgent kilograms prepared three
days ago at the direction of Provost
Marshal General Crowder were sent
all local draft boards directing that
the movement of 252,000 men under or
ders to entrain between Monday and
Friday be stopped Immediately. Sec
y retafy Baker said that wherever pos
sible the return of men who already
had started for military camps would
be expedited.
As required by the selective service
act local boards will continue their
work Of examining and classifying
men between IS and 80 who registered
Sept. II. Since August, 1917, when the
first calls were issued, 2,700,000 men
have been inducted into the army
Practically all physically qualified men
between the ages of IS and 81 who
were placed in Class l are now in the
service. The men who were to have
moved to camps THIS months were of
the new enrolment.
General Crowder announced that
registrsnts whose induction orders
are Cancelled, or who are discharged
after the entrainment for camps, will
return to the status existing at the
time the original induction was issued,
this to include resumption of their or
der and serial number.
1t was also specifically announced
that nothing III the cancellation of the
calls shall operate to relieve from the
consequences of his acts any regis
trant who has heretofore become de
linquent or deserter
Dg order of Secretary Baker, Pro
yost Marshal General Crowder today
Fdirected local and district boards To
Y "continle 10 completion as expeditions
ny as possible the classification of all
fegistrauts who on Sept l. had attain
I esl'their thirty-seventh birthday"
General Crowder. however directed
the boards to discontinue Immediately
AL work connected with the classi-
.iicsltion of men who on Sept. II had
attained their thirty birthday
and had rot attained their f0rty-siXth
birthday"
sln enterinG, said Mr. Bakers or
der to, General Crowdcr, upon what
seeins IN vifw of the mighty events of
the day toAbe the final work of this
character toA be dong by the selectiye
service systenl, l extend to the mem
bers Of that system my personal CON
egratulafisnns upon their truly great
achievements of the past year and n
half. To you, members of that
system. mIist come a sense of duty
Well done which loyalty, patriotism
and devotion such as yours can bring.
Inc country end the world Knows that
lt owes TO you debt of th;fnks and
gratitude which cannot be measured
by words but only by the affectiolf> the
respect and esteem, now yours. a<of
those among whom you live, and whom
you nave taken, that was beyond,
price"
In transmitting Bakers order to the
state draft executives and local and
district draft boards, General Crowder
AIDED his personal congratulations up
on their achievements Of the past year
and half.