The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-12
SECOND DRAFT WILL BE MADE WHEN CONGRESS AMENDS LAW;
 TO CALL 95,OOO ON MARCH 29
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 summer they will be drawn in relatively small groups spread throughout the year. To give the exact numbers he says would be to give the enemy military information While Gen. Crowder sets time in his statement It has said previously that supplies and equipment for the men the second draft would become available in April and action the desired legislation expected before that tme The first calls expected soon afterWard.
 national quota will be announced and apporon- among pending Legislation orzng change the basis of computation is enacted by congress- says provost marshal generals statement The will be assumed basis for computation will be SOOOOO which is well within the authorization of clause o the selecve service act of second increment of the recruit training units authorized by said section and by the special and technical troops authorized by section of said act It cannot be the total number be called to the colOr each month will be, but may be stated that will be called than be properly accommodated and promptly assm Hated
 There difficulties confronting the nation in the sup ply appurtenant to agriculture Glass l. from which evies to be withdrawn will contain more men present required for the army would be most unscien and auOus step if the in class called ndiscrmnaey without regard to the labor situation in agr culture Therefore the local boards will be directed to fill their quotas in the order of liability of men in class determined M national drawng except that where is shown that regsan completely and asduousy engaged in the plant ing cultivation reaping of his call to the colors shall deferred the foot of the quota of his board long he continues to be engaged
 henever any regsan whose call to the coors has been by of his engagement in agriculture shown to have been idle the farm which he is engaged to tred with the defment that has been accorded him. the boards will forthwith induct him into military service if his order number has been reached in the meantime The effect of this expedent to grant uroughs from service prior to actual call to the colors to the greatly needed in the production of this years crop.
 'Ths not however, the only expedient that is to be adopted the supply of labor appurenant acu ure and to mobilize all for increasing the harvest for , the agricultural of 1918.
 'There pending before congress authorizing the secretary of grant furoughs with without to in the to enable them to in industrial and agricultural pursuits These furoughs will be granted consideration of the circumstances of the individual which they arise and when the military situation such that they be granted without too great disruption and disogani- zaon of the army particular organization of the army
 "As to further to protect agriculture regua- on has been promu gated authorizing agricultural students in their senior year land grant colleges to enlist in the enlisted corps of the quaremaser department provided their standing such to place them in the upper third of their class By this will be possible defer the draft young order to enable them perfect them selves agrculur and thereafter to protect them in such may that they should perform the best t Interests of the nation
 whole industrial and agricultural situation sub comprehensive study order to discover that may be taken protect and augment the labor ply appuenant to industry and agriculture without precudng the prompt and orderly progress of military plans It is confidently believed that great progress can be made along this line effective than any yet b be put into operation to attain the desired end
 Ut be emphasized that this is of mechanics The need of the several armed forces for highly skilled mechanical pursuits greater than any Yet this need for specially skilled finds the nation necessity for increasing it's production nearly every line of industry Withdrawals of from industry must be these withdrawals must take who might other
 
 skill The necessary numbers of such skilled will be ob taned in of three ways.
 First already in the military service who have special skill will be taken from the line requirements and signed to the staff organizations and departments where he Ter skill is needed
 Second classified by the selection boards, though they may have been placed in deferred classification % will withdrawn with great and particularly from tn industries of the nation for special service in staff corps th departments
 
 qualifications will nducted into the verses colleges and technical and secondary schools be srUcd technical arts until they have acquired such prof ciency will justify their assignment to the special units H. are being organized in considerable numbers n accordance with this plan the marshal
 
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 graduates of grammar schools who will be sent Apr various technical and other schools throughout the Unite .States for two months of training Regularly s