Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1918-10-10
DRAFTED MEN
TO Be TRAINED
BEFORE CALL
Nationwide Organization for
Preliminary Drill Launched by
National .seoaa,yel eague
Under Sanction Of Gen.
eraI Crowder.


shal General Crowtler. the National Sc
curity League has undertaken the or
ganization throughout the, country OF u
systematic preliminary course Of train
Ing for the young men In the daft. so
that when they are called they Will
know something Of their duties aud
how to take care of themselves.
The League has drawn up a tompre-
hensivc plan, which will be put In opcr-
alton In every state In the Union under
the direction of a COMMITTEE on Pre-
liminary Training and Instruction Of
Men Registered for Draft" of which
Surgeon General Charles F. Stokes, U.
8. n, retired. is chairman.
crowder Approves.
Provost Marshal General CIowtier,
to whom the Security League submit
ted the idea before acting, has up
proved 1t In letter to Col Charles Z.
Lydecker. President Of the League. in
which he says:
"Your proposal gives me great salts
faction. Your League can render val
liable assistance In this manner"
The Security Leagues plan will be
made effective through the 2Sl branch
es of the League. scattered in all parts
Of the country. and subcommittee OF
SUPERINTENDENT Stokes's committee
cooperating with the Local Draft
Boards In all the states. 1t provides
for the organization into instruction
classes Of the men soon to be called,
to be selected by the Draft Boards, the
actual training to be conducted by re-
tired or disabled army officers. whose
efforts to prepare the young men for
service will be supplemented by local
clergymen and physicians.
Gen. ]. Franklin Bell, commandant
at Camp Upton. is an enthusiastic sup
porter of the plan and has promised
the Security League cooperation in
obtaining instructors for the classes in
New York City and vicinity.
"clean. Sober Soldiers"
1.-THE object of our endeavor will be
| to make the young men understand
why they are called for service to their
country, what Is to be expected Of
them and why they should be loyal,
clean. sober and intelligent soldiers"
says Surgeon-G General Stokes. Outlin-
ing the operation of the plan. he con-
| tinues:
"There are three main working
points:
"Q) Each Local Draft Board,
through its Chairman, will select a
! Captain, who will procure the assem-
bly, of the registrants and obtain from
q focal military or naval post, State
Guard or Home Defense Unit or from
retired or disabled veterans of the
GER
"(2) The Captain will also invite q
local Clergyman TO give information,
instruction and advice to the young
men.
Save Time and Money.
"(3) A local physician will also in
struct the young men in matters Of
health, hygiene and physical well-bcing
in order that when they 20 to camp
they shall present themselves with a
consciousness of knowledge Which will
add to their strength and usefulness.
AT present the vast majority of our
young men are called TO the colors I'M
trained. 1t would greatly facilitate
their being TUNED into soldiers and
save the government time and money
If when they are called they are pro-
vided with some knowledge of military
training and n sense of discipline and
organization.
THE position of local Captain. who
will supervise the work, offers one OF
the finest opportunities for patriotic
service for men of standing in the com.
munlty who are unable to get into the
trenches.
"Disorganized Rabble."
"UnGer the guidance of such man