Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-05-04
WAR DEPARTMENT APPARENTLY
FAILS TO GIVE CREDIT TO
APRIL 26 DRAFT.
STATE MAY HAVE TO
CALL OUT ONLY 242
If Full Credit Ha. Been Given Number
Will Be 1854 to Be Called in Draft
Period Starting May Estates Net
Quota For Second Draft is 1896
Word Awaited From Washington.

Special to Times Republican,.
Des Moines May At is not yet
known just how many men Iowa will
send to-. the training camps under the
order received by General Logan from
General Crowder late Friday which
calls for movement of selective serv-
ice men in the five day period starting
Saturday, May %.
The telegram indicated it would
total 1854 men \from Iowa, but accord
ing to the reading of the message they
have not given Iowa credit for the 3,4l2
men sent into camp in the five day
period started April Is. This would
leave only 242 men to send in the May
25 CALL
General Logan has wired General
Crowder to find out definitely as te
Logans office that Iowa has not been
credited with this April IS quota \ef
3,412 men in making up the call for
May %. The telegram does indicate,
however, that the men called to star,
May 10 for Jefferson Barracks, Mo-,
numbering 1910 from Iowa. have been
credited on the May % quota.
Plan is Changed.
On the second draft, the first call,
under which was the April 26 call. the
war department did not proceed as I'M
der the first draft. Under the first draft
it was announced that the gross quota
for Iowa was 25,421 men and the net
quota 1919, and then the war depart
ment proceeded to call certain per
cent of this net quota in the calls made
during the fall and carly winter. q
For this second draft, however, the
war department did not start out by
announcing any gross or net quota but
began with the call of April 2e and with
a second call for May 10. Now the
government comes out when the third
call is made and announces the gross
and net quota for the state under the
second draftE
This gross quota for Iowa under the
second draft as stated in General Crow :
der's telegram Friday is 22,SS2. The
army enIstments total 1906, hence
the net quota for the second draft is
1886. OF this number the war depart
ment states that 1858 have been called.
leaving 3,763 yet to be called OF this
number 100 are colored and 1854 white.
If the April 26 call has not been
credited, and General Crowder's tele-
gram did not include it in the list OF
credits, it would leave Iowa to send
only PAP under this May % call. How
ever, further word is awaited from Gem
eral Crowder on this.
May Enlarge Camp Dodge.
The unofficial reports coming out
from washington indicate that Camp
Dodge will be enlarged to accommodate
more men. Its present capacity is
$4,000 men.
Congressman c. c.. Dowell, Of the
Seventh Iowa congressional district. is
quoted in an interview given out in
Washington that there will be big
enlargement of the army.
Il expect to see appropriations made
on the basis of not less than 100000
men, he said at will be the policy to
enlarge existing camps rather than
create new ones. WhilG something will
depend on the rapidity with which
troops are moved to France have no
doubt that enlargement of Camp Dodge
will be necessary
Congressman Dowell declares that
authorization of an army of 100000
would do more to hasten peace than
any other possible move. Half war
measures. he declares, are costly in
men and money.