New-York tribune., 1918-07-17
Class of 1918 Must Answer
Call in August, Says
Conboy
10000 To Be Sent
From July 22 to Is
New Yorlx's Total Contribu-
ton of Soldiers Now
Almost 100000

Draft Glass IA in this city will be
practically drained of all it's man
power with the entrainment of almost
1000 registrants on July % to 25,
Martin Conboy, director of the draft
here, said yesterday.
Even with the sweeping reclassifica-
ton of men married after May, 1917,
and others originally exempted, there
were scarcely $4,000 New Workers in
the ready-for service group at the be-
ginning of this month. The departure
of 2,O19 men yesterday and to-day will
leave barely enough men to satisfy
the Provost Marshal's call of the latter
part of the month. 1t might be neces-
sary, Mr.. Conboy said, to call for
volunteers from the Class of 1918, to
help fill out the quotas of some boards.
These young men. who registered
last month and have not as yet been
classified, will constitute the sole
source of man supply standing between
men of the deferred classes and in
duction into military service Mr. Con-
boy believes that unusually heavy
quotas and an unexpectedly small num-
Der of new registrants placed in Class
Ia might result in the summonng of
men from Glass into the National
Army in late September or October.
New Registrants to Go
1t is certain, however, that the Class
on the city's man power, Mr.. Conboy
asserted. This means that the young
men who registered last month, who
are physically fit and without de-
preliminary training.
Glass 2 is one of the smallest Of the
groups. There are about $4,000 New
Workers in it, men with wives or fami-
lies partially, but not wholly dependent
on them for support. Some of those
who received deferred classification be-
cause of employment in the lesser es
sential industries are included. Mar
ried men whose wives are able to earn
their own living and registrants who
were married after May, 1917, but who
have children, complete the group.
"Not long ago we were confident we
eral MONTHS" said Mr.. Conboy, "but
we met an unexpected obstacle in the
increase of the minimum height re-
Quircment from 60 to IS inches, cut
ting off in some instances as many as
10 per cent Of available men. Even
many of those certified for service
could not be sent, as the military au-
thorities at the camps would reject
them.
Notwithstanding that handicap we
have been able to fill heavy calls to
surprising extent Keciassification of
some married men, aliens who waived
claims and others has supplied us with
enough to meet every call to date.
Won't Call Class 1B
"But the quota assigned to this city
for July is such as practically to ex-
haust Glass Ia, leaving scarcely $50
men who registered in 1917 III that
group The REORGANIZATION of those
who received deferred classification on
industrial grounds should bring an
other thousand or more into the first
totight group.
"There is no chance of calling on
Glass 1B, which contains men fit only
in filing the city's military quotas.
The $4,000 men in this group have
very recently been carefully recon
sidered About 1000 have been in
ducted into special non-combatant
branches of the service this month"
Mr.. Conboy and Captain Asch, his
aid, estimated that less than 10000
of the men enrolled last month will
be placed in Glass ] A. Of the total
registration, which numbers $4,000,
II per cent have already enlisted in
the navy and marines, with the per-
centage growing daily.
New York city has given since June
5, 1917, 149, ,487 of its physically
favored young men to battle for de-
mocracy. This number includes enlist
ments and nductions. Under the
QUESTIONABLE system $4,000 men were
made available for immediate service
and about $4,000 passed into khaki
through the draft machinery before
that time The others enlisted. Thou
sands of young men of draft age
flocked to the colors between April 6
and June 5, 1917, bringing the city's
contribution to the war up to almost
100000 men.
The Bronx, smiling and cheering,
gave 1,O52 of its sons to the National
army yesterday. The men waded
through sea of relatives, friends,
flags, kisses and presents into the
Harlem station at Willis Avenue for
entrainment for Fort Slocum via the
New Haven Railroad. Boards l, 3, 6,
7, 8, 9, 10 and II supplied the per
sonnel Of the increment.