Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-03-20
SECOND ARMY
DRAFT NOW ON
$4,000 Men win Move to Train
ing Camps Beginning
March 29.
BURROUGHS FOR AGRICULTURE
Those In First Call Not Desired at
This Time Will Be Left and 10000
Taken From Second-New
Plan Announced.

Washington, March 14.-There viii
be no date set for the second draft for
the very sufficient reason that the sec
ond draft is on now.
The call issued on Tuesday for 3d.
600 men to be assembled during the
five days beginning March % would
go 10000 into the second installment
If all the men liable to service under
the original call we're used. Actually
the $4,000 will take in 10000 or 5O,OOO
of the young men of the second incre-
ment. while a lot of the original draft
ees will not be hidden to the colOrs at
all. Their time Will come, but 1t will
be when 1t is convenient for the camps
to handle them.
Illinois, for instance, is required to
send 1861 as it's quota of the $4,000.
There remain 6.000 men of the original
draft. even after these have gone to
the camps. Wisconsin is asked for 3
PA, Michigan for 1858 and Indiana for
2.977, while Iowa and Minnesota are
not required TO send any.
There are calls from states that
have filed their quota of the first
draft, and some states that still owe
men on that account are passed over.
This simply means that the selective
system has taken the place of the lot
terry plats, and that from this time on
the United States will take men as il
needs them, choosing the particular
kind of men and being guided by the
capacity of particular camps to abb
sorb them. and other considerations.
The general scheme of the new ar
rangement was announced on Tuesday
by an official bulletin from Provost
Marshal General Crowder's Office.
According to this bulletin. 100000
has been decided on as the number to
be used for the purpose of allocating
the quotas Of the various states. This
does not mean that 100000 will be
called out-there may be only 100000.
or there may be 1.000,OO0-the elastic
language Of the law makes either fig
ure possible.
A group win be summoned every
month or two.
For "A month past skilled men have
been gathered for service here and
abroad.
This is n war Of mechanics" says
Crowder and then he tells how he is
going to get the mechanics into the
army with the minimum disturbance:
Il. Men who already are in the mill
tary service. who have such special
skill, will be taken from the line regi-
ments and assigned to the staff organi-
cations and departments where their
skill is needed.
80 Men classified by the selection
boards, even though they may have
been placed in a deferred classification.
will be withdrawn with grea5 care and
particularly from the industries Of the
nation for special service in staff corps
and departments.
- Young men Of draft age. with
seertain educational qualifications, will
be inducted into the service and sent
to universities, colleges and technical
and secondary schools. to be instructed
in technical arts until they have ac-
quired such proficiency as VIII Justify
their assignment 10 the special units
that are being organized in consider
able numbers.
In accordance with this plan the
provost marshal general has already
called upon the states for some 10000
skilled artisans, and will shortly call
upon the stltes for 10000 young men.
graduates of grammar schools, who
viii be sent before April To various
technical and other schools throughout
the United States for two months
course of training.
at would be a most unscientlfic and
fatuous step If the men in class l
were called Unfortunately without
regard TO the labor situation In agri-
culture" says the provost marshal
general. Therefore. the local boards
will be directed to fiji their quotas In
the order of liability of men in class
l as determined by the national
drawing. except that where It is
shown that a registrant is completely
and assiduously employed in the
Planting or reaping of crop, his call
to the colors shall be deferred to the
foot Of the quot1 or his board as long
as he continues 70 be so engaged"
As a final contribution to the cause
of food growing. agricultural students
in their senior year, who stand among
the first third Of their classes are to
have their draft calls deferred to en-.
able them to finish their courses.
cuhs Is Given SIS ON mn