The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1918-06-06
Americas Great Record in the
Raising and Sending of
Troops Is Revealed.
CR0WDER HITS AT LOAFERS
Every Registered Mar Must Flight or
Engage In Useful oocupation-Ai.
lies Strike at R%eorganixIng
German ArmIes-Brit-
lsh Arrest Plotting
Sim FeIners.
BY EDWARD w. PIckARD.

Ninety thousand American troops
landed IN France in the first ten days
or May; n million men to be on the
other side In n year from the time the
first were sent across the Atlantic: a
grand total Of 2,03S,222 in active scry-
Ice or In training, to be increased to
100000 or 100000 before the end
OF the next fiscal year. Such Is the
proud record Of the war department
II Its. plans for the near future as
stated TO the house Of representatives
by Mr.. Caldwell Of the military affairs
committee. h committee unanimous
~ approved the 81 10000 900 army
appropriation bill md 1t was reported
to the house.
Mr.. Caldwell added: "The potential
man power Of America, for n seven
year war, may be c~onscrvatively estI-
mated at 20,O00,O00 fighting men of
recognized military age-this out Of n
population Of 125,000.00o"
Continually harassed by the nrtil-
Ing record with that Of Great Britain.
he said: 1--WE began with less, went
further, and arrived with more In
shorter time"
II army bill was so amended that
President Wilson Is given unlimited
power to call drafted men to the col
OrS.
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AS q step toward realizing the gov
ernment's expectations in the mntter
of man power, Provost Marshal Gen.
eral Crowder on Thursday issued n
drastic amendment to the selective
service regulations, which will COM
pei every mar Of draft age to either
fight or work after July I. Idlers and
all engaged In non-useful occupations
will be called In by draft boards and
given their choice Of Joining the col
ors or finding some useful occupation.
Among those affected by the order are
gamblers n race track attendants,
baseball players md other professional
sportsmen, walters and ~bartendcrs.
thcnter ushers, passenger elevator op-
orators and other attendants Of clubs
and hotels, domestics and clerks in
stores.
In applying the rule deferred CLASH
fcntlon on account Of dependents will
be utterly disregarded. and local boards
may INK" action whether they have
originul ..:r!"i'"tinn Of the registrant
or not.
1t is believed in Washington that the
fight or work" plan will go n long
way In solving the problem Of getting
sufficient labor for the farms, the ship
yards and the munitions plants. IN
til the results Of its operation are
seen there will be no more talk of the
CONSUMPTION Of labor.
Attorney General Gregory followed
up General Crowder's order with the
statement that MI who leave the coun-
try TO escape the draft will be prose
''utcd on their return.
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That there will be enough ships to
meet the requirements OF the situa-
ton seems assured, for the shipynrds
are turning them out in steadily in
creasing numbers. At Rutgers college
last week Secretary Daniels said that
before another summer we shall have
enough ships to carry millions Of troops
to France, md enough d]estroyers to
see them there in safety. "The en-
peror Of Germany" he added, "knows
that when the United States builds
enough ships his end has come, and
we are going to build enough Ships"
President Wilson has consented to
restore to the original number the
fleet Of steamers employed TO carry
food to the ten million starving In.
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