Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1918-08-14
THE ARMY DRAFT.



course Of six months. These men are vol
uuteers from the list OF men subject to
call for general military service. Follow
ing are the men called, the first five being
from the new draft and the last three
from the old draft:
% Richmond II ksrst, Bar Hsrbor
e Francis L Wakefield, Bar Hsrbor
~ Neil Hodgkins, Lamoine
igs Randolph L Srnallidge, Winter Hsr
isa Vernon A McQuinn, Bar Harbor
- Hsrold Conary, Bluehill
1855 Parker Kennedy, Bucksport
CO.'S Roland Jordan, waitham
FOR CAMP pEvESs.
A call has been received for thirty-four
men from Hancock county to leave for
Camp Devens about Aug. IS. To I'll this
quota, the local board has called forty
four men, as named below. The first nine
Of these are from the old draft, and some
OF them may be In the emergency fleet,
but lacking positive official information
Thirty-five mea~of the new draft are
called. The complete list follows:
$50 Irwin T. Bradley, Ellsworth Falls
1910 Fred w Staples, 5 Penobscot
1884 Msximino Arrente, Stonington
1906 George Freeman Clarke, fremont
1851 Foster Gcrrish, Winter Harbor
1891 Hsdley r CHM, orland
1926 James b Connolly, Bucksport
21T2 Lewis Carter, Indian Point
2i76 George T Bulduc, Bucksport
l Herman o Joyce, Colts Island
. Laurel Poor, Ellsworth
3 Raymond l. Bray, Bucksport
S Merritt T ODER, IT,, Northeast Harbor
u Lester q Bissett, BluehilI
10 Leo e Butler, franklin
3 Harry Albert Little, Bucksport
q Pearl o'Brien, Rluehill
z Walter A. Sanborn, Brooksville
81 Pearisy Hartman, franklin
IS Lowell Cousins, South Brooksville
81 Lawrence 81 Liscomb, Bar Hsroor
IL John Gray Lsdd, South Brooksville
70 Walter Deane Archer, Clifton
81 Rsuel w Whitcomb, Ellsworth Falls
a Grin Higgins, Salisbury Cove
50 Jay L Robbins, Atlantic
81 Ernest B Fletcher, Ellsworth
81 Ernest Porter Webster, Castine
IS Forrest w Coombs, West Franklin
50 Gerald ID Hutchins, Penobscot
% Warren h Merchant, Hall Quarry
q Alexander Davidson, jr., Bluehill
50 Thomas Read Perkins, Penobscot
St Carl Luther Richards, Bar Hsrbor
G. Raymond Z soper, 0rland
~ Harold Isaiah Kane, Ellsworth
10 Raymond Torrey, Atlantic
a Arthur David Hodgkins, Lamoine
IS Amos Linwood Gross, Stonington
~ George William Dow, Ellsworth,
RFDNo.4
IS Brandon p Leach, Penobscot
q Chsuncey E Mcfarland, Salisbury
Cove
IS Eben NJ Whitcomb, Ellsworth Falls
LIMITED SERVICE MEN.
Another call has been received for five
limited service" men from Hancock
county TO leave for Camp Upton, n. ",
Aug. - and 80. The local board has not
yet issued this call.
VOLUNTARY ESLIsTmESTs SUSPENDED.
Voluntary enlistments in the army or
navy were suspended completely Thurs
cay 10 prevent disruption OF industry
pending disposition OF the bill proposing
10 extend draft ages to include all men
between eighteen and forty-tive years.
ORDERS were issued by Secretaries Baker
and Daniels directing that no voluntary
enllstments be accepted after Thursday
until further orders. The orders also ex-
Guided civilians from appointment to
omcers' training camps until further
notice.
II was explained that the view OF the
government is that many of the Older men
are indispensable in their present occu-
pa1lons, but the natural result OF the de-
Date on the draft question was certain to
lead to rush on the recruiting offices. 1t
regarded as essential that men greatly
needed at home should be prevented from
rushing into the army under q mistaken
'aea that they are certain to be drafted
anyhow and prefer to join the service
voluntarily. II was quite evident that
pans Tor applying the new draft age
limitations to the older men include
very careful classification of each in
oisiduai to determine his position at home
ana probably q far more liberal con-
suuction OF industrial exemption rules
'han has heretofore been given.
CHANCES IN DRAFT RULES.
rams for radical chan1es IN lfheralfxe
'as GRAFT regulations are being worked
Out Ct the war department, Secretary b.