The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1918-06-07
Americas Great Record in the
Raising and Sending Of
TroOns Is Revealed.
CUOWDER HITS At LOAFERs
Every Registered Man Must Fight or
Engage In Useful oeeupatlen-Al-
lies Strike at Recognizing
German ArmIes-5rlt-
Ish Arrest Plotting
Sim Felners.
BY EDWARD W. PlckARo.


Ninety thousand American troops
landed In France in the first ten days
OF May; million men. TO be on the
other side in year from the time the
hrst were sent across the Atlantic: a
grand total Of 2,O3S,222 In active serv-
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
and Its plans for the near future as
stated to the house OF representatives
by Mr.. Caldwell of the military affairs
committee. The committee unanimous
ly approved the $11,OO0,OOOOO0 army
appropriation bill and 1t was reported
to the house.
Mr.. Caldwell added: 1.-THE potential
man power Of America, for a seven
year war. may be cOnservatively esti-
mated at 100000 fighting men Of
recognized military nge--thls out of
population of 125,OO0OO0."
Continually harassed by the artll-
ing record with that Of Great Britain,
he said 'We began with less, went
further, and arrived with more in
shorter time"
The army bill was so amended that
President Wilson is given unlimited
power to call drafted men to the col
ors.
As step toward realizing the gov
ernments expectations in the matter
OF man power. Provost Marshal Gen
eral Crowder on Thursday issued a
drastic amendment TO the selectIve
service regulations, which will com
pei every man of draft age to either
hight or work after July /. 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 and race track attendants,
baseball players and other professional
sportsmen, walters and bartenders.
theater ushers. passenger elevator op-
orators and other attendants OF clubs
and hotels, dOmestlcs and clerks In
stores.
In applying the rule deferred classI-
fcation on account Of dependents will
be utterly disregarded. and local boards
may take action whether they have
original Jurisdiction Of the registrant
or not.
It is believed In Washington that the
"fight or work" plan will 20 a long
way in solving the problem Of getting
sufficient labor for the farms, the ship
yards and the munitions plants. Tn
I'll the results Of It's operation are
seen there viii be no more talk Of the
CONSUMPTION OF labor.
Attorney General Gregory followed
up General Crowder's order with the
statement that all who leave the coun-
try 10 escape the draft will be prose
cuted on their return.
That there viii bee enough ships 70
meet the requirements Of the situa-
tiop seems assured for the shpyards
are turning them ont lu steadily in
rreagius numbers. ~ Rutgers college
I last week Secretary Daniels said mat
before another summer We shall hive
| enough ships 10 carry millions Of troops
10 France. and enough dastroy"rs IN
see them there In safety HE en-
peror OF Germany" be 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 ~
restore TO the original number the
feet of steamers employed TO carry
food 10 the ten million starving In
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