The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-11-12
lARMISTICE HALTS
DRAFT OF $4,000
Crowder Suspends Further
Calls in Orders Sent to
Local Boards.
EXCEPTION FOR THE NAVY
All Men Assembled to BE Hon.
orably Discharged-Baker
=, Praises Work.

= = WARRINGTON, Nov. 11.-Almost the
J, first action of the war Department to-
III day after the announcement of the Sign
~ ing of the armistice with Germany was
: the cancellation of all army draft calls
|. !, under which more than 100000 men hac
III been ordered to entraln for camps be-
% fore November 80.
Urgent kilograms prepared three days
81 ago at the direction of Provost Marshall
!, General Crowder were sent to all loca.
draft boards directing that the move
50 ment OF 252, 900 men under orders to en-
train between to-day and Friday. be
stopped Immediately. The kilograms
reached most of the boards In time, but
a few men are known TO have started
for camp Secretary Baker said. how
1 lever, that wherever possible their i'm
mediate return to civil life would be
Arranged.
VIII Return Men Vow ON Trains.
81 81 have suspended further calls I'M
s,,rler the draft and inductions," Mr. Baker
said. There will be for the present no
additional men brought in under the
draft and to the extent that we can.
we will turn back those men who have
szbeen entrained and have not yet reached
training camps"
All men assembled for entraining are
/ to be considered as honorably discharged
from the army and paid accordingly.
Until further notice. no inductions or
calls. except for the navy and Marine
Corps, will be permitted. One call for
/ a few thousands of men for the navy
4 Is in preparation. but volunteers have
more than filled the requirements OF
the navy and Marine Corps.
Since August, 1917, when the first
calls were issued under the army draft
law, 100000 men have been indicted
into the army Practically all physically
qualified men between 81 and 81 who
were placed in Glass 1. are now in the
service. The men who were to have
moved to camp this month we've NJ the
new registrants enrolled September IL. .
Many of the men who were under or
ders to move this week were originally
directed to entrain in October. but their
movement was held up because of the
epidemic of Influenza In the army camps
last month.
VIII Resume Old Serial Numbers
Gen Crowder announced that regis
trants whose industion orders are CAM
II celied or who are discharged after their
entertainment for camps will revert to the
status existing at the time the original
order was issued, this to include resump'
aston of the order and serial number.
- II also was specifically announced that
in the cancellation of the calls
shall operate to relieve from the conse
yquences of his acts any registrant who
heretofore has become delinquent or 8
deserter..
Marshal General Crowder to-day directed
local and district boards to continue e
completion as expeditiously as possible
the classification of all registrants whit
on September IL had attained their nine
teenth and had not attained their thirty
seventh birthday" The boards also wer'
I directed at the earliest moment to issu'
! missionaries to all eighteen-year-olt
youths who registered September IL an'
to complete their classification as earl!
as possible.
Gen. Crowder, however, directed tn
boards to discontinue Immediately al
work connected with the classification o
men who on September IL had attained
their thirty-seventh birthday and ha'
4 not attained their forty-sixth birthday.
Thanks Draft Boards.
EN- entering" said Mr.. Bakers orde
4 to Gen. Crowder. upon what seems Il
view of the mighty events of the day. I
he the final work of this character to b
4 done by the selective service system.
extend to the members of that system
INV PERSONAL upOh hhci
4 truly great achievements of the last yea
Z and half achievements that have take
\ to the utmost the time, the ability an
the endurance of all those engaged in tn
work and that have furnished the arm
to which In large measure must be give
the credit for saving to the world bot
civilization and government by the pee
pie.
ITO you. members of that system. mus
come q sense of duty we'll done which
loyalty, patriotism and devotion such a
yours can bring. The country and tn
world know that they owe to you deb
4 of thanks and gratitude which cannot b
measured by words hut only by the affet
ton, the respect and esteem, now your
Of those among whom you live and fror
4 whom you have taken that which wa
beyond price"
In transmitting Secretary Bakers OF
der to the State draft executives an
4 local and district boards Gen. Crowde
added his personal congratulations upo
\ their truly great achievements OF tn
\ last year and a half