The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-03
State Has Given More Than
$4,000 to Uncle Sam.
Represents Population of City
Nearly Size of Topeka.
LARGE NUMBER VOLUNTEERS
Nearly $4,000 Alone Went Out
With the National Guard.
Credits Only for InductiOns Is
Rule for Future.

Kansas will have more tnan 4Z,ovN
men in war service with the filling Oh
current draft calls, according to IN
formation today in the office OF
Charles S. Huffman, adjutant gem
eral. The calls show enlistment anu
induction of Al, 1,401 men in army serv-
ice from this state. Men enlisted IN
naval organizations are not included
in this total and will doubtless put the
state total well bave the $4,000 mark
The army of $4,000 men sent from
, Kansas, means this state has provided
four full divisions to meet the Hun
on the western front in France. IN
tlother words, the states complement
of fighting men is nearly equal the
entire population of the city OF To-
Ipeka-men, women and children. IL
+, is larger than the entire population OF
Leavenworth county and almost as
large as the population of Montgom-
cry county.
Or, look at it from another angle
The number of fighting men from
Kansas, as recorded in the adjutant
generals office. is larger than the
combined population of fifteen west
| ern counties. 1t is practically 500
manche, Finney, Cove. Grant, Gray,
Haskell, Hodgeman. Kearny. Lane.
| Logan, Stanton, Scott, Thomas, Trego
and Wichita counties. 1t is larger
than the population of any city in the
state except Topeka, Wichita and
| Kansas City. 1t is as large as the
! combined population of Leavenworth
| combined population of Lawrence
Parsons and Fort Scott and almost as
large as the combined population C1
Chanute, Independence, lola ant
Newton.
! Credits as recorded in the adjutant
generals office include enlistments
and inductions in all branches of wal
service except the navy. OF the grand
total. credit was given the state fol
1925 volunteers in the nationa
| guards and other services before the
| mobilization of the guards as fedora
ORGANIZATIONS.
The credits now given the state in.
clude 5000 men to be sent to CamI
Funston and Camp Cody, Deming, N
NJ, this moIth. They also include PSI
| men to be sent to Kansas university
and Quindaro institute.
Included in the credits to Kansa,
for men in military service are all reg
ular and special calls by the war de
partment. They include men in prac
tically every branch of the nationa
military service.
Why Cities Were Hit.
Following announcement of credits
today, the adjutant generals offic'
also made explanation of the seeming
discrepancies in apportionments fol
counties and districts. under the Jun,
calls. 1t was stated that the appor
tionment waS made under special anS
decidedly technical instructions from
the war department and that the com
mon methods Of establishing quota
would not apply. The new quotas hi
the cities and large towns a hard jolt
while in the agricultural districts tn
apportionments were comparativel.
How. Thus in Topeka city the call 70
5000 men from the state took NOR
than seven times as many men as did
call in May for 1000 men. In Shaw
}nee county outside the city of Topeka
the quota is slightly more than fiv
times as large as under the 1000 call
Future inductions and credits will
be figured on a new basis supple,
by the war department. it is stated
The new order will allow credits onl
for inductions. No credits for pre-
vious volunteer enlistments will b
given in establishing future induction
quotas.