The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1918-01-07

made of those who had sought to,
evade registration and Of that number
1858 were released after having reg
istered and there remain only 1905
cases to be prosecuted. The report
declares that in the final analysis it
will be shown that only 0.OOO26 per
cent of the men within draft age evad-
ed registration.
| A rough figure of 8.2 per cert is
given as the number of registrants
who failed to appear when called by
their local boards for examination but
General Crowder hastens to explain |
that most of these men already are in |
Europe in the American, British and |
French armies. They did not await |
the draft processes in their eagerness
to get into action.
"The final data will undoubtedly
show" General Crowder adds, "that
the number of those who wilfully fail
5 ed to appear for examination when
called is insignificant"
OF the total registration 1856 ,508,
t 1902 ,949 and of these 1857 1863 were
2 certified by the boards for military
5 service. Since the first call was for
only $4,000 men there now remain
37O,363 men awaiting summons to
t mobilization camps.
= Of all men examined 73O,756, or
e 23.7 Per cent, were rejected for phys
), zeal reasons. That, it is pointed out,
S shows an encouraging improvement
e in the physical condition of the young
0 men Of The nation since civil war days
i for at that time the draft authorities
rejected 80 per cent of all men called
5. on physical grounds.
v Half Claimed Exemption.
! About one-half Of men called, or l.
e 560,570, claimed exemption. The
i granted, showing in the opinion of Of
r. ficials that very few fraudulent claims
l. were filed. Of those exempted IA per
It cent were released because Of depend
ID ent relatives, 20 per cent because they
le claimed alien birth and nationality
II and only 6 per cent on vocational
r. grounds. Less than l per cent of the
ID exemptions were granted to religious
a DIRECTORS or to those morally unfit
Most of the latter were convicts now
ID in prison.
IS The total cost of the first draft, ex.
h elusive of the cost Of the provost mar
u was 1921 ,965. This amount has beer
" refunded to the States by the Fedora
" government. It represents an aver
s. age cost Of $4.93 per man accepted fol
military service and with the proves
marshal generals expense included
H. $500 per man, against cost of $24.
he 48 per voluntary recruit in 1914; $40.
of IA in 1915 and S2695 in the first min,
as months Of 1917. Prior to the draf
n act during the Civil war the cost pc
tie man was about $34.00 and after tn
al draft was enforced about 1884.
u In discussing the future of the draft
n General Crowder said the first dut,
is to provide an adequate army. Eco
al nomic considerations must be regard
,e- ed in selecting men, he says, but no
)e- force. Viewed beside the efforts Ger
en- many and Austria have put forth t
. place man power in the field, he adds
n cit little becomes us to emphasiz
III above whisper as SENSATIONAL ma
tional problem anything we have we
been called upon to do"
|. Many Aliens Accepted.
: Tables accompanying the repol
Ik show many striking results of tn
III draft. Taking the total Of 1,243, 80
aliens registered, it is shown that {
the 457,713 called up for examlnatlo
76,545 were certified for military Sc
m vice, having voluntarily waived the
right to exemption as aliens and
effect volunteer for the battle for d
mcoracy Even of the 381 ,168 exem
at ted, forty per cent went out on 9th
YES grounds than their alien status.
There was evident some variati.
rts, of practice among the States on t
act. question of exempting married me
II A total of 1915 married men ha
Ign been certified for service. In MISS
oW- sippi the boards held 38 per cent
men all married men called for service;
ach Wisconsin and North Dakota only
enc, per cent were held. After furth
old, study Of the results, it is expected {
mia forts will be made to unity the prs
'urs tice of boards more closely in this ]
steo gard.
out Montana led among the States
ing, the number of men called who fiji
hid no claim for exemption. Figures
that State show that 80 per cent
wing men called up were ready to 60 to
be- front Kentucky had the great
lit number of exemption claims, So ,
,eet- cent filing affidavits. The avers
love number Of claims was 46 per cent
for