The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-03-22
WAR ANNIVERSARY
. MISUNDERSTANDING.
Of DRAFT IN Hawai-!
Early Date Is Thought Appro-
pirate Time TO DrawMen
J. into Service isl1nL.
QUOTA WILL BIZ BASED ~
ON NUMBER IN GLASS !
Second Draft Men viii Also Be
Used As Replacement
,,f Troops For Casualties

The draft for Hawaii's fighting men
may be called on April 8, is, 4, g,.t
This Is rumored to be the date which
win be selected by the President and
army chiefs for the next call for drRf
tees ali over tho United States, ihelud,
ing Hawaii. I. tKaE< -. = -
4 April 8 being the first anniversary of
Aiiterfca's entry into the war. Is psy.
geological time for such a call, for the
country viii then be in full patriotic
swing over the celebration, the inaugn.
ration Of the campaign for the Third
Liberty Bond sale, and possibly for
the greater movement Of troops from
America toward France. t.. l.E@l
ygDelay in the announcement as TO the
next draft is understood to be due to
uncertainty as to which method Of al.
loting quotas to the states is to be fol.
lowed. Y ""'' FL. y. 4
Provost Marshal General Crowder on
March 4 appeared before the house mil
ftary committee, at Washington, to
urge prompt passage Of the joint reso.
luton providing for q change in the
draft law so as to base the quota Of
each district on the men Of Class /, in.
stead Of on the population. .e.'
All Glass Available ., 8'-..
Under the new classification there
win be nobody in Glass except per!
sons Immediately available for service,
90 General Crowder explained. BY has,
ing the quota on that class the unfair
burden placed on states with large alien
populations win be avoided. I,t5s.
~ NUkslo lawsRa Num- ar 81 ,,,aK, Mill No
called out during the present war %
Gil up the Army and complete its or
ganization, il is learned that war de
Tartment plans do not cali for the ere,
alton Fof any additional = divisions. in
l0lS. The announcement concerning
the second draft expected soon from
Provost Marshal General Crowder may
outline the manner ID which less than
,1,000;D00 nten---Probably not much in
excess Of 800, 000-are to be summoned
gradually during the year to complete
the existing Organizations. -
The senate already has passed, and
the house military committee has favor
ably reported, an amen ment to the law
to-, base the quota on the number of
men in class ] instead Of upon the total
registration of a state. This change il
regarded ~ .certain to be made, but to
avoid further delay schedules of allot.
ments under both systems have been
prepared at the provost marshal gen:
pral's office, ready to 60 out as soon At
final action is taken.
Date Not Decided - =
As to the date of the second draft
members Of congress from agriculture
sections on the mainland have been
practically assured that no withdrawal
Of men from civil life was contemplated
which would embarrass harvesting. Il
has been indicated, however, that a rel
atively small number of men must be
called to the eOlors prior to June am
that a start may be made in April
when equipment, clothing and quarter;
will be available. 49,
The MEN are needed to fill up to full
strength divisions slated for early de
parture to Europe and also for fell
army and corps troops not attached t.
divisions. The replacement detach
ments also must go forward at an &C.
celebrating rate, since American troop
are now actually holding sector Of
the French. front and men are being
killed or wounded in action every day
100000 More Absorbed
The completion of the full program
of the war department without Great
ing any additional divisions probably
will absorb In the neighborhood of 800,
900 men. The extent to which 1t haF
been necessary. to increase artillery
quotas throughout the Army and to
add special units of all sorts has sur
prised every officer and accounts for
the existing shortages to large OK
tent. ''"
The number Of replacement troops
necessary is worked out in a scientific
way, based on experience at the front.
A fixed percentage for each arm of the
service is established Among the non,
cdhIbatant arms This Is very small; but
it is quite high among front line troops
While official figures are not available
it is estimated that something NOR,
than 100000 will be necessary for the
1913 program, making 100000 neces,
sary to call ont during this year.
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