Evening star., 1918-10-24
AFTBOARDSGET
"AURRY-UP" ORDER
Gen. Crowder Wants Com
pIete Years Reports by
November l.

Draft boards Of the District were
slightly nonplussed to receive from Pro-
vost Marshal General Crowder in the
mornings mail a request for extensive
data on the past years work by Novem-
Der I at the latest.
Since the letter Of instruction. dated
October 10, was received by the board
but today, it is felt here that perhaps
some extension Of time will be needed
to complete the extensive data asked
for by Gen. Crowder.
Intricate tally sheets and summary
cards were sent with the letter, and
these are to be flied out by the boards
Of the nation to help Gen. Crowder get
out his annual report on the working
Of the selective service act.
Text Of Letter.
THE forms and instructions are
mailed on or about October H." says
the letter, dated October 10, which ar
rived today. "Is not ten days from
the arrival Of these documents ample
time for the completion and mailing or
the cards? In 1917 ten days was the
6St1mAIeQ LltIlc dIlOttCus oii0 hIoSS
boards found this period longer than
they needed.
1.-THE summary cards should there
fore begin to arrive from the nearer
and prompter boards by October 20
and from the farthest boards, with
here by November 1, at which date the
lengthy task Of the national computa-
tions will still remain for this office.
local boards here hope to be able
to got out tho Information on time,
despite the late arrival of the tally
sheets and cards The boards are al
ready working over time on classifi-
cation work, but chairmen stated to-
day that they would cheerfully begin
the new task assigned them While
the task is at first sight a tremend-
GUS one, it is believed that most of
the information desired can be got
ten from records more easily than 1T
might seem to those unfamiliar with
the selectfve service.
Nation to Be Given Facts.
Congress and the nation must be
given an account Of what you have
DONE" Gen. Crowder said. "I shall
take pride in presenting the story on
your behalf" The office of the provost
marshal general, says the conmunica-
ton, has the keeneSt appreciation OF
the heavy burdens to be borne by the
boards during the classification period
of the next three months Nor would
the Office willingly add anything to
that burden.
Congress expects, at the resump-
ton of the session in early January,
full and accurate statement of the
facts" Gen. .Crowder tells the boards.
''The date for the annual report of the
provost marshal general, due in the
adjutant generals hands by October
1, under general orders, has by special
permission been postponed to Decem-
Der 1, and by that date the report
must be in shape for delivery to the
printer. The computations. of the ma
tional figures, comprising the data
from all the boards. will require some
thirty, days. Hence we must expect
to have the boards reports at hand
on or about November 1.
Basis for Future Policies.
1.-THE analysis Of the national man.
power becomes the basis for future
policies and for practical administra-
ton, and will be Of vital Importance
to all who have to DO with the selective
service system Hence the unavoidable
necessity for proceeding now to gather
tho data for this national stock taking. !"
Gen. Crowder suggests to the boards
that they invoke volunteer help. Seek
out three or four or more Of the most
responsible and Intelligent men or
women in your jurisdiction" he says.
vote their time to this task under
your direction. and set them at it as
soon as the forms and instructions are
received in your hands,"