Evening journal., 1918-09-06
new DRAFTEES TO
GO in OCTOBER
Single Men Will be lnducted
in Army Quickly Under
New Draft
RECISTRANTS CALLED
IN ACE GROUPS

WASHINGTON, Sept 6-Large num-
bers Of single men between the ages OF
nineteen and thirty-six who register
on September ~ and are without oc-
cupational or domestic obligations are
10 be inducted into the military service
during October.
General Crowder IN outlining many
Of the features relative 10 the new
registration. said that as soon as the
new questionnaires are returned by the
reglstrants, the boards VIII proceed
first to examine and classify first Of all
the missionaries Of those age groups
that the President may designate"
This designation has not yet been
made" General Crowder said, but he
added
This prior examination Of the ques-
tionnaires OF the age groups, which
are to be first lisble to call, will enable
the boards TO be prompt with sum
cient number OF men to Ill the Octo-
Der acquisitions"
Although General Crowder declined
10 state what ages would be included
in this special class. Secretary Of War
Baker indicated several days ago his
approval Of the plan to expedite the
work OF sending Of men to the train
ing camps by classification OF men
within the ages OF nineteen and twenty
one and theriy-one TO thlrty-six
This means simply that much time
will be saved by examining the dues-
tonnaires Of such man and leave the
registrants in the eighteen year and
thirty-six 70 forty-flve classes, which
offer greater complications. for later
examination. The elghteen-year-class
presents special problem, due to the
educational plans now being perfected,
while the thirty-six TO forty-fve VIII
furnish a relatively small number OF
men for the army, due to industrial,
domestic and physical reasons.
General Crowder said that new speed
records are required Of the local draft
boards between registration day and
January 1 II a constant flow OF men to
the training camps Is TO be maintained,
snd mu,h valuable time win be saved
by laying aside the questionnaires OF
the eighteen and the thlrty-six-forty-
five classes and proceeding with the
classification OF the nineteen-twenty
and thirty-one-thir groups.
"As | have stated on several Occa-
sions," General Crowder said. "the sup
ply OF men in Glass 4, under the old
age limits. will have been exhausted
or practically so by the end OF this
month. To prevent an Interruption in
the flow OF men 90 tho camps we must
begin inducting men Of the new classes
into the service next month; whether
1hey can do so depends entirely upon
the energy OF the local boards and the
cooperation Of all parties concerned.
There will be some men left over IRON
The August q r-gistratlon, which fact
will aid me in meeting the initial calls
Tor October
General Crowder continued:
"The necessity Of filling the October
recuisitions, out OF the electives 10 be
obtained under the new registration, |
makes q necessary 10 look forward 10 a
substanlisl speeding up in the work Of
the local boards at that stage Of the |
operation, and. indeed, from the very
beginning OF the task. It Is imperative |
that the work OF the boards proceed |
much faster than a year ago.
Must Speed Up.
THE entry OF the serial numbers on
the registration cards and the mailing
Of the lists Of the names with their at
fached numbers TO the Adjutant Gen
eral Of the States and the provost mar
shal general is one OF the flrst points
az which special efforts for speed can
be made. The fixing OF the serial num-
bers can hardly take more than two or
three days in the largest boards, but
making IN list containing each name
with its serial number was a process
which in June, 1917, occupied nearly
The whole Of the month after June I
the day Of registration. 10 viii be i'm
possible to look forward TO such
long-drawn-out process In this in
stance.
The completion Of this list cannot be
dispensed with, because the possession
OF this list 10 duplicate by the adju-
tant IN the State and by the provost
marshal general affords the only guar
anlee against the change OF a serial
number on a card, after the drawing
OF the numbers at Washington, which
might be made by a local board dis
posed to favor or endanger an individ-
usl registrant in respect TO the order
of his liability. Therefore II is i'm