Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-03-13
SECOND DRAFT TO
CONSIST OF 100000
cONrlNrEp rhoM rAGE oNE.


equipment for the men OF tAc sec
ond draft would become available In
April and aetioA-an the desired leg
laation is expected before tha, time,
The first calls are expected soon
afterward
The next national quota wi,feN'|
announced and apporuoned among
tho several states as soon as pending
Legislation authorizing "A chluSc In
the basis OF computation j. enacted
by congress, says the provost mar
shai generals statement
THE number that viii he MS.
Sumed Ms n basis for computation
will he 500, 900. which Is well within
the authorization OF clause four OF
section one OF. the selectlve service
act OF second increment ~ 800
900 men, increased by the recruit
training units authorized ny clause
five of said section one ana ny .hc
special and technical troops author
lied by section two OF said ac., II
cannot now be announced wat the
total number to be called TO ~" coz
ors zach month will be, but Il may
he stated that no more men VIII be
called than can be properly acccm-
modated and promptly Assiuilatel.
There are difficulties confronting
the nation In the supply OF labor
uppurtenant to agriculture Glass
one. from which new levies are TO
be drawn, will contain many more
men than are at present required
for the army II would he most
unscientlfic and fatuous step II the
men In class one were called in
discriminatory without regard To the
| labor situation In agriculture There
fore tho local boards will be direct.
ed 10 I'LL their quotas In the order Of
/ liability OF men I'm class one ms de-
teruincd by the national drawing
except that. whore II is shown that
"A registrant IN completely and AS
gtdpously engaged in all the plant
IQngl cultivation or reaping Of a crop,
| his call 10 the colors shall he de-
/ ferred TO the foot OF the quota Of his
board as long as he continues TO be
/ 90 engaged.
ESpc,iicnt Adopted.
whenever any registrant whose
call 10 the colors has been deferred
/ by reason Of hts engagement In agri-
culture is shown to have been idle
on the farm on which he Is en-
gagged. or to have trifled with the
dcferment that has been accorded
/ him. the boards will forthwith in
/ duct him into the military service N
/ his order number has been reached
I in the meantime. The effect Of this
ICxpedient In TO grant furlouGhs from
service prior TO actual call TO the
colors To men so greatly needed in
/ the production OF this years crop
] sN.a. l.. l.. A. l..
leNpedient that Us to be adopted to
conserve the supply of labor ap-
purtenant TO agriculture and to mo-
hilise all means for increasing the
/ harvest for the agricultural season
tCf 1918
There Is now pending before
congress. bill authorizing the
secretary of war 90 grant furloughs
with or without pay 10 men In the
army 20 enable them to engage In
Industrial and agricultural pursuits
These furloughs will be granted
after consideration ~ the circum-
stance ~ the individual case in
which they arise and when the milf
tHry situation Is such that they can
be grated without too great disrup-
tion and diSorEa anization OF the army
or ~ any particular organization Of
the army
AS TO further means 10 protect
agriculture. "A new regulation has
been PROMULGATED authorizing aEri-
cultural students I'm their senior
years in land grant colleges to en-
list IN the enlisted reserve corps OF
the quartermaster department pro-
vided their staLLing Is such as TO
place them IN the upper third of
their class Ry this means Il will
be possible 10 defer the draft call Of
such young men In order 10 enable