Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1918-03-14
WHO WILL Co FROM HERE?
First Increment of Force of 100000 to
Be Raised in 1918 Ordered
to Colors

q WILLIAM HENRY YINsT,
WINCHESTER.
WALTER EDWARD EVANS,
WHITEHEAD.
u VERNON LEROY MCKENZIE,
y GRANGEVILLE.
The foregoing is a list of the
six men who stand at the head
4 of the Idaho county registrants
and who in all probability will
comprise the county's first con-
il tingent of drafted soldiers to go
to camp March 90. All are in
Class A and have passed physi-
cal examination.
Idaho county will be required to
Rrnish its first drafted soldiers to the
fnited States by March 20, when six
ben must 90 from the county to Camp
lewis, at American Lake, Wn.
The call for the soldiers come from
fdjutant General Moody at Boise, act
fg after the announcement by Pro
lost Marshal General Crowder that
5000 men are to be modified III the
United States for army service during
be 5-day period, beginning March 80.
yhis first increment under the seconq
faft comprises only part of the vast
lumber of men who during 1918 are
} 60 from civil life into the military.
{he men are to be taken from Glass
and the first increment will include
p men engaged in agricultural work.
100000 to Be Called
Eight hundred thousand men are to
i called to the colors gradually dur
2g the present year. OF the $4,000
J be summoned March 80, $4,000 will
emprise the remaining men of the
fst draft of 687 900, not yet in camps,
pa $4,000 will be men under the Sec
fd draft. 80
] Since idaho county was called upon
furnish no men under the first
faft this county's quota of six men
Il come under the second draft, and
icy will be the first soldiers con-
!npted in the county.
All states except Iowa and Mime
pa are called on to furnish men.
PETALS of how the second draft is to
applied will be made public later,
Ter congress has acted upon proposed :
Fslation providing for the registra-
pm Of youths attaining the age of 81
Fars and for basing state and district |
|Otas on the number of registrants |,
Class l. In his first official state
Ent on the subject, however, General
POWDER assures the country that no
Ieeping withdrawal of large num-
E's OF men at one time is contem-
Feed and that care will be taken to
'ou interference with harvesting.
Where New Soldiers are Needed
Inc $4,000 now called, it is under
XIV are needed at once to fill up
per DIVISIONS or units scheduled for
''y departure, or to take the place
"el, transferred from other divisions
make up such deficiencies. Newly
FAMED regular divisions are particu-
~ snort Of men and heavy drafts
ua'ional army divisions to make
sse good have been necessary. seri-
oy interfering with the training
p,A Oh the national army divisions
sl.n upon. The call for new men
'ass IL probable that no further
r =, viii be necessary.
o. ane $4,000 men to be summoned this
an iepresent the number necessary
pa.a up all existing divisions, to
nv, all the army corps and field
Ivy troops to fill out the war ma
ad,, LOT which the framework al {.
eAists, and to provide quar-
bon million replacement troops.
n rVn they have been modified. which
nv. ~ oe completed before the first .
rtv VA. year there win be more than
n uu infantry divisions of 27,700 ,
ces,a n' and all the additional units :
} 'a.y' NO additional divisions of
h Shs la army or national guard
oprsr, created this year, although the :
nnosas LOT the regular army. now
ra gvSeu OF eight infantry and one
- uiVilons, may be enlarged.
n, want Field Army Complete !
nj nrst purpose of the war depart {
nv 70 complete the first field {
eo, 80 france. Probably this will {
i Ofaan.sed Of five army corps of F
N aa.:y divisions each. 1t has {
| ~ ''ilnated that with that force r
hece' sarv auxiliaries Of his +