Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-09-30
NEW CLASS MEN CALLED SOON.
Some to Be Called Almost Immediately,
Saws Crcwder.

Washington, Sept. 3O-On the eve
of the great draft drawing in Washing
ton. in which the order of liability to
military call of 1900, 900 draft regis
trants was established. Provost Mar
shall General Crowder served warning
that the first men of the 10 to SO draft
class must be made ready to answer
the call to military training almost i'm
mediately.
General Crowtier sent an appeal to
all district boards to speed UP classih-
cation of mem registered for the draft
Sept. u. Copies of regulations gov
erning the drawing were also sent to
local boards. instructing them in the
use of the master list" that will be
made up of the serial numbers drawn
from the bowl in the draft lottery to
determine the order Of the registrants
within their respective jurisdictions.
':The military program requires that
Class l men under the new regula-
tons he made available for military
training within ninety days-sone al
most immediately" General Crowder
told the draft boards. 1T is upon my
faith in your ability to meet the situa-
ton that l have built my pledge to
have the men ready when called for"
General Crowder said lie realized a
heavy task faced the district boards
in classifying the $4,000, 900 registrants
of the new draft. but he urged that
the work be expedited to the fullest
possible extent consistent with the
great Importance Of the work.
THE district boards in dependency
cases are. generally speaking, the
| courts Of last resort" said General
| Crowder. I'm occupatonal cases the
| original responsibility Is yours.
In the latter field your Jurisdiction
! has been extended by the recent act
| Of congress extending the age limits OF
| tn selectfve service to cover defer
ment of persons engaged IN all occu-
| pations or enplovments as well as n
| industries. including agriculture, which
you may find to be necessary TO the
maintenance Of the military establish
ment or the effective operation OF the
military forces or the maintenance Of
the national interest III the emergency.
Thus at a time when the exigencdes
| OF the military situation make 1t i'm
perative to speed up the entire ma
number Of cases which you will be
! Cdilto upOll " - " NC
largely increased.
Have Double Obligation.
"These cases you must handle under
the double obligation Of satisfying tbe
vital man power needs OF tho army
but of not impairing the economic
strpNure of the country, the efficiency
of whose functions, IN many instances,
is vital to the support Of the army. As
to your ability to solve this problem to
the best interests Of the nation and
the cause for which 1t fights have
not the slightest doubt. 1t is to the
necessity for the prompt handling OF
1 all cases as they come before you that
/ desire particularly to direct your at
| tention.
Until the classification Of the new
\ registrants has been completed there
will. Of course. exist considerable and
widespread uncertainty and unrest
among the registrants, which, in the
4 case Of those employed in necessary
! occupations, viii tend ~. retard pro-
duction. Thus the national interest
| demands that there be no unnecessary
| delays in determining the status OF
| these individuals"