Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-07-06
GENERAL CROWDER
+. REFUSES ELEVATION
Writes Letter to Congress Not
to Give Him Lieutenant
Generally.
WANTS OTHERS RECOGNIZED
Gives Credit for Successful Draft
Plan to Men on
Boards.

WASHINGTON, July 5.-Major Cen
eral Enoch II, Crowder. the man re-
sponsible for the selectivc draft. which
has drawn from cottage and mansion
the fighting men of the nation. to-day
asked Congress not 10 elevate him to
IA lieutcnantgeneralcy
In Il letter to the chairman Of the
Congressional Military Committee. Cen
cral Crowder modcstly says there are
so many thousands of civilians and
officers who have performed their part
i'm the carrying out of the draft that
IN. does rot wish to be recognized pub
'iC!y for his own work unless they are
too.
lie says in part in his letter 10 Sen
ator Chamberlain:
After considerable reflection. and
viewing the matter in a broad way.
ann reluctant TO allow the consideration
of tho proposed proviso to proceed any
further. .r,
"Forty-e'Gltt states and three ter
ritorial headquarters and nearly 5000
local and district boards. with an aE-
grogate membership OF nearly $4,000
citizens. assisted by the legal and med
ical advisory boards In every jurisdIc-
lion. have cot operated with the national
headquarters efficiently and honorably.
and many without compensation IN
the superb teamwork which has pro-
duc"d the gratifying results obtainn,
under the Selcctive -SerVic, law These
results embrace tho registration OF
moro than l0.5GO.oOo citizens and their
classification for military service. and
III" entrainmcnt of nearly 100000 mer
now serving with the colors. by .Au-
gust | of this year this latter NUM-
hor wili be approximately 100000. and
by the close of the year If expected
acquisitions are received, the aggregate
viii approach 5000. .GpO
''Of the members or these boards
ray he truly said that when the salec-
tive service system which they admin
iStered ceases TO function efficiently t,
"roduce the military and to conserve
the Industrial man power. we shall be
in II fair way 10 lose this war.
PRAISES WORK DONE
ny HOARD MEMBERS
- have long entertained the view
that something ought to he done To
recognize publicly and eInrh.tically the
enormous sacrifices these citizens have
made in hestowins the continuous
and eNhausting service that has been
indispensable in carrying the admin
istrati"e burden of the seiective-servlcc
system.
Al the risk of being regarded as
unSra'eful 10 the proposerS Of this pro-
vision. cannot bring myself to re
satisfied that MY own conscicntiousi,
performed share in discharcius tha.
duty should become the subject of
recognition. so long as the far greater
share of these other builders of the
National Army remains without pub
hc and distinguished Acknowledgement;
in the records of Congress-"
The Crowder promotion was included
in the army bill. upon which the cor
ferees agreed to-day. Several changes
We're made in the bill.
The Senate wished to appoint for the
%egular army one assistant surgeon
general. with the rank of mator-ceu-
srai, aud three assistant surgeon gen
erals with the rank OF briyIdier-gen-
raj The confcrees agreed upon four
ssistani surgeon generals two rank
N. as major generals and two as brig
'A!er-generals. Likewise. instead uf
our major generals and eight briga-
icr-Eenerals for each 100000 men
ard officers in the National Army. the
conferecS made 1t one Encouragement
nd two brigadier GENERALS.
.HMi Nurse CORPS
UNDER \ SUPERINTENDENT
An army nurse corps is organized
Under superintendent. with the fol-
loving wage scale:
superintendent, S2.4OO: assistant su-
perintendents and directors. si.S0o: as
si*tant directors, Sl5C0: chief nurses.