The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-07-23
CLASS ONE TO PROVIDE
ARMY OF FIVE MILLION
Men in Deferred Glasses Nav Never
BE Called Upon to Fight i'm
the Trenches.

Washington, July 22.-With the
calls for increasing large numbers
of draft registrants to fill up training
camps vacated by regulars. nation
al guard units and the first quotas
of the national army. there is much
speculation throughout the country
as to how soon class 2 men will be
called for service.
There need be no Immediate
anxiety on the part of these men or
their relatives. No call for fighting
men will be made upon class . men
in 1919, in all probability
In fact it is the hope Of Provost
Marshal General Crowder that he
VIII never have to 80 outside class
l for combatant units and there is no
present indications that he will have
to do so.
Draft officials believe we will be
able to raise and maintain an army
of 100000 men without going into
the deferred classes for fighting
troops The figure 100000 they
believe is conservative. Here is how
they figure it:
The registration under the orig
inal draft law made available. in
class one, approximately 5000. 900
men. or these. 1595.7OS had been
ordered to camp prior to July l.,
1918. Calls through July and Au-
gust will make the number OF selec-
tive men in camp by September l.
more than 100000.
Registration of men who became
p between June ;. 1917. and June
., 1913. added another 500. .OOC men
TO class one. so that on September |
we will still have somewhat more
than 1.5O0.O qualified men in class
one who will not have been called
TO camp.
Before these men are called to ser
vice il is expected congress will
amend the draft law to provide for
the registration of men between is
and 21 and between 81 and As.
Just how many men this extension
OF the draft would bring into class
one is uncertain, but It is expected
that the number would equal those
between 21 and 81. At least 3 .OOO.-
GOO class one men would be added.
II is reasonably certain. Although
the percentage of deferred classifi-
cations among men from 81 to 45
would be greater than the present
average. because OF family depend
ency and industrial grounds. the
percentage of those from Is to 2l
would be higher than the average,
because these men would in few cases
have established family ties
This extension OF the draft. then,
would provide a total class one OF
more than 5000. 900 men-probably
nearer 100000.
And until class one is exhausted
no calls will be made upon deferred
classes for any fighting troops.
When class one in any district is
, 'HhduSNtu no more calls VIII be
made upon that district for combat
ant troops so long as there is class
one man available in any district
anywhere in the country.
For certain nOn-combatant units.
where men OF special training or
Skill are required, and such men are
rot to be found among class one reg
istrants. then-and only then-are
the deferred classes called upon.
The number OF these specialists Ia
ken from deferred classes has been
very small.
There is to be a thorough recomb.
ing OF the deferred classes. and some
persons who were granted classified
| tions in classes two and three NAV
| find themselves reclassified in class
one and called to camp. But in the
main the original classification will
| hold.