Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-04-13
ACTION TAKEN WHICH ENDS DE-
LAY TO CALL FOR 100000
MORE MEN.
COUNTIES TO PROVIDE
THEIR FAIR PROPORTION
President Authorized to Call Into Ser
vice All Members Of Any Class -
Basis Is About Sewenty-Fi~e Men
For Each ACCOMPLISHMENTS to Re-
duee NUMBER 900 900 Glass Men.

Washington, Aprtl 13.-Each local
board viii furnish quota of the
forthcoming second draft based on the
proportion OF It's class one TO the total
number Of class one men in the coun
try,
Credit, however, will be allowed on
each quota for the number OF mel in
each district who have enlisted in the
regular army and national guard.
The president is also authorized TO
call into service all members OF any
class and also call skilled experts in
industry and agriculture who have
been given deferred classification.
100000 Glass One Men.
There are a little more than 1000
! 0eA class one men in tie country. The
war department has called for 10000
on April 70. A local board having
1000 men in class one would furnish
seventy I'VE men, without allowing for
volunteer credits.
This was the decision reached by
the house of representatives last night
on the only questions delaying the
procedure of the second draft which
probably viii bring more than 1900
000 additional men 10 the colors this
year
The house disposed Of the principal
issue by rejecting by & vote Of lis 10
IA Representative Shallenberger's
amendment providing that the quotas
should be based upon the total number
o. men in each district who have
waived exemption
Accepts Army Plan.
The house accepted the war depart
ment plan for the basis OF quotas, bu.
ignored the war department recon-
mendations against allowing credits
for volunteers.
The volunteer credit nendm ent, Of
fered by Representative Shallen berger
and modified by Representative Phelan.
was carried Overwhelmingly after Rep
resentatiye Dent, chairman Of the mil
itary affairs committee, surprised the
house with a letter from President
Wilson. stating that he thought it
woaId he perfectly proper to include
credit for volunteers in the resolution,
Notwithstanding the war Department.
attitude.
Aroused by Wilson.
Champions of the war department
bill were thoroughly aroused over the
presidents letter. recognizing that it
undoubtedly would hare great influ-
ence on many members of the house.
Their fears were borne out as the time
for voting on the Shallennerger
amendments approached.
Originally the amendments wers
grouped in one, but demand was made
for a division Of the amendment when
tbs effect Of the presidents attitude,
which some leaders privately charac-
tn,ized as "wabbly," had been recog-
nized
Passage Of the bill as amended had
been scheduled by the leaders but
list before the final vote was reached
Representative Harrison Of Virginia
submitted amendments TO place farm
labore-s in deferred ciassiflcauons, and
his demand FOR time 20 discuss 1t
moved administrator leaders 10 defer
final action on the resolution until to-
DAY
Credit For Volunteers.
The Shall znberger amendment
greed to provides that
Credit shall pc given on its quota
70 any state, territory. District Of CO.
lunnia or any subdivision thereof. Tor
the number who have entered the
military or naval service Of the United
States from any SUCH state, territory,
District Of Columbia or subdivision
thereof, since April :, 1917. including
members Of the national guard who
we're = the federal service on that
date
This amendment vas agreed 10 by a
vote If 292 TO SIS.