The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-03-02
DRAFT COSTLY IN VERMONT.
1t Was S177o for Each Man Accepted
Into Service.

The classification by states of the ex-
| penses of the first draft shows that Ver-
mont stood third highest in expense, be-
ing exceeded only by Rhode Island and
Maine, the latter of which was but two
cents higher than Vermont. In Vermont
| the expense of getting men into the serv-
Ice was Sl1.79 per man, against little
over $3.50 for Louisiana.
The total cost of the first draft in
Vermont was slS,65774, while the total
number registered was 1924, making
the cost per registrant 68 cents. A total
OF 5,6l6 men We're called, the cost for
each man called being 1882. The total
number of men accepted was l,4l4, max
ing the cost per man $l3.ls. The net
quota called was l049, or the cost per
man of Sl7.79. The total paid to the
members of the boards was Sl2.205.24,
against Sl,4l2.50 in Oregon and $1,000,
in Wyoming, the lowest figures.
The cost OF employees for the boards
in Vermont amounted TO S4,654.3S, whils
the medical examinations under the first
draft cost S5l3.40 and the supplies used
in the state cost the federal government
$l,2s372
OF the 5,6l6 registrants. 1858 filed
claims for exemption, and OF these. 1869,
or Is per cent, Were allowed OF the
5.6l6 registrants, the records show that
2699 were married men, of whom $50
were accepted and 9l6 rejected on claims
of dependency, leaving the remainder
not disposed of, as far as the records
show.
Next Call on Vermont Will Be Small.
Although an order went forth from the
adiutant generals Office the early part
of the week that each local board of
exemption file its report with the office
by March |. up to last night only four
counties had made their report which
showed that they practically have their
work all done. These are Chittenden.
Washington and Orleans, and of
these Chittenden county stands at the
top. In addition to this, over 200 regis
trants have self f-inducted into service
from that county. If the remaining
counties do proportionately, well the
number drawn from Vermont on the next
iraft will be very small, on basis Of
800 900
The report of C. j. Russell, clerk of the
Jhittenden county board, shows that
heir classification was completed Janu
Try 81, and that the physical examina-
ions were completed February 20. with
he exception of some in the hands of
he district board.
In Addison county Rufus Wainwright,
he clerk, states that all classifcations
ave been completed, excepting one or
wo in which the cases have been re-
pened and few in the district boards
ands. His report was made so it
cached the Office Feb. 2S and stated that
6 examinations were to be made March
which would complete the physical ex-
limitations.
In Orleans county Clerk H. B. Ishman
tated that March | would see his classi-
cation completed and that the physical
were completed, excepting
hose in the hands of the district board
nd those who had made request for
by other local boards
The Washington county classification
as completed Friday, with total of
s6 left in class one, to which must be
ided those who have self-inducted into
ne service, something like l40 persons.
here are also 81 who have failed to re-
pond for examination in class one. The
,tal number of registrants in the eoun-
= is 3.l79. of which three have been
owen over age. seven have died and one
her. Michael Brown, who appeared Fri
Nv. has not been classified, the matter
ing left to the adjutant generals de-
lrtment.
On Friday afternoon notice was re-
ived that self induction could occur
lly into the coast artillery at Fort
ocum: infantry at Camp Greene, and
edical corps at Fort Oglethorpe, which
practically the same as announced ear
II in the week.