El Nuevo mexicano., 1918-01-17
MANUAL I
WILL BE ISSUED BY
GENERAL WDER
FOUR WAYS IN WHICH MEN ARE
TAKEN INTO MILITARY SERv-
ICE; DAILY REPORTS TO ADJ
JuTANT GENERAL

TAKEN INTO MILITARY SERV
ICE; DAILY REPORTS TO AID
JuTANT GENERAL
Provost Marshal General Crowder
in a telegram to Governor W. e
Lindsey today announces the early Is
suance of an induction manual by
which men will be taken into the mill
tary service. There are four kinds OF
induction: The first. general Undue,
ton, which is the normal Induction
of quota contingents with the view OF
sending them to tho usual mobiliza-
ton camp. The second is voluntary
induction. The third Is individual in.
auction, which is the induction of in
%diyfduals ny name. The fourth class,
special induction, applies to the in.
duction of registrants usually but not
necessarily skilled in some special
line Of work. Every local board will
be required nightly to make a report
OF the special, voluntary and individu-
al inductions made during the day TO
the adjutant general, who will send
the information to the provost mar
shall generals office. This is done to
prevent congestion of men at the vari-
GUS headquarters, as the provost mar
shal general will not allow move
ments of men except as they can be
cared for.
APPEAL TO MEMBERS
OF EXEMPTION BOARDS
Following is the letter referred to
Saturday, sent out to the exemption
board members by the provost mar
shall general:
Governor,
Santa Fe, N. NJ.
Number A 1880. This office has
been urged repeatedly and mistakenly
by members OF local boards and by
other persons in authority throughout
the country connected with the adj
ministration of the ~selective service
law to place the salary and expense
feature of the classification system
on unit cost basis SO far as possible.
These requests have been heartily en-.
dorsed by every state official, con-
nected with the administration of the
law, with whom 1t has been discuss
ed; particularly since the effort has
been made to have local boards fur
IRISH calculations and estimates of the
cost Of the work. Many members Of
local boards and other persons have
renewed their offers and pledges OF
gratuitous service; many others have
made estimates which indicate a care
full investigation of the work to be
performed and the reasonable cost
thereof; but a considerable number,
regardless of the size of registration
in their respective jurisdiction have
made their estimates on so extravar
CANT a scale that the total cost could
nor be paid out Of any appropriation
which congress would be willing to
make or which the people Of the ma
tIon would approve. 1t is necessary
not only that this office but that
every person connected with the ad-
niiristration of the selective service
law shall be conservative in the ex-
peDditure of public funds. The ma
ton Is at war. Personal sacrifices
are being made on every hand. The
soldiers who r being selected By
local and district boards have given
Up comfortable homes, have severed
home ties, in many s have been
Obliged to sacrifice large incomes in |
order to work and fight for their
country "a hours a day for $50 per
month. Most of these men are WILL
ing to serve for even less or for moth
ing. They are now enduring or will
hereafter endure suffering and hard
ship and in many cases be compelled
to sacrifice their lives or health.
Therefore, it is not unreasonable to
request that great army composed Of
local board members to meet the gov
eminent and cooperate with 1t in the
matter of minimum cost. This is their
country, they are part OF its army,
and 1t is confidently expected that
they will give the government In the
future, as they have in the past the
bfst that Is in them, and that they
will receive compensation only to the
extent that may be necessary in their
condition OF life.
TN computing a unit cost, this Of
flee has endeavored. after ~consulta-
tion with many board members and
state officials, to fix unon a unit cost,
the total Of which will equal the COM
.pensation which would have been
proper charge under the regulations.
a regulation has been ap-
proved by the president fixing the az.
gregate compensation to all the men,
bers of a local board upon the basis
of 30 cents for each registrant finally
classified. 1t will be observed that
In absence of other distribution there
of among the members which may be
determined upon by unanimous vote
Of a local board. the aggregate Of the
unit cost will be divided into equal
portions between the members OF a
board. 1t will also be observed that
the board may by unanimous vote
this proportionate distribu
lion 80 that or more members
may receive more than his proper
Tomato fraction while others may re.
less. This provision is made +,
not for the purpose of permitting
boards Of which some members are
rendering gratuitous service to vote
IN amount which may have been re-
,eived by them to the other member
members, but is intended to be ap-
olied by boards only in those cases
which for one reason or another some
lines arise, where the greater por :
ion Of the work is necessarily per-
'ormed by n or another Of the men,
,ers Of the board. All adiutant gen
rails are urgently requested imme-
lately to give the widest publicity