The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-03-13


Various Camps on March 2e-7s2s
Pennsylvania Quota.
Washington, March 13.-Provost
Marshal General Crowder made the
first official announcement Of the
tional army
Ii Will be ordered as soon as con-
gress amends the law to compute ap-
portionnent among the states ON the
number OF registration in Glass l in
stead OF population.
For the purposes of computation,
100000 men will be considered as
composing the second call. No such
number will be called to the colors
at any one time.
Men in deferred classification, the
provost marshal general announced,
would be called in small numbers as
we'll as men in Class l. This is to
utilize special technical qualifications
or to send the men to schools to ac-
Guire such qualifications
General Crowder makes the def
mite statement there will be no sud-
den withdrawal of great numbers o.
men from industry and agriculture
this summer. They will be drawn n
relatively small groups throughout
TIE ar. To give the exact numbers,
he says would be to give the enemy
military information
While the geenral sets no time In
his statement, action on the desired
legislation is expected before April I.
the first calls are expected soon after.
ward
The war department is prepared to
supply clothing and other equipment
Immediately for all the men called
out. Major General George w. Geoth-
ais. acting quartermaster general. is
pressing vigorously deliveries of win
ter clothing to build up reserves for
next winter.
The original issue to men modified
In April would be winter clothing
Soon thereafter they would be trans
ferred into summer uniforms. Ample
stores Of summer outfits for the entire
amy a"e On hand. Huge stocks are
available here and abroad. Every man
sent abroad Is equipped with a COM
plete new outfit before he boards the
transport
General Crowder also issued an or
der for the movement Of $4,000 men
for the national army, to begin March
% and continue five days.
The order calls troops from every
state in the Union except Iowa and
Minnesota. It includes men remaining
from the first call and those liable IN
the second.
Just how many men Of the second
call are affected by the order was not
announced at General Crowder's office.
It is understood the movement virtu-
ally will complete the men in the
first call, and il is part OF the an
nounced plan to call registrants In
small groups as fast as they can be
accommodated.
to apportionment by states TO-
dows:
Alabama, 1884; Arizona, 14s: Arkan-
sas, 1541: California, 1745; Colorado,
1928; Connecticut, 903; Delaware, sos:
District of Columbia. 1902; Florida,
250s: Georgia, 1925; Idaho, 242: Hi
nois, 1861; Indiana, 2s77.
Kansas, 5S7; Kentucky, 1861; Louis
lana, 1872; Maine, $40; Maryland, 1882;
Massachusetts, 2069; Michigan. 1858;
Mississippi, 22ao; Missouri, ITO;
Montana 321: Nebraska, 43s; Neva-
da, 70; New Hampshire, 212; New
Jersey, 1915: New Mexico, 1877; New
York, 1928; North Carolina, 5174;
North Dakota, 2647; Ohio, 1855; Okla
homa, 59s; Oregon. 969.
PENNSYLVANIA, 1928; Rhode Island,
Sol: South Carolina, 343; South Dako-
ia. 226; Tennessee, 2753; Texas, 3s43;
Utah, PAT; Vermont. 1856; Virginia,
2173; Washington. 63s; West Virgin
ia, 1914; Wisconsin, 2214; Wyoming
1874
The order calls for approximately
10000 white troops and $4,000 negroes
The negro troops are to be scattere>
among the following camps:
Devens, Mass; Meade, Md; Cor
don. Ca; Zachary Taylor. KY; Gran,
ILL.,: Pike, Ark; Dodge. Ia; Funston.
Kan, and Travis, Texas.