The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1918-03-12

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associations was today revealed as
non-existent. Plainly annoyed by the
series of unwarranted announce
ments" that have appeared all over
the country Provost Marshall General
Enoch Crowder this afternoon formal
ly announced there will be no set
date for calling the second increment
of the national army This incre-
ment will be- assimilated in very
small portions as room for them ap-
pears in the environments. A national
quota and state quotas will be fixed
and announced but the figures will
not mean all the men will be called to
the cOlors at once.
In making this announcement Cen
eral Crowder said the "mere guesses
appearing almost every week have re-
suited in an unrest and uncertainty
that has been unfortunate" He also
declared ut is unwise to attempt to
make a forecast of the number of men
that win be called for immediate mil
itary service"
After explaining the intricate prob
lem presented by the shortage of farm
and other labor and the plans being
worked out to solve it by deferred
oulllllOhS anu luIlOuSuSt lue pIONOSl
marshal general also reveals the
fact that deferred classes as well as
men in Glass l will be called on ac-
count of special technical qualifica-
tions or for technical training
"It is unwise to attempt to make
forecast of the number of men that
will be called for immediate military
service in advance of the department
for the whole complex problem of sup
plies and transportation" General
Crowder's statement said: "It is also
unwise to make public announcements
of specific figures which might serve
the enemy as precise basis for de-
termining the plans for military par
ticipation of the nations in this war.
1t is necessary, however, to compose
the present unrest and uncertainty by
some public announcement and for
this reason the following is authorita-
lively stated
"The next national quota will be
announced and aportioned among the
several states as soon as pending
legislation authorizing a change in the
basis of computation is enacted by
congress. This legislation has been
passed by the senate and favorably
ACpOl ICQ Wy lilC ilOuoC initial OOhl-
mittee The number which will be
assumed as a basis for computation
will be 00,000 which is we'll within
the authorization of clause four of sec
tion 1 of the selective service act of
a second increment of 100000 men, in
creasing by the recruit training units
authorized by clause five of section
one, and by the special and technical
troops uthorized by section two OF
the act. 1t cannot now be announced
what the total number to be called to
the colors each month will be but may
be stated that no more men will be
called than can be properly accom-
modated and promptly assimilated.
There are difficulties confronting
the nation in the supply of labor ap-
purtenant to agriculture. Glass 1, from
which new levies are to be withdrawn
will contain many more men that are
at present required for the army. II
would be a most uDscientific and fat
uous step if the men in Glass l were
called indiscriminately without re.
gard to the labor situation in agri.
culture. Therefore the local boards
will be directed to fill their quotas ir
the order of liability of men in Glass
as determined by the national draw
ing, except that, where it is shown tina
a registrant is completely and assid
uously engaged in the planting. cult
vation or reaping of a crop his cal
to the colors should be deferred Il
the foot of the quota of his board al
long as he continues to be so engaged
Whenever any registrant. whose -cal
TO the colors has been deferred b,
reason of his engagement in agricul
ture. is shown to have been idle OF
the farm on which he is engaged or t
have trifled with the deferment tha
has been accorded him. the boards vii
forthith induct him into military ser
vice if his order number has beel
reached in the meantime. The effec
of this expedient is TO grant fur
loughs from service prior to actua
call to the colors to the men so great
ly needed in the production of thi
years crop.
"This is not, however, the only eX
pedient that is to be adopted to con
serve the supply of labor appurtenan
to agriculture and to mobilize al
means for increasing the harvest TO
the agriculture season of 1918 Their
is now pending before congress bill
authorizing the secretary of war t.
grant furloughs, with or without pay
to men in the army to enable them Il
engage in industrial and agricultural
pursuits. The purpose of this bill i
to relieve serious situations in par
ticular instances in which men whit
are mainstay of farms have been in
ducted into the service either through
voluntary enlistment or selection ant
whose services during the presen
emergency in agriculture are needed
The furloughs will be granted afte
consideration of the circumstances o
the individual case in which they aris
and when the military situation
such that they can be granted with
out too great disruption and disor
ganization of the. army or of an,
: particular organization of the army
! "As to further means to protect ag