The sun., 1918-10-10
'CROWDBR DEVISES
SPEED DRAFT PLAN
Charts Are Sent to Every
State Exhibiting Its Stand
ing in Race. ..
N. Y. HAS POOR SHOWING
Not One Board Reports Its
Classification 80 Per
Cent. Complete.
Snenial DespafcA 20 TIE suN.

WASHINGTON, Oct. s.--After one more
quota of registered men between Il ana
81 years Of age Is sent to camps and
cantonments. the War Department will
begin drawing on the men between the
ages of 10 and 20. and 80 and IS IN
elusive. The original intention OK start
ing to the camps by the middle or oc-
tober the first quota of those who reg
istered September 10 has been ADAM
doned on account OF the influenza.
The General stan recently ordered
Provost Marshal General Crowder TO
cancel temporarily what was practically
the last call for men under tho oid
draft ages. As a result OF this ORDER
which was made necessary by tne
prevalence of influenza in the camps
$4,000 men who would now be In
training have had to walt.
When the General STAFF lifts the ban
H. was learned to-day these $4,000 Will
be the first to entrain. The next quota
of men will come from the latest regis
tration as Glass 1 under the old regis
tration will be practically exhausted
then.
Speed Contest Devised.
In order that the classification and
physical examination Of all men reg
| istered on September 12 may be speeded
up and no check in the flow or men 'o
the camps be possible Gen. Crowoei
has devised a speed contest among the
various State and local boards. Three
boards have already completed theif
task. They have classified all OF the
men registered. have put the Class
men through the physical examination
and have forwarded all OF the data te
the Provost Marshal General. Two OF
the boards are in Oklahoma and oDt
in Iowa.
Charts have been sent to each STATE
containing the names OF all local boards
in the State with seven spaces marked
off after the name. In these spaces tn
progress of the work Of each board II
constantly kept UP to date. The mrs
three spaces indicate respectively 30. 81
and 90 per cent. completion OF classifica
ton of the registered men. and thu
| fourth space when filled indicates tina
/ the particular board has completed
classification and forwarded TO the dis
trict board all cases requiring suci
reference.
The last three spaces indicate respect
| lively 80, go and 90 per cent. completion
of the physical examination OF Class
men. None Of these spaces can be fillet
OF course until the first four spaces ar
blocked in through classification Of al
registrantR
| Comparison by Charts.
These charts are at each State head
quarters and the daily progress Of al
the local boards IN the State kept In II
Information OF the status Of each boar
is wired to all OF the rest so that tn
board by filling In its chart can see Jus
how II stands in the race.
| In addition to this each State head
quarters has been supplied with a char
designed to show Just where each Stat
as whole stands in classification ant
examination OF its registrants. Fac
State communicates with Gen. Crowde
its own standing. and every other Stat
Is notified Of It.
On the master chart at the ONCE o
the Provost Marshal General New Yorl
thus far has made a sorry showing. No
a single board out OF the 354 in tn
State has yet reported even it's classic
cation 80 per cent. complete Connect
cut with forty-four local boards Is 4
the same situation.
New Jersey shows that out OF 10
local boards one board had completes
classification of its registrants. one ha
this classification 80 per cent. com
pleted. two have It so per cent. com
pleted and seven have their registrant
30 per cent Completed