Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-05-04
VIRGINIA TO SUPPLY 8,204
MEN IN NEXT DRAFT
Net Quota Is 6.1:so White Men and
1000 Colorcd Men, Says Adj
jitant General.
CREDIT FOR ENLIsTMEN
Gross Quota Oh Second Draft for
State Is 1915 Less 6,26O Army
Establishments and Credit for i,T.5
Men Already Sent to Camp.

Adjutant- General 10 Lane Stern re.
ceired late last night 4 telegram from,
ost-Marshal-Ccrcral Crowder, di-
rcc,inE him to draft e.l35 white men
from the State of Virginia TO be sent
TO Camp Lee between May IS and
May so. Details OF the quotas assigned
TO each county and city Will hc an
nounced by the Adjutant-Gcnera as
soon as the necessary calculation can
be made.
NirEinia's net quota Of til. big draft,
announced yesterday. VIII he $50
white men. to be cntraincd OF tive con-
secutive days. from May - to May 80,
and 2,o69 colorod men. TO pe entrained
three weeks later.
The gross quota FOR both races for
= the State is la.lSa mon. There have
been since the last draft, $50 army
enlistmcrts for which the stat" Eeta
credits and which reduce the number
10 be drafted to i2.a2@. In the mean
time, there will have been, when the
small intervening drafts have been
completed. i,,25 mon drafted. which
will leave for the last announced draft
for both races 4 net quota Of S.eo4
men. or the 4.725 drafted bv the small
intervening calls. Gi7t were white
men, and 1851 colorcd men.
CALL FOR MEN or
MECHANICAL. TRAINING
OF the men yet 10 be drafted. be-
fore the machinery is set in motion
for the SIS white men. there are 600
grammar school Eradpates--iess the
number who arc voluntarily indicted,
but who will be credited in the same
manner-who will be sent 10 the Uni
persity OF Virginia .o- special course
of automobile repairing and similar
mechanical work 2; the front and be-
hind the lines Th. voluntary enlist
ments from the -eE.s:rsnts with some
mechaaica! experience and some me
chsnical aptitude wi,i close on May 10
The balance OF the 500 Will be drafted
between that date s. time 20 be en-
trained for the university CT May IS
All men who would care 10 take ad-
vantage % mis- course ard miss the
big draft two da%s later ar" urged hy
the government: % Gene forward at
once
Disposition % 80 80 registered vol
untee.s uude- re nations want;
column" cal. Will be disposed o: -
follows up 20 :ha -uuabs! contained IN
the touow:7S calls:
Trentr-s,1 carpenters ana he.7%~s
20 the aviation modification camp
Camp Sevle-. G-sc-vi.,e. :. c
Eight 2GtoCNcN''" -0o'iHNIN :.
helpers: Eve h!arksrit:hs and h"'nH-s
four cranemtr and helpers: .vo civil!
electrical. railroad and computing "n
s.neers: seven .oco-lotiva engineer
and hrenen; 'our miro O. quarry work
ers and helpers: four Numbers and
r'peftters. and five ;n'rlsttrs to CsHir
Humphreys. Be1"oi-. Va
Five bricklave-s 10 Camp Sheridan
Montgomery. Ala.
Two wagon makers 20 Fort Benja
min Harrison, indianapolis Ind
Four hoi'ermaks-s and helpers: thir.
tecn railroad brakemen. Narmen and
conductors: four electricians: Two ca.
inspectors: ten nechinists aid two
stc0oEranters 70 For. Mycr Va
Two Instrument matters ard repair.
Mon: four su-v"vors i"vc'men and
trarsitmsn % wash'~ rtor civ
MI the rho"" "H''r are FIR Whit.
mon with y"7ero. qualifications
For colo~a1 wen.
Four h-i-'-'a"c-v. .h'~.,r- -a-o,
'srs and tc'ncrs; Hve clerks 70 For;
Wavnc. Mic'
The a." e. :n.-a nmea. TO- hes,
men is Nav -