The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-20
Kansas Must Send 5000 to
Camps on the Next Call.
And There Are Only 1900
Glass. 1 White Men Left.
USE THIS WEEKS CLASSES
New August "a Registrars
Will Be Sent Right to Camp.
At Least 1872 From Topeka and
Shawnee County.

Draft officials today began combing
the state in an effort to meet a call
for 5,007 selective service men who
must report at Camp Funston and
Fort Riley during the five days begin
ming September 1. A total of $500
class / whites must be provided under
the call. To meet this demand there
are now but 2.700 class l whites avail
able with a possible 5000 to be add
ed in a few days by district boards.
The new call will take all except
probably 500 of the men of class l
who registered this week.
Never since the United States en-
tered the war has the state faced a
more perplexing problem in filling a
draft quota. In addition to $500
whites from class 1 who are to be
sent to Camp Funston, 107 negroes
of class l are to go to the same camp.
while 400 limited service whites will
go to Fort Riley.
Expect 5000 to Register Saturday.
Men who have reached their
twenty-first year since June will be
called into immediate service in order
| to meet the Kansas requirements I'M
der the call. 1t is believed that slight
| iy more than 5000 Kansans will reg
| registration order from Washington.
| At least 1900 of these men will be
| available for immediate service, ac-
cording to army estimates. In order
| to fill the state quota, at least 1900
| of these men must be called during
| the first five days of September.
Arrangements are being made in
| General Huffman's office to speed UP
| the work of classification and exami-
| nation. In view of the Immediate de-
| mand for men, every registrant will be
provided with a QUESTIONABLE when he
/ nr1ro lie axrf Cot
| aminations will probably be given in
advance of classifications and all pos
| sible machinery set in motion to have
the required number of men ready for
| entrainnent early next month.
May Give Physical Examination Early
| I'VE have a mighty close squeeze in
| filling the CALI" said Major r. Neil
Rain. I'm order to facilitate the work
| and arrange for prompt inductions
every registrant will be given his ques-
tionnaire when he registers. Physical
examinations may be given in advance
| of classifications. We should enroll
| 1000 class l men under the new regis
| tration. That will take care of the
present quota and leave a margin OF
| about 500, provided local boards meet
! expectations and add some 900 new
/ names under reclassifications now
| being made"
T From Shawnee, 1872.
L
| 1t is probable that Topeka and
Shawnee county will send 1872 men tc
camp during the first days of Septem-
| Der. To meet the demand for $500
! first rank men. Shawnee county out
side the city will probably call 81 men
while the city district No. 1 will send
| 35 men and the second city district 81
| men. The call for 400 limited service
men will take five from city district
| No. 1 and seven from district No. 2
/ To meet the call for lot negroes
Shawnee county will send two. Topeka
district No. 1 will send three and dis.
| trict No. will send two men,
None of the local districts-in fac
| none of the districts of the state-art
able to meet the early September cal
| with men from present lists. 1t i:
probable that every district in the
state must draw heavily on the new
man power to be enrolled Saturday II
order to fill quotas