The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-09-17
1851 REGISTERED
FOR ARMY SERVICE
NUMBER is SEVERAL HUNDRED
SHORT OF THE ESTIMATE
PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED.

Without slackening of business OF
interruption of industry 1851 men
between the ages of Is and p and
between 81 and As years went to the
polls in Terrell county Thursday and
enrolled on the military service lists
of the nation,
While the flying Of flags marked
the day as one of patriotic signif-
canoe there was no blare of bands or
holiday demonstrations. Wheels of
normal activity did not miss a turn
as the result of the war departments
effort to enroll its new army without
festivity or furore.
Of those registered 612 are whites
and 939 negroes. Native-born citi-
zens number 1916, two are natural
lied and four are nondeclarant aliens.
The ages of the registrants are
234 eighteen years, 122 nineteen,
1l5 twenty, q twenty-one, l twenty
eight, 30 thirty-two, 102 thirty-three,
100 thirty-four, 80 thirty-fve. 81
thirty-six, 120 thirty-seven, 81 thirty
eight, 68 thirty-nine, 81 forty. As
forty-one, 50 forty-two, 80 forty
three, Al forty-four, 80 forty-five.
Based on the previous registration
1t was estimated that 1903 men
would register Thursday, and the
number is several hundred short of
those figures. The belief is that
there are large number of slackers.
In fact, 30 or 40 have already been
reported to the board, who are con-
slderlng whether to allow them to
register or to send their names to the
federal authorities. A number have
voluntarily registered since Thursday.
1920 and 1926 Called First
Youths of 10 and 20 years and
men between the ages of 80 and SO.
inclusive, who registered Thursday
will first be called to the colors, Pro-
vost Marshal General Crowder has
announced, and until the supply of
available fighting material in their
ranks has been exhausted older men
will not be indicted into service.
missionaries will 90 out first to
registrants of those ages, and local
boards have been ordered to proceed
with their speedy classification so that
some of them may be called in Octo- /.
bef.
Pointing out that in classifying
men above the ages of 81 the army
draft would be attacking the coun- /
try's economic life and entering an /
uneXplored field" General Crowder !
IN public statement to all employers /
and industrial representatives be- !
sought their aid in applying the plans /
of industrial deferments so that "the /
maintenance of the military estab- .
hshment of the national interest dur
ing the emergency may not be in
terferred with.
Few Older Men Can Leave.
Before issuing his appeal General !
Crowder had again pointed out that /
on estimates of experts the war de- |.
partment could expect to draw from .
the classes above 81 only col, 900 T.
men physically fit for military SER
vice and not entitled to deferred I
classification on the grounds of de- !
tendency or occupation. He also said /
that men of 10 and 20 called were
entitled to admission to the students F.
training corps at the 400 secondary
schools, with which the war depart F..
ment has made contracts. but added
that this corps would number $50, 900
men, while over 5000, 100000 youths
below p will register Thursday.
Methods Of selecting those to be
indicted into military service and
educational training corps, he said,
we've the concern Of other branches
Of the administration.