The Sentinel=record. (Hot Springs, Ark.) 1900-current, 1918-05-04

Washington, May Simultaneous
ly with the announcement today tina.
$4,000 men from forty five states
had been called to Join the colors in
May, Secretary Baker indicated the
scope of the governments plans for
increasing it's fighting strength by
stating that congress had been asked
to appropriate approximately $l5,-
0O0,000000 for the army for the next
fiscal year. That amount is exclusive
of funds provided in the Notifications
bill which not only covers coast de-
fenses, but as rule provides the
bulk of heavy field ordnance.
Last year the army estimates az
gregated six billion and six hundred
millions to pay for a force of 1 100000
men which has already been exceeded
The call for a quarter of a million
men during May goes to all states eX-
cept California, Oregon and Nevada,
which with the District Of Columbia,
already have supplied so large a par.
of their quotas that it was decided
not TO include them this time.
The movement in most states will
begin May 5 and will be completed in
five days. BY this order the war de-
partment abandons its plans of as
sembling the men in even monthly in
crements OF approximately 10oUVU.
Under the original program it was in
tended to call out not to exceed $780,
900 additional men during 1918. The
call for 10000 in April and 233, 1000
this month win bring out in two
months half the number originally
contemplated, for the year.
"Let us avoid specific figures SEQ
retary Baker again said today. "They
imply limits. There is no limit. We
will call out enough men to make VIC
tory certain. We will call them as
rapidly as they can be trained and
sent forward.
In preparation for this tremendous
increase in the army the house mill
tary committee was told today rnat
every existing cantonment in the
country will he enlarged and that
every national guard camp utilized ID
its full capacity. 1t is regarded as
probable that some new cantonments
must be built in the interests of speed
and economy OF effort and material
pressure will be placed upon expand
ing existing facilities. Ground has
already been obtained In the vicinity
Of several cantonments for the eX-
pansion and details of the new Cum
struction are being worked out by the
general staff which also is studying
the necessity OF an proper location for
additional cantonments.
In connection with the exclusion OF
three states and District OF Colum-
bia from the May call officials ex-
planned that an effort is being made 10
balance accounts among the various
states preparatory to the application
of the new quota basis when congress
has approved that measure.
The May draft allotments were
made on the population basis hereto
! fore used but subsequent distribution
of quotas will be much altered when
the number of men furnished by any
state is computed from the number
OF availables 1t has in class one.
The men called out this month will
be mobolized generally at the canton
ments TO which men from the same
states have previously been sent. In
many cases they will find the divi-
sions originally created at those camps
gone. Some of the camps win have
been converted into replacement ,Aivi-
sions and the new men will he re-
distributed in accordance with theh