Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1918-03-15
5000 Men win Move to Train
inc Camps Beginning
March 29.
FURLOUGHS FOR AGRICULTURE
Those in First Call Not Desired at
This Time viii Be Left and 10000
Taken From Seccnd--New
Plan Announced.

Washington. March 14.-There will
be no date ser for the second draft for
the very sufficient reason that the sec
ond DRIFT is on now.
The call issued on Tuesday for 95T
600 men to be assembled during the
nye days beginning Marefi 20 would
go 10000 into the second instaIIment
II all the men liable to service under
the original call were used Actually
the $4,000 will take In 10000 or $4,000
OF the young men of the second lncre-
ment, while a lot of the original draft
ees viii not be hidden to the colors at
ALL Their time will come. but it will
be when it is convenient for the camps
to handle them
Illinois. for instance, is required to
send 1851 as its quota of the $1,000.
There remain 5000 men of the original
draft, even after these have gone to
the camps Wisconsin is asked for %
ia, Michigan for 5,55S and Indiana for
2,97T. while Iowa and Minnesota are
not required to send any.
There are calls from states that
have filled their quota of the first
draft, and some states that still owe
men on that account are passed over.
This simply means That the selective
system has taken the place of the lot-
terry plats, and that from this time on
the United States will take men as it
needs them choosing the particular
kind of men and being guided by the
capacity Of particular camps to abb
sorb them, and other considerations.
The general sckeme of the new ar
rangement was announced on Tuesday
by an official bulletin from Provost
Marshal General crowder's office.
According TO this bulletin, 100000
has been decided on as the number TO
be used for the purpose of allocating
the quotas of the various states. This
does not mean that 100000 will be
called out-there may be only 100000.
or there may be 100000 elastic
language of the law makes either fig
ure possible.
A group will be summoned every
month or two.
For a month past skilled men have
been gathered for service here and
abroad.
''Thls Is a war of mechanics" says
Crowder, and then he tells how he is
going to get the mechanics into the
army with the minimum disturbance:
Il. Men who already are in the mill
tary service. who have such special
skill. will be taken from the line regi-
rhents and assigned to the staff organi-
zations and departments where their
skill is needed.
40. Men classified by the selection
boards. even though they may have
been placed in deferred classification,
will be withdrawn with great care and
particularly from the industries of the
nation for special service in staff corps
and departments.
IS. Young men Of draft age. with
certain educational qualifications, will
be inducted into the service and sent
to universities, colleges and technical
and secondary schools. TO be instructed
in technical arts until they have ac-
auired such proficiency as will justify
their assignment to the special units
that are being organized ia consider
able numbers.
s'In accordance with this plan the
provost marshal general has already
called upon the states for some 10000
skilled artisans. and will shortly call
upon the states for 10000 young men.
graduates Of grammar schools, who
will be sent before April ] TO various
technical and other schools throughout
the United States for two months
course Of training.
'It would be most unscientiiic and
fatuous step II the men In class l
were called indiscriminately. without
regard to the labor situation inragri-
culture" says the provost marshal
general Therefore. the local boards
viii be directed to Gil their quotas in
the order of liability Of men in class
as determined by the national
drawing. except that where 1t Is
shown that a registrant is completely
and assidnously employed IN the
planting or reaping Of a crop. his call
to the coIors shall be deferred TO the
foot Of the quota or his board as long
as be continue to be so engaged
As a fnes contribution to the cause
OF food glowing. agricultural students
in their senior year. who stand among
tie first third of their Glasses are to
have their draft calls deferred 10 en-
able them to finish their courses.