The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1918-05-09
CALLS 2S3,0OO MORE MEN
JOIN THE COLORS THIS MONTH
TO HELP BOYS OVER THERE.
$4,000, 100000 Asked To Keep Up
.Army.-No Limit, Says Baker.
Make Victory Certain.

Washington, May 5.-SlHl HlulldHe-
ously with the announcement today
that $4,000 men from forty-five
States had been called to join the
colors in May, Secretary Baker indi-
Gated the scope of the government, S
plans for increasing it's fighting
strength, by stating that congress
had been asked to appropriate ap-
proximately $4,000, 100000 for the
army for the next fiscal year. That
amount is exclusive of funds provided
in the fortifcation bill, which not
only covers coast defenses. but as a
rule provides the bulk of heavy field
ordnance.
Last year the army estimates ag-
gregated s6,60O,000,0OO to pay for a
force of 100000 men, which has al
ready been exceeded.
The May Call.
The call for a quarter of million
during May goes to all States except
California, Oregon and Nevada, which
with the District of Columbia already
have supplied so large part of their
quota that it was decided not to in
clude them this time.
The movement in most States will
begin May 25. By this order the
war department abandons its plan of
assembling men in even monthly in
crements of approximately 100000.
Under the original programme it was
intended to call out not to exceed
100000 men during 1918. The call
for 10000 in April and 233,000 this
month will bring out in two months
half Of the number originally con-
templated for the year.
''Let us avoid specific figures" Sec
retary Baker said again 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"
Enlarge Cantonments.
In preparation for this tremendous
increase in the army the house mill
tary committee was told today that
every existing cantonment in the
country will be enlarged and every
National Guard camp utilized to it's
full capacity. 1t is regarded as prob
able that some new cantonments must
be built, but in the interest 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 con-
struction are being worked out by
the general staff, which also is study
ing the necessity of and proper loca-
ton for additional cantonments.
To Balance Accounts.
In connection with the exclusion
of three States and the District of
Columbia from the May call, officials
explained that an effort is being
made to balance accounts among the
various States preparatory to the
of the new quota basis
when congress has approved that
The May draft allotments
were made on the population basis
heretofore used, but subsequent dis
tribution of quotas will be much
altered when the number of men
furnished by any State is computed
from the number of availables it has
in class one.
The men called out this month will
be modified generally at the canton
ments to which the men from the
same States have previously been
sent. In many cases they will find
the divisions originally created at
at those camps gone. Some Of the
camps will have been converted into
replacement divisions.
New Divisions.
Under the increased army plan, a