Evening journal., 1918-04-18
100000 MEN soon
IN Glass No. |
U. 5. Can Put 4,5OO,OOO in
Field Without Draw
ing on Class 2
CROWDER WANTS AGE
LIMIT EXTENDED


having no dependents. soon will be in
the human reservoir from which the
man power Of the United states Is TO be
drawn during the next year TO wage war
against the Central Powers.
This vast reserve supply Will be made
available simultaneously with the en-
actment by the H0qse Of the bill for
the registration Of vi men In this cOun-
try who have become "a years Of age
since June last The measure was re-
ported favorably by the Military A1ats
| Committee Of the House. and Is certain
, 10 pass within the next few days The
Senate already has enacted &C..
I 10 should not be understood that the
2 registration Of men who have reached
- their majority since last June viii adi
100000 TO the number already subject
- 90 draft As a. matter OF fact Major
e General p. II. Crowder, Provost Marsh al
- General. does not expect that more han
% 100000 will be registered as a result
5 OF the new legislation.
d OF this 10000 he figures that at
T. lease 10000 Will be put IN class one I
@ men who Will neither be exempt for /
y physical disabilities nor because they .
o have dependents. There are at the
present time in class one 225OOOo men 1
u who are physically qualified. This gives
s a total available force In class one OF
e 100000 men.
n As men who have dependents are
~ not placed in class one. this moons that
If Tie United states could put an army OF
r 100000 men in the 0eld without taxi
'r Ing a single man out Of class two, the
'r class made up Of men having partial
re- dependency, there being at the present
m time more than 100000 men 10 the
I'd American army. u was made plain TO-
Sc day by the Provost Marshal General
lg that before a force OF anything IKE
le that size IS created be will want the
draft age limits changed. The Provost
In Marshal General does not want 90 cX-
lg hsust completely his available force
er before arranging for its replenishment'
ct and rather than draw men from the
O. classes OF those having partial or total
dependencles he favOrs extending Toe
as axe limits so as to get men Older or
p Younger who have no persons depend
Ms ing on them for support.
r- General CrOwder said yesterday ihai
,t- II the present army Of 100000 is TO DE
ry doubled during the next year. as is
.sl generally believed 70 be the least that
to wlu be done, ne thinks the draft ages
should be wldened. Like all military
men he favors lowering the draft age
below the present draft age minimum
Of twenty-One being convinced tat
n boys OF eighteen nineteen and twenty
II make the best soldiers but he realizes
that Congress is more apt 20 raise the
maximum limit beyond The present age
OF thirty-one than TO change the mini
'vr mum. Consequently maximum OF
NIL forty. forty-fve or nifty years is Deins
g' considered.
ao- The nat statement was made 10y Gen
ces ersl Crowder that a total draft OF ijO
rai 900 men may DE expected during me
To month OF May despite the fact tha'
the calls so FAR made are for only Jo'
ler 600 At least 10000 Will be added %
1hs The present total for next month
re- "Tbst will make 10000 called during
rai the months OF APRIL and May he said
,er Il is almost half the total OF s00OO
me which 10 had been planned TO call
ln during the last nine months or 1918.
rc' one OF the high officers on Genera
m Crowders STAFF said that present indica
"ss ton are that the whole 10000 VIII h
* called In the next few months and tha
pm the drain on the reserve supply viii b
o- heavier later on.
General Crowder said that be does no
Lrel care whether the War Department call
BIZ on him for half a million or two milliol
on men this year His draft machinery
so constructed that he thinks he cal
ood supply any force he is asked for. II
mil said that so FAR he had received n
.hls Information asto what he viii be calle
h a upon 20 supply before June 4, but ha
and the draft machinery in such conditlo
g. that he does not have 20 anticipate th
lum needs Of the army beyond that time
The needs can be met as they develop.
Al the meeting OF the House Milltar
Affairs Committee which resulted in
favorable recommendation on the Dl
for registration Of men who have jos
.lN become twenty-one, plans were consl'
w cred for raising the army TO at leai
100000 men during the present year.
lnds Representative Dent, chairman Of ID
owes committee. went 10 the War nepartmel
ions I'm an effort TO learn how great an il
day. crease secretary Of War Baker Won
rip recommend. but he did not get chan'
IN to get into that subject with the Seer
total tary. -
: on Both The House and the Senate Nil
per tary Affairs Committee have request
Secretary Baker to appear before the
$500 and tell them what the needs OF he w
last DEPARTMENT will be as a result or %
2i9O German drive. He will do so at %
sub earliest possible moment
nber "When the estimate OF S6000O0O
op- meet The needs Of the War Dcpartme
'day. for the next year were sent TO us
)nlce December" said Representative Next
wen sic. of Illinois, a member of The MI
con- tary committee, they were based
hops an army OF 100000. We now have
lbers army greater than that In the fleld al
part we an anticipate one OF 100000 by O
the end Of the year. That means materi
% 81 increase in the'money that will be nee
ed Congress viii vote any amou
SUD deemed necessary
part A supplementary draft call for %
$ de- men for The signal and engineer cor
lslon 20 report between May ( and g. was
i II sued today by General Crowder. II
ware order provides that $50 Of the men sh
"a 10 report at Fort Wayne. Mich; 80
On Camp SEWER, s c., ii6i at Fort She
dan. Ill.,; 2j30 at Camp Macarthur, TIE
'TM and s36 at Fort Benjamin HaTis'
.ElV Ind. Those who viii report at FL
nm Wayne are an negroes.
HP The Senate resolution for regIst
tion Of men who have reached twen
one years Of age since June >, 1871, "
ordered favorably reported 20 the Hol
.one today The registration date would
re- I'M fixed by Presidential proclamation.
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