The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-02-13
THE 1CCQIlPI |5HNENT5 Of 4 NEW
JERSEY DRAFT BOARD AS OUTLINED
TO PROVOST MARSHALL IN LETTER

10l AA1@ SIN ha&a III
: without Form 1907 in their Possession
and shot into camp without proper q
justified induction papers IN order tina
some zap deputy sheriff can get the S.
! r. uard because he needed the money
fuiilcly registering cx-Sajlors and sol
dicrs discharged Tor physical disabiiI
lies. getting into a corner occasionall!
and going crazy trying To study out al
:bslrusc legal problem from an inter
csting 1873 page Textbook called Select
i've Service Regulations. Second Edition.
Form 1894. doing dozens of thing:
daily and nightly (and on Sundays anc
Holidays), OF which the foregoing ar,
ners samples: and classifying Question
! naires. engaging for physical examine
! tions OF several hundred men doctors
who are already bereft OF aleir wits o.!
account Of the Spanish influenza cpi-
-dernic. preparing dozens and dozens and
[ dozens of Form f0tH. three copies each
! postponingI the examinations because tne
doctors simply can't come. rc-dpIing all
! tho Forms 1910.
| Because the Board and It's meagro
! staff. tits best volunteer aids being al
! the temporary Influenza hospital or In
/ the scrrice}, are SO busy with number
, OF such matters, I beg to report thar
| though probably about half the Cues
tionnaires of the First Series. Regis
trants of September, 1918" have been
classified. We haven't time for inclina-
ton or energy TO count them, even ap-
proNimately; about half the physical
examinations have been contluded and
on Sunday we are going to try To catch
up with our correspondence, if the Mas
ter List doesn't come, which we pre-
sumo it will. in which event We hope 20
have four volunteer typStS pound out
five copies of Form l02. Uhc churches
are all closed. SO it won't matter): and.
most regretably, We lost the Progress
Chart" the very day it arrived.
1t is our opinion. Ii We may be- per-
mitted the liberty to express il. thar
what the government wants Cor ought
to want in the present urgency, iSne7,.
not classifications And we firmly De-
Ieve that the boys on the firing line IN
Franco don't care 81 whoop in Hadcs
how many rrEistrants Local Board No.
of Union county clasSities as aliens or
in Glass V. Division \ (and Local Boaro
No. of Union County. be 1t frankly
admitted. doesn't care much OF whoop
either).
So we culled out every man who made
no claim or who waived all claims or
who had manifestly insufficient
claim. classified him at once and call
ed him for physical examination. II X
were not for the blasted epidemic we
would be ready to report practically full
completion Of physical examinations
now; but. We shaS be in any event
within a week. If We explode in the at
tempt and incapacttaee for all time tho
few remaining distraught doctors that
are still available to cajolery and patr7-
otto urging. In the meantime. We shall
classify now and then when we can. an
alien or two. to swell our general list Of
We have been wanting to write this !!
letter, since We were appointed in May. !,
1917. so excuse it please.
Furthermore-and we say this in no !
mood Of rancor nor in undue pride of ;,
spirit-we don't care il you do send II /
TO the Prorist Marshal General. IN
fact we wish you would. No more bene-
VIOLENT attention could accrue TO mem.
oers OF Local Boards than rho gentle
Joys Of court martial and cool retire
nene to nice private cells somewhere.
FED and cared for. for the period Of tho
balance OF the Emergency. besides,
Henry Crowder, Major General. U. 8. A.,
Provost Marshal General. is q real nu-
nan being Of the best type and the
finest kind OF a fine old sport. anyway.
,nly he doesn't know. I venture TO
wager Il he traded Jobs with US for
Tcek. he'd do several things. (Of course
nc admit at once he COULDN'T hold down
l!s job. We do most honestly and truly
admire MIN. as q wonder and the ac-
Of one OF the most marvel
GUS feats Of Democracy known to his
ory). But hod be prompt to action
a fr!gnttully present and notable char
OF his). He'd open hts eyes
extremely wldessSand he would recognize
{ onca the fact that. due. TO his genius,
he time OF wisdom or necessity Is past
or calling Local Board Committee
t Selghbors." A Local Board is an
army Board to-day, pure and simple, do
ng an enormous and staggering task as
n integral and absolutely indispensable
art OF the military establishment Of
he nation. = Uf the boards went on
trike. they are not drafted though
he Regulations say 80; the law doesn't).
ne whole fabric Of our military estab-
shuens would crumble in an hour.
nd Major General Enoch Henry Crow
er would within the week recommend
mself for an immediate commission as
t least Major {Lieut. Colonel, II no
tuck to it for two weeksl. and he'd rec
gnize the whole thing. removing the S
selesS Medical Member" useless as y
assifying and active working particI- e
ant), and cause the boards to consist l
three mot two} officers, duly COM l
l!ssIoned in suitable rank. In The UNI v
orm OF the army Of rne United States /
America. with the insignia Of the ,
rovist Marshal Generals office on q
,elr collars, proud and shiny leather Il
lttees on their lean but grattfled leSA 7
nd long delayed, past due honor and q
,cognit!on resting lightly but firmly y
I their attenuated, devoted and descrr- =
Is shoulders. And I'll bet the whole
Is rapidly beginning 10
1ow and understand-would applaud =
earthly; and every reglstrant that cano i
fore the board would DO ticdod to :,
,ath). "
And further deponent sayeth NOT, (bc- y
luse his wife has just telephoned as -
why the deuce he doesn't come homo,
I'll surely be sick), and will quench the n
tdLght shining bulb, and 60 and Try
get around earlyl in tho morning md 4
ideavor to find that lost Progress
mart" drat It.
Respectfully yours
OcAL BOARD NO. 8. OF UNION
COUNTY.
TIE letter got to the Provost MarrhaI u
was sent to 1t. Col. Kramer.
no IS from New Jersey himself-ano
man who has out-fousht the jersey
has nothing to fear from oven