Evening journal., 1919-02-05
HAD 7,l3I,l72 YANKS.
TO SMASH THE HUNS.
Crowder Says 70 Per Cent
of American Manhood
Was Ready
DRAFT RA.S IS TWO
OF EVERY THREE MEN
81 the United Press.

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WASHINGTON, Feb. 5.---The United
states was ready TO increase its light
ing force 10 7ii3,i72 men during 1919
II the war had continued, Provost
Marshal General Growder today stated
IN his annual report 10 Congress.
A reserve Of 2,3i0,OO0 Glass 1 men was
waiting 10 be mobilized when the
armlstlee was signed, the report states
The armed strength Of the nation helng
4,l9ii72 men When war was declared
the armed strength was 1888 men.
TIVE out OF every three men In uni
form were raised through The draft
Crowder states, The total number in
dueted during the war being 2,Si0296
Every one was taken from Glass 4.
only IS per cent Of the men Of MILF
iary age, IS 30 i5, were In the service,
the report states, while England con
trlbuied 81 per cent Of her ayallable
lighters.
In all 9i,s3i,o2i men were registered
by the great draft system for military
service.
The absolute fairness OF General
GrOwder's system Is shown by the fact
that no great threads were made IN
any one industry. Seven per cent was
the maximum percentage Of men taken
from any one Industry.
The farmers were treated better than
many other workers, 90 per cent Of
those registered being granted deferred
classification. Comparatively few mar
ried men lived up to their reputation
as lighters, the records showing that %
per cent OF them were deferred,
Physically the nation Is 20 per cent
perfect, according 10 the draft exams
iners. This Is the perceniage Of the
men found NJ 10 night. This does not
include the limited service men or those
whose defects could be remedied.
The highest percentage Of physical
fitness comes from the Middle West,
Oklahoma lead the nation with 50 per
cent closely followed by Arkansas,
Kansas, Nebraska, Wyoming, Texas and
North Dakota, Rhode Island and Ari-
z0na show the largest per eentages al
physically unit with Connecticut,
Massachusetts,, Vermont, New York and
Washington close. Rhode Island had
only 63 per cent NJ and New York 90
per cent.
John BarleyeeFn, accused OF so many
things, was the smallest factor In
causing physical reflections, his per-
centage being only one-tenth Of one
per cent. Heart troubles, eyes, luberr
culosis and mental defects brought the
largest number Of reflections, each
claiming more than 10 per cent OF the
total dlsquallncation. che famed lai
foot took only 3 per cent.
General CfOwder's work or night
order forced 10000 men either into the
army or useful work, and his drive on
the Stacker marriages added i23lOoC
men 10 Glass 1. Eighteen thousand wait
ers changed their work as did 1900
clerical workers.
More than 295OO0 men are still class
ed as deserters by the provost marshals
office having failed TO answer calls OF
register. About $1,000 have been ap-
pretended. About 5000 convicts or ex-
prisoners were inducted and their rec
ords show they have made lne lighting
men.
General Crowder closes his report
with a tribute TO all who helped make
the draft a success.
Proflteering had no place in the draft
system for the total cost was only
Si6OOOOO0 and General CrOwder had
s3s. 100000 in appropriations waiting 20
go back into the treasury. In startling
contrast with the Civil War, the per
capita cost Of induction was S6.52 as
compared with S2i7 in the COS.
The cost Of enlisting a volunteer was
s2s % during the operation Of the draft.