Evening star., 1940-09-19
Army Will Call.
$1,000 Guards
In November
Congress Takes Up
Bill to Provide
Troinine Funds

duty approximately $1,000 additional
National Guard officers and men in
November were announced by the
War Department today as Congress
took up a bill to provide funds for
training men to be drafted into the
armed services.
The Guard units listed for Novem-
Der mobilizatio will be the third
and fourth increments to be called
out. No further units will be or
dered to service until January 3, It
was announced.
The District National Guard is
not included in todays list.
Meanwhile, Gen. George C. Mar
shall, Army chief of staff. testified
at closed hearing of House ap-
preparations subcommittee on Presi-
dent Roosevelt's request for s1,733.-
886 976 in cash and SPOT 100000 in
contract authorizations for the
Army, Navy and other Government
branches participating in the de-
fense program.
Informed sources said these sums
would be sufficient to meet ex-
penditures for draft trainees and
modified National Guardsmen un-
til we'll into the 1941 calendar year.
Regulations Being Studied.
At the White House, Stephen T.
Early, presidential secretary, said
rules and regulations essential to
operation of the conscription law
were being studied and prepared.
but the time of their issuance is not
yet fixed. An Executive order prob
ably will be issued when they are
ready. he added.
1t also was said at the White
House that no announcement is
ready on the Presidents selection
of man to head the National Draft
Board. The name of 1t. Col. Lewis
B. Hershey is among those men,
toned prominently.
An initial group Of $4,000 Ma
tional Guardsmen donned uniforms
Monday and $4,000 others have been
ordered to report October Is.
Secretary of War Stimson said to-
day that approximately 1877 officers
and men of the 56th Cavalry Brl-
gade of Texas would be ordered
temporarily to Fort Bliss, Tex, No
vember l8. On November 25 about
25,565 officers and men from l6
States are to be ordered out as the
fourth increment.
The principal units in the fourth
increment are the 3lst Division.
from Florida. Alabama. Mississippi
and Louisiana: 35th Division. from
Nebraska, Kansas and Missouri. and
36th Division. from Texas. They
have been assigned already to
Camp Blanding. Fla; Camp Robin
son. Ark. and Brownwood, Tex, re-
spectively.
More Land Sought.
Secretary Stimson also said that
the War Department has begun in
vestigation of titles looking to the
purchase of between 10000 and
10000 acres to enlarge the present
33000-acre area of Fort Knox. KY,
headquarters for the newly organ
lied 1st Armored Corps.
Construction Of barracks and 9TH
er facilities for an aggregate Of
more than 100000 troops has been
authorized at seven military posts.
The posts and the number of sol.
diers to be provided for at each
are: Indian Town Gap. Pa. one
National Guard division. 10000
men; Fort Meade, Md. one Guard
division and one tank battalion,
10000 men; San Luis Obispo, Calf,
one Guard division and other
troops, 10000 men; March Field.
Calf, anti-aircraft firing center,
1880 men; Camp Hulen. Tex, anti
aircraft firing center, 10000 men:
Tullahoma. Tenn. one National
Guard division. $4,000 men: Fort
Bliss. Guard artillery regiments,
observation squadron and cavalry
brigade. $4,000 men.
Approximately $500 Reserve Corps
lieutenants now on active duty will
be promoted temporarily About
$4,000 out of about 10000 Reserve
officers are on active duty.
The War Department has ordered
group of 48 Regular and Reserve
officers and one civilian to take
instruction in classifying soldiers in
a course to open Monday at the
Army War College The intention,
the Department said, is to make
sure that every new soldier is given
the duties for which he is best
qualified by previous experience
Meanwhile. distribution of draft
registration forms for printing began
today, with master copies of the first
four blanks speeding by airmail to
the 48 States, where they will be
reproduced by the millions.
The forms en- route were the first
of the series of 64 cards. question
naires, placards. booklets and the
(See CONSUMPTION, Page A-18)