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Show , OF DHJUTEHS TO 1 EHTHAIN TODAY . ' Modification of Previous Quota Plans Made Because Be-cause of Conditions at Cantonments. j DECISION NOT MADE 1 ON THE SECOND CALL Governors of Slates Asked I Regarding Expediency of f Proceeding With Exam- Lunations of All Men. r WASHINGTON, Oct. 1'. The third con- ! tingent of national army mm will hrgin i moving tomorrow to t lie f.ixLeen canlon- j" merit a where approximately one-half oL' the 67,000 selected men called out by the president already have been mobilized. Quotas now ready to leave home vary greatly, ranging from 17 to 40 per cent of t he full state quotas, wit li a general t average of between 20 and Ui per cent. y Mollification of previous quota plans was necessary because of the conditions at the can t oilmen i s and the availability of equipment. Definite figures are still lacking as to the number of selected men to be trans- f erred to the national guard, avlat ion service, medical corps or ot her branches t i of the army that will have lo be tilled up to war strength. It is certain, how--, ever, that the men remaining at the camps will not be sufficient to fill the j sixteen national army divisions to full strength. j Secretary Baker indicated today thai I no decision had been reached a.-; to when -J a second fall will i.e made. Tiicre are L; many deficiencies t be Idled 'ip in the lirsi draft, physical ox a mutation of t lie selected men by army doctors at Hie camps having resulted in many rejection.1. rejec-tion.1. j Heclsion of the war department on the suggi-st ion thai the remaining sfvon mil-I mil-I lion registered men be examined imme-i imme-i I . -vl lately and classified for service in order : hat 1 bey may b;i v knowledi;' of when in xpi't a iall to the colors and arrange their ai":";iirs accfu-dincly, awaits action by i ou-rr-ss on the war deficiency hill. Secret at y Bakr aid today that of oi'mie thiri--tlve governors who had been n skM if t h p y believed it wise and expedient ex-pedient tn proceed with the examination of ad registered men. only two had opposed op-posed the plan. These two did so on lie ground that it would make too great ;i demand on ibo time of the examining boar. Is. virtually all t he members of which, are serving without pay. |