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Show , MOi? TMiV 1.500.000 AMERICANS ANSWER CALL TO COLORS S By Charles W. Duke ALMOST everywhere you turn in this great United States of America at the present moment you run into military mili-tary camps wherein the boys of our homes are getting ready to go "over there." There is not a State in the whole Union nor a colonial possession in either the Atlantic or the Pacific that hasn't Its camps. They run from Platts-burg Platts-burg to Oglethorpe and from Fort Meyer fc" to trie Presidio in California. A nation that only five months ago was startled out of its lethargy by a declaration of war on that April morning just shortly before the anniversary of Lexington and Concord finds itself today converted into an armed camp, the like of which the country has never known. "Where do v:e (jo from here, boys, Where do we rjo from here." In the camps and the barracks, out on the country roads where long columns of khaki-clad youths swing along on hikes, on the ships that ride in our harbors . they are singing it everywhere. Sep-' Sep-' tember brings us into the month when the young men not already in service the boys who are to compose the new National Army are turning their faces from civilian life toward the huge cantonments can-tonments that have been building during ' the summer months. In five months the nation has "gone in" on a scale never before attempted in the history of the country. October 1 will find more than a million and a half men either in actual service or training for Uncle Sam's army and ' navy. Close to a million had been enlisted en-listed two weeks ago, according to the latest official count at Washington. When to them is added the 687,000 who are to come up from the selective draft they who now discard mufti for khaki and lay aside the pen, the plow and the r overalls to take up the rifle and bayonet the total will be well over a million and a half. Other American Wars Never before has the United States rallied so many men to the Stars and Stripes for military service in such a short space of time. The number now in service or training, including the new National Army, is more than half the total number of men called into service during the four years of the Civil War. The total armed forces employed by the Confederacy was 750,000. In the Revolu-' lution we had 300,000 fighting men engaged. en-gaged. Our second war with Great Britain brought out altogether on land and sea a little more than half a million men. In the war with Spain, of recent memory, we sent 275,000 men into the service of their country, of whom but 60,000 saw actual service. The men now under arms and about to go into camps represent but 1 per cent of a population of 100,000,000. It has been said by many experts at home J and abroad that Germany will not be i conquered until we have sent 2,000,000 troops to France, exclusive of our naval forces. Provided we do send several million troops abroad, it is evident that we would then be furnishing but a small portion of the man power that the nation could demand in an extremity. Military K. leaders our War College: have figured that at any one time this country could command 10,000,000 men of military age, and that thereafter there would be a million young men coming into the military mili-tary age every year. It would take any nation or nations a long, long time to whip us into submission by wiping out our man power. At this moment when the nation settles set-tles firmly into its stride of mobilization it is interesting to note the strength of the various branches and the number of men enlisted in each. Our regular army, according to the latest Washington census, cen-sus, contains 6700 officers and 298,996 men. The National Guard has been recruited re-cruited to 300,000 men and 11,000 officers. In the army reserve corps are 10,500 officers and 55.487 men. The training camps for reserve officers have turned out 27.341 officers, who will help train the new National Army and take their places in the ranks as, leaders. The total land forces are 55,541 ofllcers and 654,483 men. Voluntary Enlistments The enlisted strength of the navy Is 138.560; naval reserves, 35,000; naval militia in Federal service. 11,000;- hospital hos-pital corps, regular navy, 6000; hospital corps, naval reserves. 400; marina corps, officers and men, 33,117; approximate ' number of naval officers. 9040. The total naval forces are 233,117 and the com-joined com-joined land and sea forces, 943,141. Probably the most striking feature in a study of these statistics is the number of men who have voluntarily enlisted since the United States declared a state of war with Germany back in April, k The regular army at that time was com- - posed of 100,000 men. In five months It has been tripled through purely voluntary volun-tary methods In competition with all the other branches of service. The National Guard has been almost doubled in the eame time, but has still 100,000 to go to make the 400,000 war strength fixed by the War Department. The department has announced that it will draw on the draft to fill out the National Guard's quota, provided the war strength has not been reached by the time the new National Army is ready for service. The navy has kept swift pace with ' the army. More than 73,000 men almost al-most as many men as President McKin-ley McKin-ley asked for in the call for volunteers in 1898 have Hocked to the navy alone since April. The marine corps increased its personnel by 16,734 additional recruits. re-cruits. The naval reserves recruited 25,000 men in the same time, the hospital hos-pital corps 4400 men and the national naval volunteers 1500 men. Furthermore, Further-more, the Government's tabulations show that since America entered the war 1,300,000 men have volunteered for service. The rejections among volunteers volun-teers for a variety of causes, including physical unfitness, the men wdth de pendents who were dropped out of the National Guard when it was national ized and various other causes, total more than 350,000. Preparations for the training of the new army have entailed one of the most gigantic jobs ever undertaken by Uncle Sam. The first phase of the mobilization mobiliza-tion is scheduled to begin this week. The first 200,000' men are to go into camp between September 5 and 15. Between Be-tween September 9 and 19 the second 200.000 are to get under way. The third and final movement is to begin during the first week in October. The cantonments canton-ments are located at Ayer, Mass.; Yapa-hank, Yapa-hank, Long Island; Wrlghtstown. NTr J.; Annapolis Junction, Md.; Petersburg, Va.; Columbia, S. C; Atlanta, Ga.; Chilli-cothe, Chilli-cothe, O.; Louisville, Ky.; Battle Creek, Mich.; Rockford, III.; Little Rock, Ark.; Des Moines, la.; Fort Riley, Kan.; Fort Sam Houston, Tex., and American Lake, Wash. Our National Guard are moving Into the southern training camps, where during the winter they are to prepare finally in anticipation of an early movement move-ment abroad. Major General Gorgaa was of the opinion that the southern training poets offered better climatic conditions for the arduous "finishing touches" to be given the guardsmen, and the War Department adopted his suggestion. sug-gestion. Theoe National Guard camps, sixteen in number, are located at Greenville, Green-ville, S C; Spartanburg. S. C; Augusta, Ga.; Macon, Ga.; Montgomery, Ala.; An-niston, An-niston, Ala.; Fort Worth, Tex.; Fort Sill, Okla.; Demlng, N. M.; Waco, Tex.; Houston, Hous-ton, Tex.; Charlotte, N. C; Hattiesburs make the 400,000 war strength fixed by during the winter they are to prepare the War Department. The department finally in anticipation of an early move- - r 1 has announced that it will draw on the ment abroad. Major General Gorgaa ' draft to fill out the National Guard's was of the opinion that the southern ' - quota, provided the war strength has training poets offered better climatic - """ f ' -Ji n. - not been reached by the time the new conditions for the arduous "finishing s - ' v . . : :-;' - , ; National Army is ready for service. touches" to be given the guardsmen, and jy xxV 8 : " '-''gzJt XlA- "' i , . .-. - -. :5 The navy has kept swift pace with the War Department adopted his sug- yttavXZ??:-:-i- '-J " X ' the army. More than 73.000 men al- gestion. These National Guard camps, "-i-iui'---''J" J Li-v tj ..--.'l'i'- y ' ' most as many men as President McKin- sixteen in number, are located at Green- ; '' 1- ' -v . "' ' . '"iu""" ' ' s ley asked for in the call for volunteers ville, S C; Spartanburg. S. C; Augusta, v..-g&fVi&yy-- V '-VKi.-.:--"iJJ1" . v ' in 1898 have Hocked to the navy alone Ga.; Macon, Ga.; Montgomery, Ala.; An- fciL I '. v4U"t vllr. jCT3?8Z?lBfr' h - " since April. The marine corps increased niston, Ala.; Fort Worth, Tex.; Fort Sill, If J y;lv;.V; v.v.i. j 1 v its personnel by 16,734 additional re- Okla.; Demlng. N. M.; Waco, Tex.; Hous- II . fW-j' S ' s , s cruits. The naval reserves recruited ton, Tex.; Charlotte, N. C; Hattiesburs 'Hhf " I , r f T - vV I f -.;..- v. J JS . k& l ' "Somewhere in the United States" scores of , , e , , . if I J&r2iZ-&t ': KK- C Ji gdBR-- ' r 1 .i vr . . Our armed forces of the air are being supiile- I W & J? i qUallfyl"S 88 aVlatr9 mented with dirigibles of this tvpc rtPj V! Vli'K. ' 45wr?)t ' 'n' & C- 5000 men: Philadelphia. 5000 dlona. 17.510; Illinois (part). 10,134. IfflOffiwHty' 'ii V f '' h iAiilkV men: NewPrt' R- I-. 6000 men; Cape Total, 41.880. I , ' May, N. J., 2000 men; Pensacola, Fla., Rockford. 111. Wisconsin (part), 7171; lm 1 Will 1 it m&i "00 additional men; Key West, Fla., 500 Illinois (part), 32,016. Total. 39.1S7. $ . P". I . fW. J YWi'SIk i I XiaW men; Mare Island. Cal., 5000 men; Puget Battle Creek, Mich. Michigan, 30,291; W'SWK iv'Wiv Sound, Wash., 5000 men; Hingham, Wisconsin (part), 5203. Total. 35.495. XtZR' V2;f If XSW4iflr ' Mass., 500 men; New Orleans, Da., 500 Cl.illicothe. O.-Ohio, SS.773; Pennsyl- h W-Vly,- 1 ' mf0.rlV X men; San Diego, Cal., 2500 men; Great vania (part), 4000. Total, 42.773. ' AJVCkViASLJ Lakes training station, Chicago, accom- Little Rock, Ark. Arkansas, 10.267; i VflTTrWCr rAS-ii" 1 -1 i PsF' modatlons for 15,000 recruits; Port Louisiana, 13.582; Mississippi, 10,801; i Vrriifrtl TF. 'PUVCi.? Vt: 'A JSJm Royal, S. C, 5000 men of the marine Alabama, 5692. Total. 40,312. f- V fTv3fir fS!'i corps; Quantlco, Va., S000 men of the Atlanta, Ga. Tennessee, 14,628; K0fyM&: marine corps; Hampton Roads naval op- Georgia, IS, 337; Alabama (part), 7920. H'- W fSte ' eratlns base-l0'000 Tcia1' 40'783- A V A'' ' position grounds, Gulfport, Miss., 3500 Columbia, S. C South Carolina. SMMSZ' N mc,,: New York- 3000' aild Pe'ham, N. 10,081; North Carolina, 15.974; Porto VSX V., 5000 men. Rico. 12.S33; Florida, 635. Total. 43,213. V .' Pf- rffikM&$ Camps where officers for the new Na- Petersburg. Va. Virginia, 13.985; V':' ' i tional Army recently completed their Pennsylvania (part), 24,000; West Vir- y. i ' course of training are now being refilled Binia. 9101. Total. 47.0S6. J ;&lW-;V"rf MjPsW and thousands more young men this fall Annapolis Junction, Md. District ot I and early winter will qualify for com- Columbia, 929; Pennsylvania (part). 33,. fePp missions. S59; Maryland. 7096. Total, 40.884. I W&W&WSI $ X The Provost Marshal General recom- Wrightstown, N. J. New Jersey. 20.- l&Kpf :''r5T? W mended and the Secretary of War ap- 665; Delaware, 1202; New York (part), MWkW 'MrWteMr A h Proved the disposition of the 687.000 20,241. Total, 42.103. 1PP? -PM AMm .sMtf & . drafted men as follows; Yapahank, N. Y. New York (part). V mMffili rUmWim JPU A? Washington, 7296; Orewn. 717; Califor- Ayer, MassMaine. 1821; Now Hamp. mtWWV4i0mK. v tr?-lW WKfWmM' nia. 23,060: Idaho, 22S7; Nevada, 1051; shire. 1204: Vermont, 1049; Massachu- IflM IM&mm Montana, 7S72;' Wyoming, 810; Utah, eel.s. 20,586; Connecticut, 10,977; Rhode fM'lP 370. Total, 46,159. 10, 1801; New York (part), 6000. mmMW-j W$$$m0m$ San Antonio. Tex-Texa. 30,543;- Total, 43,438. Mh Oklahoma 15,654. Total, 46,109. Instruction, to Ke.-rui, , jKmP?? port for service in the National Army. )e?$tsdTt '-v. bulletin which was issued for distribu- Hg1zM MlNSc -mW$$&$ ' -v.,.. of the country: feUi ' mmmm "" "T1- -el-ted to form the Na- y&tSm ' W Um Army w' b0' f move to their Wllg$MM :MWM respective training camps on September mr. Hsz-J&ifJ 6. The number to be selected stands at YSsS - S..- "'bi' a " present at 6S7, 000 men. 4j$sn '"' m$kt- i-'nCvJ?iBCP' "Four thousand five hundred and thlr. 25,000 men in the same time, the hos- rt- v , JS "'' T" ty-one points in the United States have pital corps 4400 men and the national ?: . A M t' J "X J hco" designated by the I'rovi.st Marshal naval volunteers 1500 men. Further- - -&0k . feS f V ' C" - J &r ? . t,SW 1 Oeral as points of local concentration. more, the Government's tabulations ' - - - ;Ssf fev : - i'0$ ft ,j v1tjUi5 -i at one of which each Individual will be show that since America entered the required to report at a stated time .and war 1,300,000 men have volunteered for "f:-Ji'i!'m"'. J"' from which the parties will proceed by service. The rejections among volun- V S t, f - a, v . ' 1 - v X ' . ' railroad to the cantonment to which teers for a variety of causes, including -tj$ they l,ave bp" signed, physical unfitness, the men with de- f i?'fet5liiMf f "The American Railway Association pendents who were dropped out of the "een directed to prepare schedules National Guard when it was national- !4t5V f'" the movcment t each of these ized and various other causes, total lfyXjS-SiOi if" parties from originating points to des- more than 350,000. V' 'S S , ' I . , "t J tlnation. These are being prepared by Preparations for the training of the ",0 r-r,ger associations in confer- new army have entailed one of the most I - s , i, to " " t -" " f H S $t -5 ' ! t A "" reP,"esentatives of the oper- gigantic jobs ever undertaken by Uncle j!-6.?Kj'f 34MiMir S i' t I V si S ' ' . atlng departments. They will show the Sam. The first phase of the mobilize, lMS&h VTH t t l;tPVml ' M "l SfH&i f N -' 5l te:-: 'W I date and hour at wlli,:h trains, either tion is scheduled to begin this week. WXtmmM ' lfel;' rular or y ePeJ at The first 200,000'men are to go into PCfcS' 3 e-h "f concentration to re- camp between September 5 and 15. Be- ,.,. s Kv j, . y ""-4 1 I "i celve the men departing from such tween September 9 and 19 the second ' J , 1 fe f A L. . H ; " f point, together with schedule through to 200.000 are to get under way. The third " - f" 3? 'T-' - destination in each case, and final movement is to begin during ' v ' i , f'V'8' ; : ....... ' ' . . " ..'tSie-l -,'.' ,',Cs4 "The fl,'st movement will consist, ap- the first week in October. The canton- Cf. " ' 1 ' . ........ ; " '. ' . ; -"v' ' proximately, of 30 per cent from each manh o lotrl ot A irar Mor. . V I .-111- ! . .iw-.... . J. ..... . ; ... . . ... . i local COP CO n t Vii 1 1 0 11 Point. a tot.tl nf ' ' !'l With our regular army tripled in numbers by the enlistments of the last five months, the field artillery service has been put on a substantial war footing Miss.; Alexandria, La.; Linda Vista, Cal., and Palo Alto, Cal. The National Guard have become full-fledged regulars and during the summer have had. for the most part, intensive in-tensive training. President Wilson's proclamation calling out the first incre ment of guardsmen was issued July 15, the second on July 25 and the third August Au-gust 5. The national defense act of June 3, 1916. authorized the President to "draft" the State militia into Federal service whenever authorized by Congress Con-gress to employ the armed forces of the nation. The President was so authorized au-thorized by Congress when war was declared de-clared on Germany. Naval training camps, too, dot all the country. Under the direction of Secre. tary Daniels, camps were established during the summer as follows: Charles- Oi-r armed forces of the air are being supplemented supple-mented with dirigibles of this type ton, S. C, 5000 men; Philadelphia. 5000 men; Newport. R. I., 6000 men; Cape May, Nr. J., 2000 men; Pensacola, Fla., 1000 additional men; Key West, Fla., 500 men; Mare Island, Cal., 5000 men; Puget Sound, Wash., 5000 men; Hingham, Mass., 500 men; New Orleans. La., 500 men; San Diego, Cal., 2500 men; Great Lakes training station, Chicago, accommodations accom-modations for 15,000 recruits; Port Royal, S. C, 5000 men of the marine corps; Quantlco, Va., S000 men of the marine corps; Hampton Roads naval operating op-erating base, 10,000 men; Mississippi exposition ex-position grounds, Gulfport, Miss., 3500 men; New York, 3000. and Pelham, N. X., 5000 men. Camps w-here officers for the new National Na-tional Army recently completed their course of training are now being refilled and thousands more young men this fall and early winter will qualify for commissions. com-missions. The Provost Marshal General recommended recom-mended and the Secretary of War approved ap-proved the disposition of the 687,000 drafted men as follows: American Lake, Wash. Alaska, 696; Washington, 7296; Oregon, 717; California, Califor-nia, 23,060; Idaho, 2287; Nevada, 1051; Montana, 7S72; Wyoming, 810; Utah, 2370. 'Total, 46,159. San Antonio. Tex. Texas. 30,543; Oklahoma, 15,654. Total, 46,109. Fort Riley Kan. Kansas, 6439; Mis souri, 18,660; South Dakota, 2717; Nebraska, Ne-braska, 8185; Colorado, 4753; New Mexico, Mex-ico, 2292; Arizona, 3172. Total, 46,518. Des Moines. la. North Dukota, 5606; Minnesota, 17,854; Iowa, 12,749; Illinois (part), 0503. Total, 45,712. Louisville, Ky. Kentucky, 14.236; In diana. 17.510; Illinois (part). 10,134. Total, 41,880. Rockford. 111. Wisconsin (part), 7171; Illinois (part), 32,016. Total. 39.1S7. Battle Creek, Mich. Michigan, 30,291; Wisconsin (part), 5205. Total. 35,496. Cliillieothe, O. Ohio, SS.773; Pennsylvania Pennsyl-vania (part). 4000. Total, 42.773. Little Rock, Ark. Arkansas, 10.267; Louisiana, 13.5S2; Mississippi, 10,801; Alabama, 5692. Total. 40,312. Atlanta, Ga. Tennessee, 14,628; Georgia, IS, 337; Alabama (part), 7920. Total, 40.785. Columbia, S. C South Carolina. 10,081; North Carolina, 15.974; Porto Rico, 12.S33; Florida, 635. Total, 43,213. Petersburg, Va. Virginia, 13.985; Pennsylvania (part), 24,000; West Virginia, Vir-ginia, 9101. Total, 47.0S6. Annapolis Junction, Md District ot Columbia, 929; Pennsylvania (part), 33,. 859: Maryland. 7096. Total, 40.S84. Wrightstown, N. J. New Jersey, 20.-665; 20.-665; Delaware, 1202; New Y"ork (part), 20,241. Total, 42.103. Yapahank, N. Y. New York (part). 43,000. . Ayer, Mass. Maine. 1S21; New Hampshire, Hamp-shire, 1204: Vermont, 1049; Massachusetts, Massachu-setts, 20.5SP; Connecticut, 10,977; Rhode Island, 1S01; New York (part), 6000. Total, 43.43S. Instructions to Recruits For the benefit of the thousands of young men who now are directed to report re-port for service in the National Army, the Government prepared the following bulletin which was issued for distribution distribu-tion among the various railroad officials of the country: "The citizens selected to form the Na-tional Na-tional Army will begin to move to their respective training camps on September 6. The number to bo selected stands at present at 6S7.000 men. "Four thousand five hundred and thlr. ty-one points in the United States have been designated by tile Provost Marshnl General as points of local concentration, at one of which each Individual will be required to report at a stated time and from which the parties will proceed by railroad to the cantonment to which they bal e been assigned. "The American Railway Association has been directed to prepare schedules for the movement of each of these parties from originating points to destination. des-tination. These are being prepared by the passenger associations in conference confer-ence with representatives of the operating oper-ating departments. They will show the date and hour at which train's, either regular or special, may ho expected at each point of local concentration to receive re-ceive the men departing from such point, together with schedule through to destination in each case. "The first movement will consist, approximately, ap-proximately, of 30 per cent from each local concentration point, a total of about 200.000 men. It will begin on Wednesday, September 6. and entrain- ment is to bo completed on Sunday, September Sep-tember 9. "The individual in chnrgo of each party will hold tickets for each member mem-ber of such party and will also bo fur-nlshed fur-nlshed with meal tickets, each having tho face value of sixty cents, sufficient in number to provide for tho food of all the men under his charge." -. - t fflimw , ; 1 -i ' Since the U. S. "went in' last April the ny personnel haa increased by more tlian 73,000 men, not including the marine corps or the naval training camps. |