Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 186, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 August 1917 — Second Draft Set For January 1. [ARTICLE]

Second Draft Set For January 1.

Washington, Aug. 22.—January 1 has been tentatively set for the second draft; the number of men to be called will be approximately 750,000. With an army of more than 1,20(L----000 assured, the government is devoting its entire attention to transporting the men already enrolled or drafted to .France. The principal problems are being met with much success.