Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 252, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 October 1918 — What It Costs Uncle Sam to Draft Men Into Army [ARTICLE]

What It Costs Uncle Sam to Draft Men Into Army

Figures compiled from the records of the last drafts show that it cost the government almost exactly $5 for each man drafted. All but seven cents of this amount represents the expense of the draft boards. In comparison with this it is interesting to learn that the volunteer system of recruiting cost $24.48 per man in 1914; $19.14 in 1915, and $28.95 between July, 1916, and April, 1917. These latter figures, however, Included the recruit's traveling expenses and the cost of his subsistence prior to acceptance. •