Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 20, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 June 1918 — 1 OUT OF 4 OF 21 ENLISTED [ARTICLE]

1 OUT OF 4 OF 21 ENLISTED

Fourth of Men Eligible for Draft Registration Already in Some Branch of the Service. Washington, June 7. —Two hundred and fifty thousand, or approximately one out of every four, young men who have become twenty-one years of age since June 5, 1917, voluntarily have offered their lives in defense of their country before being required to do so under the law making them subject to the draft regulations. Wednesday’s registration of the class of 1918 fell short of the estimate of Provost Marshal General Crowder mainly as a result of enlistments in the army, navy and marine corps. This was tht? official explanation of a member of General Crowder’s staff. Preliminary reports received at draft headquarters indicate that the registration will not exceed TnO.OOO. No reports of evasion have come in. On the contrary, there is every indication that there was a patriotic response in every section of the country.