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The Greeneville Daily Sun
Greeneville, Greene County, Tennessee
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Provost Marshal General Crowder announced that approximately 40% of the 2,013,495 men in Class 1 will be called to military service this year, based on a House decision to set draft quotas without volunteer credits. Tennessee has 17,154 in the second draft quota.
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Washington, May 10. (By the United Press.)—Approximately forty per cent of the men in the United States now in Class 1 will be called to colors this year. The total number available is two million, thirteen thousand, four hundred and ninety-five. This information was made public today by Provost Marshal General Crowder, following the decision in the House late yesterday determining that the draft quotas shall be based upon the number in this class, no credit being given for volunteers.
Tennessee has seventeen thousand, one hundred and fifty-four in the second draft quota.
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Washington
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May 10
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approximately forty per cent of two million, thirteen thousand, four hundred and ninety-five men in class 1 to be called; tennessee has seventeen thousand, one hundred and fifty-four in the second draft quota.
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Approximately forty per cent of the men in the United States now in Class 1 will be called to colors this year. The total number available is two million, thirteen thousand, four hundred and ninety-five. This information was made public today by Provost Marshal General Crowder, following the decision in the House late yesterday determining that the draft quotas shall be based upon the number in this class, no credit being given for volunteers. Tennessee has seventeen thousand, one hundred and fifty-four in the second draft quota.