Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-07-19
ARMY DRAFT
LOTTERY is READY
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until the district quota is filed. Each
state governor ts 10Y alloting his dis
tricts their respective portions Of the
states quota.
How the Lottery Will Work.
In each of the 4,557 exemption dis
registration cards have been divided,
the cards have been given serial num-
bers. The number Of regtstrants in
each district varies from about 1876
in the smallest to more than 10, 900 in
h largest, SO that the serial numbers
to be dealt with if the drawing range
from 1 to between 9 and 10 thousand.
In order to reduce the mechanical
process and make it possible for the
1000. numbers drawn to reach every
mar in every district, a so-called mas
ter key has been devised. This will
be obtained by drawing slips number
ed from cipher to ten, which will be
listed in the order they are drawn to
form the key.
The "Master Key"
Then will begin the drawing Of the
numbers n to one thousand. For the
district with not more than one thou
sand registrants there will be no
problem to determine the order Of ap-
pearance before the exemption board.
The number drawn first will fix the
man whose card bears that serial
number as the first to appear before
his board, In the district with only
1856 re~gtstrants, the 1876 will be liable
for appearance in the order in which
their numbers are drawn, and when a
number higher than that appears the
district of course, will not be affected.
Application of the master key
makes it possible to apply fairly each
of the one thousand numbers drawn
to districts with more than thou
sand registrants. AS a number Is
drawn it will be added to each Of the
thousand in excess Of one thousand in
each district.
In his explanation Of the process
and Of the reason for fixing the order
Of liability for all Of the mon when
only $4,000 are needed, General
Crowder says:
The Order of Examination.
IT we were dealing with the ancient
draft, we should take every fourteenth
man. We are not c~onscripting. We are
selecting for military service those
whose civil service Ear best be spared.
Therefore, the question is not Who
shall go first?' but Who shall be first
called up for examination7 and what
we must do is to make q list showing
the order Of examination.
Nov no one knows how man men
must be examined to yield $4,000
soldiers. Therefore, no one can say
just how many men it Is absolutely
necessary to put on this list.
"A moments reflection will prove
that the whole 100000 must be
given their places on the list Of Order
of examination
livery registered mar 10 in a state
Of uncertainty. He does not know
when he will be called. He hesitates
to plant a crop for fear he will not
reap it. Employers hesitate to engage
his services, fearing they will be but
temporary. This condition ought to be
cured for the repose of the public
mind. 1t can be cured to some exten,
by putting every man on the list.
For this reason the whole 10000.
900 names are to be given places or
the list Of order of examination.
The Segregation into Groups.
Obviously no single agency could
examine 100000 men. Therefore
the 100000 are segregated int
groups Of suitable size for convenien'
examination. There are 1857 o
these groups. For each group {
board has been appointed to examin,
for selection. BY far the greatel
number Of these groups consist o
approximately 5000 men.
"aince this Is 80, our problem il
net to put the whole 10, 600, eco name.
in one list arranged in the order o
Examination. It Is to determine tn,
esder OF examination In each group
The Necessity for Drawing.
"Stnce all. registered men stand II
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