Evening journal., 1917-07-06
NEWS Happenings
ABOUT NEW Castle
Towns Selected Army
Quota Discusses Rumor
With Evidences of
Satisfaction
COUNCIL BEGINS
DRIVE ON WEEDS

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
NEW CASTLE, July 6-An New
Castle was stirred to the foundation
last night by the report that the draft
numbers had been chosen. But while
there was a great deal Of suppressed
Excitement. the temper OF the men who
believed they had been called augured
well for the manner In which thev
Will accept the actual lottery OF hu-
man life. Small knots Of men gath
cred on the streets all over the busi-
ness district, and the draft was the
pne topic Of conversation.
There were rumOrs of friends and
relatives being drawn. and here and
there was q man who said he had
been called. A remarkable feature OF
che furore was the definite tone of
The report There was no rumor about
d. and with a large number OF men
ehowing blue tickets that correspond
ed to the numbers given out. the re-
port was accepted as an acuality.
Il was said that eighteen dock hands
pad been drafted. and there were
pther evidence pointing conclusively TO
The truth OF the report. The matter
feached such a state that there was
hlready a movement on foot 10 get ND
y torohlight parade OF all OF the men
who. II was believed. had been called
10 war.
One remarkable phase was the fact
that many Of the men who under
stood that they had been drafted had
rlaimed exemption at the registration.
but of these, they all. 10 o. man. said
they would not press the claim. but
would go willingly now that II had
fallen TO their lot to do so.
In an effort TO eradicate unsightly
vacant lots the Board Of Health has
decided 10 compel property owners 10
clear their unimproved land OF weeds
These lots. which. It is claimed, have
been an eyesore for a long while will
be cleared OF weeds by the city and
the expense OF so doing charged to the
owners n they are not cleared by July
2b. A circular is now being printed,
which will be posted in prominent
places. demanding that vacant lots be
cleared OF weeds by that date.
The board Is also making ready 10
start a crusade against the splitting
-ppisanoo. and another circular. noti-
fying offenders that they will be Wig
OToueiy prosecuted Is DelnB printed
md viii be posted within a few days.
Recruiting for Company II. First
Regiment under the command OF Cap
tain Mckay, has been decidedly stimu-
lated since the recruiting meeting held
n this city by the Wilmington recruit
ing squad. Not only are there
greater number Of applicants, but they
are Of a higher order OF physical
Htandard. This is shown by the fact
that out OF twenty applicants for en-
listments received this week up until
last night. only two men were reject
Bd leaving a total OF eighteen men
sccepted within the last four days This
Number was expected 10 be materially
Increased before today, as there were
three men awaiting examination last
night when the report was made and
of these there was scarcely any doubt
but that they would all be accepted
Local National Guardsmen were so
pleased with the result of the recruit
ing meeting that Sergeant Turner and
his company are 10 be asked 20 come
back another night az which time, II
Is believed, they will receive twice as