Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-07-31
ALL RICHMOND MEN ARE
NOTIFIED TO APPEAR
Examinqtions Under Sclcctive Draft
Act Start Tomorrow
= Morning.
NO CREDITS FOR ENLISTMENT
Each Division Must Furnish Its
Quota-Rush of Drafted Men to
Enlist Hurts Chances OF Men Fur
ther Down List.

DRAFTED men who have rushed TO en-
list within the past few days will hurt
tho haHce OF the men further down
the line as the government will rot
make ANY for them in the
quota for each division. Announce
ment to% that effect was received yes
terday 10y Acknowledgement w. w.
Sale. In subsequent Traits. however.
Richmond will receive credit for all
men who voluntarily enlist for war
service. p
1t had been expected here that a
man called in the first draft would be
exempted on Offering proof that he had
already tenlisted, and that the division
quota you'd be credited to that ex-
tent. Gndcr the ruling of Provost
Acknowledgement Crowder. each divi-
sion must supply its full draft quota.
n If the men called are in
the service their places must be
filled from men further down the line.
Richmond and Virginia received
credit for its men now in the regular
army and National Guard. figured up
to include June 30 In the next draft,
the quota will be credited it'll the
number OF men who voluntarily en-
listed after June 80.
All local divisions have notified their
men to appear for Examinations. and
the first Mill be held tomorrow morn
ing. Two of the divisions will finish
their examinations this week. but the
others will be carried over into next
week. The last to send out notices was
Division No. 5, which completed its
work yesterday morning and immc-
diately called out the notices to each
man subject to the first draft.
PHYSICAL EXAMINATIONS
START 1'O-MORROw MORNING
Physical examinations in Division
NO. 4 Will start tomorrow morning,
being held in the Provocational School
Twenty-second and BROAD Streets. The
boards Have made arrangements for
the examinations without undue EN-.
barraSsment to those who must appear
before 1t Men have been notified OF
the approximate hour to appear anG
separate dressinE-rooms will be pro.
Tidcd for white and colorcd registrants
All persons m for 1amin
ton are requested TO battle before ap.
pearinE at the examining station. They
are also, requested to bring n clear
towel with them. Men Will be examinct
while stripped, and arc advised TO lea V,
All ~Haluahles at nome. as the boards
Will not be responsible FOR articles los,
or taken from clothing while thu
owners are being examined.
Division No. 5 was the last board &c
complete, Its work. The men of thi.
DIVISION viii he examined on Friday
Saturday and Monday. The. board has
arranged for the men to appear ir
~" "a tWeHtS at o. y and 10 o'clock In
Inc morning. and at 1880 and $40
o'clock AT night. Three physicians will
conduct the examinations. which will
he held in the basement of tho Johr
MARSHALL High School. This division I.
next to The smallest in tho city, hay-
ms; hc"n.callcd upon for 159 men. max.
Inv u necessary to examine 3lS in All
INC Times-Dispatch is publishing
fcr the Information of ALI interested
re official lists of men in Division,
Nos l, : and 5. who will be examine
by ne locaG boards. The lists II
ihN,slonS Nos. 3 and have already beer
published, ''