The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1917-07-26
LOTTERY FIXES ORDER Of
LIABILITY FOR WAR SERVICE
Conscrpt Army Selected by Chance, Ceremony Taking
Place in Committee Room Of Senate Office Building,
Secretary Baker Drawing the First Number
Over Million Men to be Called Out.

Washington selectiye conscriptioi
was put into effect Jelly 70, when
national lottery fixed the order Of mil
ltarg liability for the ten million young
Americans registered for service III ths
war with Germany.
TO accomplish this result. i0,5H
numbers had 70 be drawn, one IT 7
time. n task which consumed 10 hours
and IS minutes,
The first number drawn was 25s, and
The last number taken from the box
waa 32iT. The first number was
drawn by Secretary Baker, while Gen.
eral Crowdeg drew the last number,
The great lottery vent of without
mlshap except for the drawing Of one
blank, witch means that one serial
nunber among fhe i0.000 assigned 20
registrants WAS not drawn The blank
waa given No, it1500 IN the liability for
service Hat and when reeheckng re-
yeals the missing serial number Il viii
be giygu thaf place.
The lottery was held IN the public
hearing room OF the senate office
building. with war department OF.
ciaiz la charge % the actual drawing
and with members Of the senate and
house. military committee as witnesses.
Through the dag thera was small
crowd ~ spectators but altogether
probably Tess than thousand people
saw amy part ~ the process,
Definite Place Fixed.
Az n result Of the drawing every reg
lstered NAM ~ given definite place
hi the liability Tor service list. Al
ready Gs7000 have been ordered toI
the eolors to fiji 10 var strength the
regular army and national guard and
to constitute the FIRST Increment Of the
national army 10 secure thut total,
l.a7a,US) men VIII be called for exam
lnatlon within few weeks. officials
estimating that two reRlstrunts must
be called for every soldier accepted |
These laTa.0}0 VIII be taken from the |
head 81 the liability list, every local
district furnishing Il fixed quota
The drawing was conducted with
ceremonies as democratic as the ideal
II citizenship ii embodied,
Baker Draws First Number
II was shortly before 10 o'clock |
when Secretary Baker. intrusted byt
The president with the carrying out OF
The draft law, raped for order, The
congressional committees We're Iii theirt
seats and gu smnil tabtc stood the
great lottery Jar, senled with brown pa
rer and showing through It's trunspar
pnS walls tbs henp Of uumbertilted I
capsules that must be taken ont one
hy one fl front Of the table i row
officers wnited with The official tally I
sheets before them Down one side
% iie rpam ran another tnoie, where
i've seare press representatives wultedE
70 send eut the numbers rs they were
read
Secretary Baker briefly explained
the purpose Of the drawing, then
stepped forward to bee bllndfoldpd and
draw tie first number. Major General
f1u9al broke the seal and with long
wooden spoon. bearing i ribbon 81 the
colors, vigorously stirred The
capsules
The secretary reached into Tile jar.
picked IN capsule aud bundled 1t TO
~ announcer, II was number 25S
Ehea fl quick succession other mum.
beers we're drawn while ettlaer9s ana
motion picture machines recorded the
scene. +,
The only interruption was the IRE I,
4htp, changes 1T tired aanuaneegs and j
iahnlHt9rs and the removal Tor clean.
ing q the hiuekboHrtis, where the re-
sult was publicly displayed us each
eane out. Wbea Il group 0f
40 onahsrs lMd been written, the FIRST
section 81 the beard was taken out to
~ photographed 10 establish an absoe !
Iuse record while the second section !
was substituted. 4
49, the laws II chance tho serial
number one was drawn from ,lso Inr as
No, tAtiN Ia the liability liR, Whlle Ma.
i0A0 tbe iop number unoug the rap-
sHles CHIME out No 2slS The serial
rs fahied beurer 81 Hlluck. WAS drawn
b the 3s3ash place
Registrars VIII receive no official
gerd u their or,ier Ut liability until
.helg locW boards summm theru for
sxaiuiaatlon, after otticidt records OF =,
.he drawing hnyc been transmitted 20
hem hy matt Preparation ~ thust
.econls began ou saturday
II b claimed Is military officers
Aat more than SO per pvat of thnS,
she registered win BE- exempt fr0m !.
duty largely because ~ ply. +,
deal defeets, ard Tie apiuion Is eX 4
lrssst.d by some tliiG taking the coIn.
Phyetslaas Provided For.