The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-07-13

Minnesota is TO provide 17,s04 and
Montana 1872.
Preparations for the nnaI act in
the organization of the national army
went forward rapidly today. indicat-
ing that despite delays, IL might be
possible to hold early next week the
drawing which is to establish the
order in which each OF the nearly
100000 registrants is to appear be-
fore his exemption board.
Probably 1000 of the 1859 local
exemption boards have now COM
pleted their organization, and IL was
stated authoritatively that as soon as
the last board had reported to the
adtutant general Of the state. the
federal government could begin the
drawing.
Oficials still decline TO give the
exact details of the plan for the
drawing, further than Secretary
Bakers announcement that each man
OF the 100000 would know after IL
was over his place among the regis
for liability for service.
1t may be necessary 20 draw ap-
proximately 7O0,0 900 to accomplish
this purpose. The fact that officials
are Withholding information as to
the actual number necessary 10 draw,
however. indicates that some plan
for simplifying the drawing and re-
ducing the mechanical task has been
evolved.
The table from which the net
quotas were computed shows that all
enlistments in the national guard and
the regular army up to June 30, have
been allowed as credit. The instruc-
tion to governors from the secretary
Of war accompanying the table di-
rects governors of the various states
to allot the states quota as given
among the exemption board districts
so that each board in each district
will know exactly the number Of
men to be furnished by the districts
In filling the states quota.
All for All Guardsmsn.
Contrary te expectatIosss zos@
ernment has allowed credit for the
total strength of the national guard.
including all those men who were In
the service prior TO April /. and who
had been retained. The figures are
given as follows:
Total strength of the national
guard on April I. 1917. 1e4,292.
Enlisted in the national guard be-
tween April / and June 30, 1878.
Enlisted in the regular army be-
tween April ! and June 80, 170,974.
This means that the United, States
now has enrolled under arms ap-
proximately 100000 classed as war
volunteers, and therefore constitute
credit to be allowed to the states
from which they enlisted.
A definite place in the waiting list
for selection to the new national
army will be given every one OF the
millions who registered, II became
known today. Those called FIRST for
service will have their places filled
in line with other registrants in or
der.
A separate number will not be
drawn for every one who registers,
but each number taken from the box
will call for the selection Of more
than 1000 men or one from each OF
the registration districts.
Many Not Organized.
With a thousand exemption boards
not yet organized and only "A states
having completed the work OF NUM-
bering serially the registration card
indications are that the first drawing
will be deferred until the week of
July %.
Officials have not disclosed the
exempted, the war department. IL fm
beSieved that numbers OF slips wiz
be enclosed in capsules and drawn
from a large glass vessel in Secre-
tary Bakers offices. The secretary
has expressed willingness to do the
drawing himself. but that point is vet
undecided.
Exemption Button Planned.
To prevent embarrassment to thosa
exempted the war department, IL Is
announced. will give with each ex-
emption certificate a bronze button
bearing the inscription, Exempted
u. S." This is intended to remove
from the exempted any suspicion az
being slackers.
The law specifies that exemptions
are not permanent unless the cause
for which they are granted is per-
For instance, IL a man should
be exempted on the first call because
Of dependent relative ard that rela.-
tive should die or become self-sup-
porting before the second cail the
registrant would be liable for SER
vice under the second call. 1t win be
the duty of the exemption boards ~
keep watch Of such cases and recafl
men who have been passed over once
but whose status may have CHANGED
before the second call Is madm