The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-07-24
GOVERNORS TO
HAVE DRAFT
LISTS TODAY
Were Mailed from Washing
ton Last Night
MANY MEN ENLISTING
Expected Every Volunteer Will Re.
duce Quota in His Home Dis
trict by One.

Washington. July 24.-The master
list of the drawing Friday which fixed
military liability under the draft will
not be ready for distribution to the
local exemption boards until today.
1t had been hoped to mail it from
Washington last night TO governors
Of states for distribution, but a delay
resulted from mechanical difficulties
in printing.
Pending publication of this official
result Of the drawing, no authentic
information Is available to check the
unofficial report transmitted to the
newspapers during the drawing 4
copy of the official list probably will
be given out at Washington today.
The governors will be furnished two
copies for each local board in their
states They will be asked to mail
each copy separately to local officials
so as to insure delivery. Immediately
on receipt of their lists. each local
board will cancel the numbers higher
than the top red-ink number in its
district, and then from the remain
ing numbers enough men to make up
double the districts quota will be
notified to appear for physical exam
inatioE
Provost MarshalGeneral Crowder
ruled yesterday that posting at the
board headquarters of the list of men
ordered to appear constitutes legal
notification 1t therefore is incum-
bent upon all registered men TO learn
their red-ink numbers at once and to
see that the board headquarters is
watched when the list is posted. Men
ordered up will be notified also by
mail, but the period allowed for ap-
pearance will count from the posting
Of the lists.
This ruling was in connection
with an order issued by the war de.
partment leaving the ranks OF the
regular army open to registered men
for voluntary enlistment up to the
time such men have been posted as
ordered to appear. The navy depart.
ment has been notified. also. that tie
army makes no claim upon any
registered men until that time, so that
registration is no bar TO enlistment
in the army, navy or national guard.
In apportioning draft quotas. credit
was given for all voluntary enlist
ments prior to June 80, but there has
been no indication whether credits
will be given for men coming in since
that date. An average of more than
100 men a day has been reported by
the regular recruiting stations alone,
and counting the national guard. il
Is probable that the voluntary system
has provided close to 10000 men OF
the $4,000 called for under the draft
act as necessary to fill up the regulars
and guards and create the first incre-
ment of the national army. No an
nouncement has been made as TO what
disposition will be made of this ex
cess Of credits, but it is entirely like.
| ly that in the end every man who en-.
lists voluntarily will reduce by one
the quota of his home district.
The Office Of the provost marshal
| was swamped yesterday with appli
cations of blanks requesting trans
fer of examinations. All who applied
were told that no exceptions in thai
direction could be taken until the reg
istrant had been called fr eXamma
ton. He then may secure necessary
blanks from the board within who's,
| jurisdiction he is at the time. Hii
physical examination can be transfer
red and atlidayits regarding eNemp
ton claims may also be received ant
considered at temporary residence
Every man finally certified for mill
tary service, however, will return t.
the jurisdiction of his home boar,
and 80 with the troops from his hom
town