Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-13
All Draft Numbers
 Are to Be Drawn
MEN TO BE CALLED IN ORDER IN
 WHICH NAMES COME OUT
1ST NUMBER CALLS 4,55O
the Men Examined Will be Exempt ed or Fail to Pass the Physical Ex- aninations.

Washington, July 12.-Draw1ng of lots for the selective draft not only will determine what men are to be called to the colors in the first war army but will show in what order the others registered will be lia ble for ser vice when later armies are organized.
 Waiting Lists Will Be Created.
 It was revealed tonight that a plan of drawing will be followed under lists will be given every one of the millions who registered. Those stand ing at the head of the list in each county or city district will be called nrst before the examination boards and then the obligation will pass down the line as long as men are needed.
 Each @umber Represents 4,coo Men.
 This does not mean that a separate name or number will be drawn for every one of the country's 9,S0O.OO registrants- In fact. every number drawn. under the theory of the pIan one for each of the registration dis tricts Details of the system have not been made public, but an outline of it's principal features follows:
 Every registration board has num- bered the cards in it's possession in red ink, beginning at No. l and con- tinuing to number corresponding to the total in the largest district of the country.
 The first number drawn will deter mine what man in each district is to be taken first. If it be No. 10. for ex- ample. it will mean that the men in each district holding card No. 10 will be called for examination before any other men in that district.
 The second number drawn will de- termine what man in each district is to be taken second and so on, as long as men are needed. Those not needed 1p u-aY yxyjl afa= Iair positions on the lists and these posi- tions will determine the order of their liability when they are needed.
 Numbers Announced as Drawn.
 The drawing will be public and each number will be announced IS it is drawn.
 The drawing will not take place this time during the week of July 3. Only 24 states have com pleted the organ ization of their exemption boards and the posting of red ink numbers.
 Details of Drawing Withheld
 Officials are unwilling to disclose the details of the drawing itself. but the suggestion which seems to have the most support is that the numbers, on thin slips of paper, be in- closed in non-transparent gelatine cap sules and placed in a large glass yes sel, to be removed one at time by the official designated to do that work.
 The number of capsules which would be necessary will be equal of course to the total in the largest district
 Information so far avaiIab b!e indi- cates that the drawing will work out in this way:
 4,5O0 Exemption Districts.
 There are 4,500 exemption districts. When the first number is drawn-say No. 10. 1t will be recorded at No. 1, with the seria. number (10) following. The record would show that the men whose cards bear the serial No. 10 in each of 4,500 exemption districts would boards. Presumably the announce ment made al the drawing would be No. 1, Serial No. 10.
 To prevent embarra sSment among those who are exempt, the war de- partment has decided to give with each exemption certificate a bronze badge bearing the inscription "Exempted- U. S." The design for this badge has been approved by Secretary Baker and | 3 number already are in process of | 
 Exemptions Not Permanent
 The law specifies that exemptions 1 are not permanent unless the cause for | which they are granted is permanent i For instance. if a man should be ex- | empted on the first call because of a l dependent relative and that relative | should die or become self supporting | before the second call, the registrant | would be liable for service under the second call. It will be the duty of the ! exemption boards to keep watch of such cases and recall those who have l been passed over once but whose l status may have changed before the second call is made.