Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-30
EXAMINATIONS WILL BE
HELD AT OTTAWA
HIGH SCHOOL
524 ARE CALLED
REALITY OF WAR is FELT As
MEN ARE SUMMONED FOR Sc.
lECTlvE DRAFT-FEW ExEMP.
TlONS?

Grim war was reality this morn.
ing when the mailman delivered no.
tees OF selective service, for the Ma.
tional Draft Army in Ottawa. The
notices were mailed Saturday after
noon by the district board. Ottawa
men, working in the business district,
received the official call" Saturday
evening, but a greater majority sum-
moned by the board were NOTICED this
morning.
The task Of conducting the examina.
tion of the soldiers will be held Thurs.
day, August 2, when one-third of the
youths wanted from this district will
be given the "once ocer" by the ex.
amining physicians. Whether or not
they are wanted to don the khaki
and fight the Boche" will be deter
mined then by the medics. Another
third will be called on Friday, while
the remainder will be summoned Sat
urday. Final instructions regulating
the drawings were issued today by the
local board.
Local Board No l for this county
in regard to the draft received the
regulations for determining the order
of call on the last mail Saturday af-
ternoon but the board with its volun.
teer corps of assistants had been at
work all of the week and was prepar.
cd to act quickly. The quota for
this board to furnish was 262 and the
order of call as determined by the
drawing Of the number at Washing
ton had been taken from the daily
press In preparing the lists. Three
lists have been prepared for the call
for physical examinations, the first
162 numbers of this district being call
ed for next Thursday, the next 172
being called for Friday, and 1872 be-
ing called for Saturday. The aggre-
gate is 524 and 1t is anticipated that
one.half of these will necessarily be
excused for physical disabilities or the
exemptions in the law. These lists
are posted in Company G Armory on
East Main street.
The board had also prepared notices
and addressed enevolpes directed to
each one of the 524 persons first on
the call to appear for their examina-
tions. These notices contain the
name of the individual, his serial or
red number used in the drawing at
Washington, and the order In which he
is called as the result of the drawing.
1t also notifies him that the examina-
tions will be held at the gymnasium
Of the Ottawa High School, on East
Main street, and the day and hour
when he should report for examina-
| ton
Upon the comparison OF these lists
and notices with the official determine
tion of the order of call, not single
error was found. The lists were post
ed and the notices mailed late Sat
urday afternoon.
Five physicians will be in attend.
ance to conduct the examinations and
one re-examining physician. whose
duty it is to conduct separate ex
animation of anyone rejected by the
local board. Each examining physi
clan will have a clerk who has volun
teered his services The examina
ton of the first 524 number' must be
completed within three days, In order
to prevent congestion and to accomo
date the persons being examined dif
ferent hours have been assigned fol
the different persons to appear. The
has been arranged as follows.
For August 2.
, 10 a. m, from Ottawa .,.........2a
II a. m, from Ottawa .........3l
p D m, from outside of ottawa. Al
3 p. m, from outside Of Ottawa. A
!, 4 p. m, from outside OF Ottawa q
For August 8.
10 a. m. from Ottawa ....,. 81
: II a. m. from ottawa .........3' 81
2 p m. from outside of Ottawa. 81
3 D. M from outside Of Ottawa. 81
p. m, from outside of Ottawa. 81
=, For August a.
p 10 a. m, from Ottawa .........3
|. Il a. m, from Ottawa ,........,3
,.2 y. m, from outside of Ottawa, :.
3 p. m, from outside Of Ottawa a.
II 81 M, from outside Of Ottawa -. y
n The peisois called arc requested
- to present themselves promptly at tn
@ hour, the entrance being the west en-
!. trance to the high school on tn
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