The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-07-25
DlIVINe F0R ARMY.
CHANGE IN PLAN AT LAST MO.
MENT.
Found Necessary to Draw Every
Number mp 10 10000 70 Avoid Un-
sairaess-Process to Begin Early I'm
Eoreuoon.

Foreuoon.
Warrington. July 1s.-Pians for the
drrftins which vii be held tomorrow
20 nx the order of military liability
fer nearly 10000. 900 registered men
throughout the country were material
ly changed late today and the intri-
cate method OF double drawing work
Cd out by oficials to lessen the ply.
sioAi taals was abandoned,
lnstssd OF q process requiring no,
more than an hour and involving one
sst Of numbers from to 1000. and
snother from o to 10. II will be nec-
sssary TO draw one at q time at least
fo.ss3 numbers. Probably TO make
certain that every registrant in tn
largest district is placed. 1o.600 draw
ings win bs made. II viii require at
least ten and half hours and ofIicials
10 charge believe II will take IL. The
process Will begin at $50 q. m.
The numbers viii be publicly an
nouncsd for tslegraphing to the
nswspapsrs over the country a. fast
90 they are drawn. Gen. Crowdsr at
nrst oonsidsrsd plan under which
thsy would have been held In conf
dencs for publication everywhere Sat-
urday morning. but that suggestion
was abandoned late tonight.
Tollowins n Provost Marshal Gen.
sral crsvdss's explanation of the sud-
esa abandoumsnt Of the double
drawing plan which II had taken
weeks 70 work out In detail and which
was made public only few hours be-
fore u was discarded:
"Advicss received by. long distance
telephone tais afternoon indicates that
IN certain areas the boards. In num-
bsrins registration cards. have kept
the cards segregated by election dis
tficts and that serial numbers have
been assigned to whole group for a
board while the cards were thus seq
rssntsd. II the drawing IL conducted
- originally planned. In groups Of
1000. the result will be that consid.
~fabla proportions Of certain election
dieersctP viii bs brought up for sx-
a1ainssion together. J
This viii result In drafting per-
soos from one locality within the
5uf1sdiction Of q board before any
p>vpon y drawn from another locality
vtthin The same jurisdiction. For this
y(oeen. 4 hAs bssp dsctdsd 70 e6an-
- the 1rGWtis ~ thouSaads ana t6
draw 1e.Soe nnmbsrs. which q in On.
60, Of the highSst number OF card,
under the Jurisdiction Of any board.
'The only change In the plan will
b that there will be one drawing In.
stead Of two.
The advantage will be greater
simplicity. The disadvantage will be
that tas drawing will require ten
hoprs 10 complete" 80
The stage setting for the great lot
tsry has not been changed. It will
take place In the public hearing
room Of the senate once building.
The invited guests who will sit with
Secretary Baker of the war depart
tnsnt and watch the proceedings will
bs members Of the senate and house
military committees. The only other
persons present. according to plans
tonisht. will be q limited number of
newspaper correspondents. pAotog-
raphsrs to take both still views and
motion pictures Of tho historic event
asd the oaAciais Of Gen. Crowder's Of
nee who Will conduct the drawing.
In the drawing itself there will be
niue actors. The principals will be q
oiindfoided man who constantly stirs
the ios0o. black capsules In the great
siass bowl In which they have been
placed. another blindfolded man who
draws the capsules from tie bowl, one
At . time. and two announcers, one
standing at each side of the bowl, and
to whom the capsules will be handed
In turn an they are drawn.
The announcers will break the can
suiss as they receive them. extract
the tiny slip OF paper on which
number will be stamped and call the
npmbsr to three tally clerks. The slip
wiil then be handed to an official In
front Of the bowl who will verify the
announcsr's report and on his veri-
ncation another man. stationed at
srsat blackboard. will write the num-
Der In It's order on the board.
The board will hold 1000 numbers.
When u is filled. It will be taken out
OF the ,room. photographed. cleaned