New-York tribune., 1917-07-20
N. Y. City Boards
Ready for Draft,
Crowder Is Told
Last of Exemption Bodies
Completes Preliminary
Work of Listing Names

"rhe citv Of New York is ready.
This message was flashed last night
n Provost Marshal General Crowder IN
washington by Deputy State Attorney
General Roscoe S. Conkling, who has
been in charge of preparing greater
New York's 1s9 exemption boards for
tn. enormous work ahead Of them;
Il means that New York City VIII not
hold up the draft set for to-day, as
had been feared in Washington pc
cause of the clerical work which nad
to be done in those exemption distrlc,S
of the city which were most denseiy
populated. The preliminary work IN
New York City is finished, and tne
exemption boards are read TO go INTO
session at once, according to Mr.. Conk-
ling. ,,,
rate YESTERDAY afternoon Mr.. Conk-
ling said all but seven Of the boards
ba3 cleaned up their work. and it was
only A matter of few hours till they
yoiIid be ready. The serial lists OF
nearly all the boards had been sent
TO the provost marshal in Washington.
and the others were ready TO be mailed.
The Bronx completed its preparatory
work during the morning, and only
Manhattan and Brooklyn remained. Al
o'clock the following seven boards
had not finished:
Brooklyn
Board. Headquarters. A. D. Z. d.
3O-P. S. II, Hayward
St, near Lee av.. 10 TO y
e1-P. S. 1870, Ocean Py.
and Fl. Ham. av.. IS 81 TO 20
$500 Wyckof av.... % 70 II ana
1920 Atlantic av.... % % to i5
79-P S. l0S. Linwood
ST. and Arlington
av, f. N. Y..... p "A TO o.
Manhattan
ss-P. S. 3s. Clark and
Doninick sts. .... 10 II
When Mr.. Conkling gave out the
lists of the boards which were behind
he said that reports from the officials
of these boards and volunteer workers
from the Mayors Committee on Ma
tional Defence assured him the work
was so near completion that the whole
city might be regarded as ready for
the draft.
Working Under Handicap
These boards have been working
under very severe handicap, sald
Mr.. Conkling. "Most of the oihcers ana
volunteer workers have been on the
lob. virtually night and day, since
Sunday. The drawing can begin at any
time, however. The lists in the seven
last districts can be protected, and 1T
is not absolutely essential that they
be in Washington and Albany before
the drawing begins.
Mr.. Conklin yesterday warned all
men of draft age not to confuse the
numbers in the upper right hand corner
of their registration cards with the
numbers that will figure to-day in the
draft lottery in Washington. The num-
bers on the registration cards will not
figure in the draft lottery at all. All
men of draft age are therefore urged
to get in touch with the headquarters
of their exemption districts, consult the
list of names posted there and find
their names and their new serial num-
berthe red number.
The bulletin of information for reg
istrants, issued by the War Depart
ment, states that all persons of draft
age must present themselves for
physical examination whether or not
The exemption claim must be filed
within seven days after the registrant
is called for examination.
Attention is also called to the fact
that while the exemption boards Will
Immediately notify registrants whose
numbers have been drawn in Washing
ton, and who are subject to call, the
posting of the list at the office OF the
registration board will be deemed suf-
ficient notice. II the registered per-
son, whose serial red number has been
drawn, does not receive the mailed
notice, he cannot make that an excuse