The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-07-21
ARDMORE DEVOTED ITSELF TO
WATCHING SELECTION OF
THE LIBERTY ARMY.
PAPERS BIG TASK
Ardmoreite Force, Together With Vol.
unteers, Exerted Every Effort to
Give Full Information at Earliest
Possible Moment.

yesterday in the draft drawing. All day.
and through great part Of the night.
hundreds of men and their families dis.
cussed the probability of their being
drafted for service in Americas first
liberty army. Hundreds scanned eag.
erly The Ardmoreite when it first ap-
pered on the street yesterday afternoon
and a large crowd occupied the side
walk In front of the Ardmoreite build
ing during the forenoon, from the time
the posting of draft numbers first be-
gan, shortly after o'clock, until the
last number was posted after O'CLOCK
last night.
Young men who say they have no
chance to be exempted from service;
men with families to support, and still
others with deformities Itch might
be corrected-all took aHjsto,, 'rte-.
est in the proceeding, |cal O
mothers. sweethearts ana Ocie
were eager to learn whether their ID,
ones had been called to the colors by
the greatest human lottery ever held.
The great drawing began in Washing.
ton at $40 o'clock in the morning, Ard
more time, and promptly at 1852 O'Clock
the first number drawn was received
here over the special leased Associated
Press wire. From that time until a
late hour in the afternoon, the operator
was busy receiving the numbers. At
7;3O o'clock this morning when the
wire opened again. numbers were still
being sent, being in the eighth thous.
ands at that time, leaving about $500
numbers to be drawn.
Ardmore's quota. 4O3 men, had beea
reached at o'clock yesterday after.
noon. Eight hundred and six men win
be notified to appear before the local
board, however, as II is estimated that
about one-half of those drawn viii he
exempted from service for various reas.
Ons. A total OF SOC numbers effecting
Carter county were CLEANED from the
first 1000 drawn.
In the Ardmoreite's firse edition yes
terday, names. addresses, descriptions
and dependents of 4O3 Carter county
men were printed. In later edition,
about $50 o'clock. nearly 900 names
and descriptions were printed, more
than enough from which TO draw this
districts quota.
A large force of men was necessary
TO accomplish this feat Of news-distr!.
button. Six men worked all day in the
Ardmoreite office, checking up the
numbers as they were received over
the wire. and rechecking the names and
descriptions OF the men as they were
received from the office Of the exemp
ton board. Ten men were employed
at the courthouse. gathering the data
on the numbers, and throughout thc
day county officials and other employees
OF the county offices visited the office
OF the board and volunteered thei-
services. Four messenger boys were
employed all day rushing the numbers
and names between The Ardmoreite Of
flee and the courthouse.
Several county seat towns in this VI
cinity began telephoning here in the
afternoon TO get their numbers, and
four counties, beside Carter County.
were supplied by The Ardmoreite.
Several letters and telegrams also
have been received, asking The Ard.
moreite advise those directing the mis-
slves II they have been drafted. and
every effort has been made TO accom-
modate the inquirers.
Large crowds stood outside The Ard
moreite office. where the draft mum
bers were being posted, during the
morning. The first 44O3 numbers were
posted in the windows Of the job do
partment after which the following
numbers were posted in the windows
OF the Ardmore Auto Company, on
North Washington street.
Although The Ardmoreite printed 900
numbers and names in yesterdays IL
nal edition the list revised and correct
ed. is published again today. for the
benefit OF those who were unable 20
obtain final editions last night.
Men whose numbers were drawn yes
terday for Carter county's first draft
will be called TO appear before the local
exemption board as soon as the revised
corrected list Of numbers and names Is
received from Washington. II is esti
mated by John Carlock, OF the local
board, that this work cannot be done
before the latter part OF next week.
A. T.. Operators Long Task.
A. j. Culbertson. Associated Press on
orator at The Ardmoreite office, copied
draft numbers for ten solid hours yes.
terday. The draft numbers began tC
arrive before o'clock In the forenoon
and It was nearly 1880 last night before
he was released from the wire with ne
provision for lunch hour. Mr.. Culbert'
son, as did other Associated Press oper
ators, received the following messag'
today. signed by Frederick Roy Martin
New York city. the assistant general
manager OF The Associated Press:
Tho Associated Press is deeply
grateful for the untlrlng service yor
have rendered In this emergency, The
work Is not over In certain sections, an.
we shall have to struggle on with 4
as best We can. II is an opportunity tC
render n public service and however
arduous the labor Is, YOU can all b'
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