The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-07-24
FEW WATCHERS
SEE DRAFTING
.OF FIRST ARMY
TO MEET HUNS.
EXAMINATION WILL BE
MExI STEP TO BE TAKEN
(Associatsd Press By o. 8. Naval Com
humiliation Service)

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WASHINGTON, July yl--All day
long and through the night the first sci.
ectiye draft for the great army which
the United States is planning to throw
into the balance against the Central
Powers In the war FOR the preservation
Of the freedom Of the world against
autocracy has been going on and at
midnight II appeared certain that it
would not be completed until after half
past two this morning and probably
considerably later. II Is estimated that
two registfants viii have to be called
for each man who is accepted and tn
Is the basis upon which the drawing Is
being conducted.
Few Witness Procedure
Few spectators were present during
the draft either through yesterday on
during the evening and night. II was
ct DAB yesterday morning that the wheel
was revolved and Secretary of War Bak
er drew out the first capsule which con
tanned the number 25s. After that the
drawing continued rapidly.
Major General Duval succeeded at
the wheel and broke the seals and stir
red the capsules in the jury wheel.
Army officers operated the tally sheets
and the announcers were frequently
changed. n
No official notification Of their draft
will be given TO selected registrants nm.
til they ars notified to appear before
The local boards for examination. Prepar-.
alton Of the records win start today
and an army Of clerks win expedite the
work 80 that the sheets may be sent
to the lceai boards as early Is possible
and the work Of examinations be begun.
sman Excitement Displayed
Considering how inomentous was the
occasion little excitement attended the
drawing of names. As time went on
II became purely routine work and the
announcement Of the numbers drawn
drOned out. It was almost humdrum
affair 20 far as the spectacular element
entered Into il. II is being conduct.
ed in a committee room Of the senate
and 10000 sheets are required for the
work Of tallying. Numbers are in
capsules and these capsules are placed
within the wheel from whence they are
drawn and turn Of the wheel stirs all
the capsules within IT.
TO Be Notified Later
u ~ e = -
While no Official notice is to be sent
TO the drafted ones the lists Of those
drawn are being given to the presses
OF the country and AS these are pub.
lishcd it win be possible for those reg
istered TO learn upofiicially whether
they are chosen among the first 1870.
600 or whether they still remain In the
eligible list and must wait in suspense
until the next drawing for the second
selection shall be made. 1t Is under.
stood that the most willing Of those
taken IN the draft will be sent to train.
ing camps by the middle Of September
and others who may have need of
longer time to make arrangements fol
low into the camps prepared for them
rs those camps reach readiness.
Many Foreign Names
Koszuoski was the name OF the first
man drawn yesterday morning and ma.
rner0us other foreign names came out
in their turn. Nationalities have no
effect on the selection as can be seen
by the SELECTIONS Of Cambria, Ishimoto,
Englohardt, Richter, Calandrona, Di-
anda, Stinimel, and scores Of Others
who are OF foreign birth or Of foreign
born parents,
80 much interest attached TO the
draft, despite the small attendance of
spectators, that the newspapers in
many instances failed to print the base
BAH scores but ran instead column at. |
Ter column Of numbers and names were
and these were scanned |
eagerly by thousands upon thousands
some finding their names in the lists
while others must wait until this
morning for certainty.
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