Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-07-11
Next Saturday is Understood to Have
Been Tentatively Fixed Upon
as the Date for Drawing.

Conference among army officials
on the final arrangements for the big
lottery that will select the man
hood of the country to fill the nation
al army continues, but no definite an
nouncement has been made that
would throw further light on the
method of procedure to be followed.
Unofficially it was indicated Mon
day that 6S7,000 is the number of
men to be selected for the first ma
tional war army from the millions
registered June 5. Probably twice
that number of names will be drawn,
az the number of exemptions to be
allowed is estimated at so per cent.
Next Saturday is understood to
have been tentatively fixed upon as
the date for the drawing. although
no announcement has been made by
the provost marshal generals Office.
The work of REMEMBERING the
cards of those who registered in Win
neshiek county was completed Mon
day by the local exemption board,
composed of 1. w. Brunt, j. H.
Bradish, and DR.. A. j. Swezey. The
names were sent to Washington.
On page A of this issue is a
complete and revised list of the men
registered in Winneshiek county.
Each name has a number and when
the draft is made, the numbers
drawn can be compared with this
list and it will designate who is
drawn from Winneshiek. The num-
bers have been changed on the regis
tration cards, according to the rules
laid down to the exemption boards,
and the list of names have been num-
bered from one up to the total num-
ber registered:
The following Washington dispatch
gives some idea of the workings OF
the draft.
Every effort Is being made to speed
up organization of the local boards
Members of the army general stan
are anxious to complete the most
important step in the selective con-
scription act-the draft-and this
cannot be done until the boards are
organized and have sent copies OF
their lists of eligibles to Washington
Plans Somewhat in Doubt.
Until arrangements have been
completed down to the last detail
the army will not give out the plan
of draft. Several major provisions
of the lottery have not been settled
and these are said to be largely to
blame for holding back announce
ments.
Among these are the question OF
whether only enough men will be
drawn to fill the national army cal
and bring the army and nationa
guard ranks up to war strength, OF
whether the order in which every
man in the $500, 900 registered will
be responsible for service will be de-
termined.
Another troublesome question Is
how many men will be needed TO
bring the army and guard service UP
to war strength. This must be de-
cided before the quotas for the diner
ent states can be assigned.
Public or Private Drawing?
The third question is where the
draft shall be made. Suggestions
that it may be made in the rotdnda
of the capitol or the Supreme court
chamber are ridiculed here, and
whether 1t will even be given the for
mality of being performed in the OF
fee of the secretary of war is doubt
full. Officers in charge of the lottery
are anxious to avoid gallery play al
much as possible.
II officials have their way the draft
ing will probably be done In the pro-
yost marshal's Offices or some othe
place of military atmosphere. Whii
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