Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-06-29
EXPECT FIRST CALL
FOR new Army SOON
LOCAL EXEMPTION BOARDS ARE
NAMED-R f G U Il A to- >
LOOKED FOR DAILY.

Drafting Of men for the new select
i've army is expected to be under way
next week or not later than July Is,
now that local exemption boards in
most of the states have been appoint
ed by President Wilson. Regulations
which will govern the draft are ex-
pected daily in a formal proclamation
by the president.
Sheriff ]. H. Clifford, Deputy Coun-
ty Auditor Will CASTOR and County
Physician X. l.. Partlow. who con-
Quoted the registration in this county
June S, were appointed as the local
exemption board. All men drafted In
the first call who claim exemption
must present their claims to this
board.
In addition to the local boards In
each county of the state there will be
an appellate board in each Of the two
federal judicial districts. The men,
bers of these boards have not been
announced, though 1t Is oficially
stated that one member Of each will
be q representative Of the laboring
class.
Drawing at Washington.
The actual drawing will take place
in the ONCE of the wdr department at
Washington. D. c., and will be en-
tirely by number. to avoid all possi-
bility Of personal favortism or polit-
ical influence. Each number drawn
from the Jury wheel will apply to the
man In each registration precinct or
county In the state whose card bears
that serial number for his county.
This number is not the number OF
the card 40 issued in each precinct on
Registration Day but Is the serial
number stamped on the card by the
county registration board when the
results were tabulated. All Of the
cards from all the precincts Of the
county were gathered together. ar
ranged in alphabetical order and then
numbered in rotation, beginning with
one.
Cards bearing duplicate numbers
were filed with the adjutant general
Of the state and the numbers only
forwarded to the war department.
The identity of the numbered men
will be unknown to those in charge of
the draft machinery and can be es-
tablished only by comparing num-
ber with printed list of the mans
home district.
To Draw by States.
It is expected that $4,000 men
will be drawn on the first call. The
drawing will be done by states, 80
that each state may be called on for
It's quota and one state may not be
forced to supply more men proper
tionately than another. The number
of men each state must supply will
be proclaimed by President Wilson
and he will also set the day for the
drafting. #@
As the numbers are drawn from
the wheel or other lottery device by
partment. they will be telegraphed
from Washington to the governors Of
the various states. They will notify
the adjutant general. who holds the
corresponding numbered cards. and
the adjutant general will notify the
local boards under whose jurisdiction
the drafted men are.
The responsibility Of determining
whether he has been drafted lies with
the man himself but plentiful provi-
sions will be made for letting each
man know whether he has been draft
ed. The names and numbers of
drafted men in each county will be
made public.
Procedure for Exemptions.
When a man learns he has been
drafted, he is privileged to appear be-
fore the exemption board of his dis
trict and plead his case for exemption
If he considers he has one. There
also will be board of appeal for
each judicial district.
II his exemption claim Is denied
the man will be acquainted by presi-
dental proclamation of the date he
must report for service and will be
told where to report by the local
board. This date has been set def
nitely for September I. Work Is
being rushed on the cantonments to
have them ready by that time.
The local boards will have power
to decide physical disabilities and
claims based on dependent families.