Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1917-07-27
NUMBERS DRAWN
FOR new ! !: ARMY !
Salective Draft System Is Put
Into Effect.
ONLY ONE BLANK APPEARS Al!
Men Who Will Compose First new
q Army Will BE Chosen From the
First 1000 Drawn.

Washington, D. C.-The great lot
terry to determine the order of liabil.
ity for the new national army has
taken place.
AS fast as the names were called
they were written on a blackboard and
when this was filled 1t was carried
away and photographed as a record.
This allowed brief respite until the
board was cleaned and replaced, when
the task went on as before.
When the 1O,OO4th capsule was
drawn it was found to be blank. The
fact was noted on tally sheets before
q new 10000 was drawn.
Until they actually receive from
their respective boards the order to
present themselves for physical ex.
animation the men registered whose
numbers were drawn to determine
their order of liability for military
service still can enlist voluntarily In
the regular army. national guard.
navy or marine corps. M
1t probably will not be for week at
least that any summons to appear for
examination are issued. It will be sew.
eral weeks before many are reached.
During that period the opportunity for
voluntary enlistment In any branch
Of the service. is still theirs.
As result of the drawing every
registered man Is given definite
place in the liability for service list.
Already $4,000 have been ordered
to the colors to fill to war strength the
regular army and national guard and
to constitute the first increment OF
the national army. 49, ~ ....
81 To obtain that total 1.374.000 men
will be called for examination within
few weeks, officials estimating that
two registrants must be called for
every soldier accepted. i
These 1.374,0O0 will be taken from
the head of the liability list. every
local district furnishing fixed quota
The numbers given below are from
the first 1000 drawn and are expected
to practically complete the first army.
The registrants we're drawn In the
following order: M
u Numbers Given as Drawn. Il
25s, 1922, s51, 45s. S54. 1894. 1873,
1895, 1888, 1913, 27s7, 1858. 1889, iii.
1872. 2762, 2195, S37, 2036, 337. 676, 275.
500, 11s5, 564. 2166. 945. 1913. 5Ss.
1920. 1886, 1867, Pas. 500. 1495. 2453.
54s, 1876, 1879, 1887. 7s4. 1882, 755. 107.
1886, 1916, 1868. 1869. 1851. GIG, 1913.
1876, 1866. 1891. IT'S. 4s6. 692. 600.
1885, SIC, 1899, 2549, 1852. 507. 800,
437, 1867, 1924, GOA, 43. 21s1. 1893,
154s, 1864, 1906. 1924, 2455, ,2501. 400.
1914, IT'S, 514. 433, 1929, 2945. 10, 2725.
27ss, 2756, 1O45. 1881, 17o5, 1881. 1885,
4S7, 1882, 1923. 1s47. 797. 14O. 1899,
1886, 1922, 1852. 1923, 2S0S, 1873, 1896,
2247, POLL. 1872. ,2719. 1862, Is. 652, 927,
1858, 14S4. 739, 1851, Sol. 1922. LAG.
1903, 1919, 1895, 2479. COG, 1872, III,
513, 46, 1920. 1854. 1899. 1855. PAL,
274s, 1928, 1886. 223, 2O66. 144l, 1T,
1880, 2675, 800. 2233. 1890. IS, 1918.
772, 1456. 2939. 721, 1919. 1880. 7s6,
1549, 1916, $50. 1922. 1892. 2730. 972,
9s3, 757, 966, 1858. 1890. 2456. 1872, 2090,
37s, 1860. 542, 21O7, 1874, S74. $50. 1865,
1926, 1900, 1924. 1873, 1887. 27O7, 29s,
CTS, 2132, 1869, 1894, has. 1647, 1858,
1854, 1906, 2O17, 1897. s43, zoos. 2414,
1913, 21OO, ss2. 2467. 726. Is, s05. 93s,
1881, 1881. 1861. 2209, 1888. 49,. 355,
1884. $780,, 500. 257s, 1114. 2s26, 2670,
2473, 1870, GAS, 2135, 21s. $40, 1884.
$50. 1911. 574, 277s. 81. 1889. 1877,
2047, 2S17. 2740. 9s1. 1s4s. 1869, 1870,
1854, 1856, 1917. 2577. ITO. $50, POTS,
677 21l9, 1880, 1863, 1593. 275s, 1868.
1909, 1911, 525. 1417, 1874, 1904, 2434,
76O, 1888, IS. 1896, 1876, 1891. 1856. 7s2
212s, &, $50, 1880, 81, 269s, 1866. 1915,
$40, 1714, $40, 1882, 44O. 1885, 1874.
1854, 1886, 1875, 1916, 1895, III. 1922
s41, 2795. 1854. 1882, S23. 269. 6S5, 1141,
1914, 1O16, 1888, 1856, 1880, zoos, 493,
244s, BIOS, 1858, 1903, 1905, 341, 15l7,
1876, 1852, 1907. 1864. 391. 1866, 353
$40, 637. 1875. 2s7O. 2034. $50, 1857,
1855, 1917, Ell. 1873, 4ss. 15l3, 2101
2e55, 7O4, "a, 1896, 1903, $50, 111, 1867,
$3.50, 2OS2, 211e, 1873. 2O12, 679, sos. II.
1889, 900. 1881, 1908, 1868, 2421. 1887,
: 1142, 24s5, 2l39, 1865, 6, 1896. 2167,
377, 2765, 664. SO. 1872, 957, 1857, 1888,
1744. liz. s4s2, 251s. s45. 21s4. 1856,
103, 2752, 1855, 1912, 1921. 1102. 1925,
$50. 1865. 21Os. 154. 1881. 81. TT. 1857,
1856, 1913. 80. 1879, 1888, 1923. PASS. 1716.
773, COS, 4O6, 25O2. SIC. 1880, Is, 392
1851, 1881, SSS, 3s3, 1866, 1712, 21S6,
5SS, 1881, $50. 7O5, 1916, 1885, 1868,
2O53. POSI-, 1857, SIG, 1923. 1866. 1892,
IA, 1866, 1887, 1901, 1884. 1913. 1877.
2s41. 27o6, 122. 1888. 642. 1888, s3s,
1889, 222. 1894, Ills. sos, 1887, 2s2S,
700, 1850. 1875, 2406. 2s7, s21, 7s6.
1894, 1928, 1853, TOT, 1859. 1425. 1902.
1887. 1851, 11O1, s6s, s74, 1893, $40.
go. s2s, 1910. 1927, 1857. 91s. 65e,
1919. PATS, 1889, 2405, s14. ITS. 1910,
7ss. 1857. 2e52. 1897, 1871. s12, 1894,
1881. 1860. fs4s. 2s2s. Ills, 1888, LII,
1886, 22l. 1866. 1887, 254s. 1474. 1414,
2ass, 2soo, 1889. 1916. 2s2, 5O4. 1864
2557, 1892, 1905. 57s. 22s6, 1853, 237o,
2152. 1910. 1891, 213s, 40, 312, 1884
onno ,snr ,7oa o0so 1909 1904 on