Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1917-07-18
DRAFT LOTTERY
LIKELY SATURDAY
Exemption Boards in Fifteen States
Still Incomplete. but Are Expected
to Be Ready by End of Week, Dis
patches Say.
Men Drawn Who Fail to Respond Face
Severe Penalty, Possibly Death, is
Latest Hint From Washington.

Latest Hint From Washington.
Uncle Sans big war lottery will be
started next Saturday, according to
advices from Washington.
War department officials said, ac-
cording to dispatches, that the draw
ing of the selective conscript army
will be held on that day, judging from
present Indications. The statements
were based on advices received from
various states where the organization
work of the exemption boards has not
been completed. The Federal officials
said the drawing hardly can be held
before Saturday at the earliest.
Fifteen States Behind.
Fifteen states have not reported the
completion of their exemption board
organization. Less than 1000 Of the
1859 districts are still to be heard
from in Washington and it is believed
only a few hundred of these have re-
ported to the governors.
The Minnesota quota is 1854. as
was indicated Saturday, according to
Adjutant General F. B. Wood, who re-
ceived that figure from Washington to-
day. The gross quota for this state is
25,976, according to General Wood, in
charge Of the Minnesota draft, but
from this S,122 is deducted for the en-
listments in the national guard and
regular army.
Men who enlisted in either branch
Ct the service after June 30 will be
eliminated from the gross quota by a
assured. The first conssriot army to-
tails 6S7 900 men.
Disrf..s the Graft will mean
+ - and pos ,ly death, ac-
ssl.A-,s 70 warning sounded by the
var department. It was stated that
failure to heed the directions in the
regulations and report for service may
be construed as capital crime-de-
sertion-and in war time the penalty
is long Imprisonment or death.
Unless "a registered man appeasss for
physical examination or proves he is
unable to appear, within ten days af-
ter notice is mailed, he will be notified
he is held for military service. Later
an order to go to mobilization camp
for service is mailed and if he fails to
heed that he is a deserter and liable
to heavy penalty.
Some to be Officers.
All will not remain privates. After
the drafted men are mobilized in the
thirteen cantonments, the most like
~ officer material will be picked out
and put in another training camp
specially for officers. The war de-
partment is working on plans for this
camp.
No question of exemption of any
registered man for any other cause
than physical disability or dependent
relatives can be taken up before the
local boards. The whole matter Of in
dustrial exemptions is left to the SUI
perior boards, one Of which has been
created in each federal judicial dis
trict.
Exemption Points.
No individual case where exemption
is desired because the registrant is en-
gagged in all industry classified as vital
to the conduct Of the war will be
taken up until that individual has been
called for examination by his local
board found to be fit for military duty
and certified to the superior board.
After that application to the superior
board for exemption on other grounds
will be admissible. The registrant or
his employer may file necessary affi-
davits with the superior board seeking
exemption and the case will be heard
4 promptly.
L. Those Absent.
Another point on which there has
(, been much doubt is the status of reg
istrants absent from their registration
district. If they are selected for ex-
animation each will be notified by mail
by his local board and then can apply
to the local board for permission to
undergo examination in the town
where he is located. Such action
however, cannot be taken until the
registrant actually has been summon
ed by his local board
Industrial Exemption.
Probably the point in the whole pro
cess which has led to the greatest mis-
understanding and confusion is the
system by which industrial exemption
is to be granted. Many persons have
regarded it as certain that men il
munitions making or other strictly
war industries would be exempted as
a class. This is not the fact What is
to govern the process is the import
ance of the individual in such an in
dustry. If another man could take
his place without prejudice to thu
working Of the plant, he will not b,
granted military exemption.
Those Exempted by Local Boards.
& Officers Of the United States; Min
isters; Persons in military or nava
service Of the county; County OH