Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-20
Senator Chamberlain, Plainly Nervous, Draws
Second; Then Chairman Dent, Senator
Warren and Representative
Kent in Order Named.
EVERY MAN HAVING 1858" TO PRESENT
HIMSELF FOR INITIAL EXAMINATIONS
Momentum. Scene History Of Country Preserved for Pote b.
Motion Picture Men-Members Of Military Committees, High
Military Official. and Correspondents Witness Event.

Four hours drawing about numbers
drawn the tees slowing down in their
estimated that the last number might not De
before o'clock tomorrow morning.
The great lottery order of liability for military service
of United States for the
began morning By time tonight
man will among the first 10000 to be called
10000 the boards select 6s for America;
100000 fill the National
In committee room Of the Senate Office building repre-
the War Department officials and menu
Of the Senate and House military began the draw
the largest distrie, the country
Secretary Baker was the first to IL d Nc PSI In sSs
which 2S registered No 2S heads the list
Of those to be called.
SENATOR CHAMBERLAIN NERVOUS.
Chairman of military committee drew
the senator bndfolded and plainly
unable locate the glass bowl and after
he had CROPPED utey few seconds guided his
hand capsules He drew capsule and then silently stepped
aside.
The second number 2522" shouted the announcer.
The handkerchief then placed the of Chairman
Dent OF the House military committee and ne Withdrew the third
Representative Kahn, ranking minority
the numbers and 1oa1s Maj Gen Tasker Bliss
the applause break the silence and
soemnity OF the OCCASION b, burst out
Provost Marshal General Crowder number s4os
Adt Gen. Mccain the eighth to draw took No.
rELLERs TAKE OVER THE DRAWING ;;
The drafting then turned the appointed ee who
bndded took the bowl numbers fast the
and the tally clerks could keep pace
the numbers high, mouthed bowl
oak table front of the tally clerks desk The bowl
placed bits of paper backened the back
could the numbers stamped
thereon, curled into the capsules
announced they written huge
blackboard at the of the tally clerks table.
In only small number of the largest districts will the numbers
thousand affect registrants Of the registration
throughout the country the largest has something
while the smallest has only about 1856 and the
ge around 5000 AS the drawing proceeded numbers
withdrawn before low enough affect the smallest district
ocal lists as 157th in order of liability
The which the drawing took place. celnged and
about feet crowded with officers,
of the House and Senate and the
about long table running than half the length
Photographers with binding lights planted their
paraphernaa little group end of the
table which the bowl Motion
lso recorded the first two minutes of the drafting
drawing of the lots the climax of the nations effort
great military principle universal
roll made only the simpler tasks of examna
followed but the taken
has been forced make of
ALREADY ORDERED TO THE cOLORS
Already President Wilson has formally ordered the coos
whom today,
training September sixteen
any calling exemption
will for examination the who found
fter the drawing stand at the head of the roll
If needed provide $4,000 soldiers
tanding will be summoned choice
down the line when future incremens ordered