The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-07-20

drawing by thousands and to draw
10000 numbers, which is in excess of
the highest number of cards under
the jurisdiction Of any board.
"rhe only change in the plan will be
that there will be one drawing instead
of two. The advantage will be greater
simplicity. The disadvantage will be
that it will require 10 hours to COM
plete'
Other Plans Unchanged.
The stage setting for the great lot
terry was changed. 1t took place in
the public hearing room of the SEN
ate office building. The invited guests
who were with Secretary Baker of
the war department. and watched the
proceedings were members of the SEN
ate and house military committees.
The only other persons present, &C.
cording to plans last night, were a
limited number of newspaper CORE
spondents, photographers to take both
still views and motion pictures of the
historic event, and the officials of Gen.
eral Crowder's Office who will conduct
the drawing
In the drawing itself we're nine
factors. The principals were
bIindfoIded man who constantly
stirs the 10000 black capsules in
the great glass bowl in which they
have, been placed another blind
folded man who drew the capsules
from the bowl one at time, and
two announcers, one standing at
each side Of the bowl and to
whom the capsules we're handed
in turn as they were drawn.
Numbers on Blackboard.
The announcers broke the capsules
as they received them. extracted the
tiny slip of paper on which a number
was stamped, and called the number
to three tally clerks. The slip was
then handed to an official in front o.
the bowl who verified the announc.
another man, stationed at a great
blackboard, wrote the number in its
order on the board.
The board held I 900 numbers. When
it was filled, it was taken out of the
room, photographed, cleaned off and
returned, the drawing continuing mean
while with a second board in use.
The official record of the drawing
which will be furnished to the local
exemption boards and in accordance
with which they will call out the men
to fill each district quota, will be made
up in books of II pages, each page
being a Photographic facsimile of the
blackboard. The exemption boards
will take no action toward summon
ing their men until these books reach
them through the mails.
New Jersey Discovers Flaw.
The telephone message referred to
by General Crowder in his statement,
came from the adjutant general of
New Jersey. When that officer learned
through publication of the system of
double drawing announced earlier in
the day, he saw that a great injustice
would be done in his state because
of the way in which the local boards
had given serial numbers to the cards
from the registration precincts.
The New Jersey officer promptly
communicated his discovery to the Of
fee of the provost marshal general.
A hasty conference Of officials was
called behind locked doors and quick
search made in the local board rec
ords of many states which have been
received here A similar situation was
found to exist in many parts of the
country. In some lists negro and white
registrants had been classified in sep
arate groups and the serial numbers
ran accordingly, In others aliens
were separated and given their own
group of serial numbers.
Four hours after the drawing start
ed, about 2,4OO numbers had been
drawn and the teliers were slowing
down in their work. It was estimated
that the last number might not be