The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-07-13

mated. The rules are to be ironclad
and as specific as human ingenuity can
make them, so that there will be no
possibility of charges of discrlmlna-
ton and favoritism in the selection OF
the men who are to take up arms with
the first 100000. z
Military authorities estimate that
the first draft will be for considerably
more than that number. I'm addition
TO the national army, the regular army
and the Acknowledgment will probably
be brought up to war strength. There
also must be reserve training camps
which may be- drawn upon to flll va
cancies in the active ranks. 1t IS not
improbable, therefore, that the number
to be selectedswill be nearer 7oO'ooo
than 5O0,000.
Placing the number Of men regis
tered at 1O,OOO,O0O it is estimated that
100000 will be exempted for general
reasons; Of the remaining 5,0oO'Vo,
2,5OO,OOO will be rejected for physlcai
disability, according to the STANDARDS
now prevailing for recruits.
There will remain, therefore, suDJect
to call for duty at any time 2,5OO,Voo
men, who will be ready at any time TO
begin their military training. If 7'o'-
600 are to be called, the man VINO mas
registered and is physically tit ana
cannot claim exemption, has a little
better than one chance in three TO go
into active service.
General Exemptions.
, II IS probable that certain proper
ton of those who have registered "tll
be exempted in classes-forelgn SUD;
iects, those who are obviously physl-
cally unfit, and in general persons EN-
ployed in the public service, Mariners
. workmen in arscnals, armorles ana al
the navy yards. The regulations Will
designate specifically how these gen.
eral exemptions are to be made
:" Those who do not fall within these
general classes must appear before the
sexemption board within their district
and set forth their claims. The mere
fact. for example that man IS mar
!ried and has children will be no bar TO
This selection for service. he must
ldemonstrate that he contributes to the
,support of his family. The village
idler whose wife takes in washing Will
probably have difficulty in convincing
the board that he should not 60 Into
trimming.
The call will be made by the presi-
dent for a certain number of men suifi-
GENTLY large to make it certain that
the necessary number for actual serv'
ice will be obtained after elimlnatlons
for one cause or another.
The board which is now devising the
scheme by which the men may ne
chosen has experimental with various
devices for drawing by lot. 1t is prob
able that this phase Of the draft will
be made public ceremony, which Will
be carried out at the capitols of the
states or in some other public place.
If the registrant has run the exemp-
ton gantlet he will present himself be-
fore the military authorities for physi-
cal examination. If rejected, he will
be dismissed, but record of his case
will be kept. If accepted, he will be
sent to one of the sixteen environments
where he will undergo training to fit
him for the rigors of war or held IN
readiness to enter one of the training
camps which will be drawn upon to fill
gaps In the ranks.
A Tremendous Task.
Army officials do not minimize the
difficulty of the intricate task ahead
of them. The president is wrestling
with the problem of selecting the ex-
emption boards, so that there will be
no basis for charges Of favoritism or
political preference. The normal board
probably will be the same as that
which conducted the registration, but
there will probably be 'mcnS exce-: