The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-07-13
State Already Has Credit of
2108 EnIistments
QUOTAS ISSUED TODAY
Governors Informed Of Their Require
ments for First conscripted
Army of $4,000

the announcement by Secretary Baker
that the first draft of American sol.
diery would call for about 6S7 1000 men
the quotas of the different states were
today forwarded to the governors.
New York leads with 69.241. Oregon
is the smallest with III. Vermonts
quota is l049
Allowance is made for enlistments
in the regular army and the national
guard prior to April 1. Vermonts
allowance is PISS.
Washington July 13-Drawing of
lots for the selectiye draft not only
will determine what men are to be
called to the colors in the first war
army, but will show in what order
the others registered will be liable for
service when later armies are organ
lied. 1t was revealed last night that
a plan Of drawing will be followed
under which a definite place in the
waiting lists will be given every one
Of the millions who registered. Those
standing at the head of the list in
each county or city district will be
called first before the examination
boards and then the obligation will
pass down the line as long as men
are needed.
This does not mean that separate
name or number will be drawn for ev-
cry one of the country's 9,S00000 reg
gistrants. In fact every number drawn
under the theory of the plan, will rep
resent more than 1000 men, one for
each of registration districts. Details
of the system have not been made
public, but an outline of its principal
features follows:--
Every registration board has num-
hered the cards in its possession in
red ink beginning at No. and con-
tinuing to number corresponding
with the total in the district
At the drawing numbers will be
used ranging from No. up to a num-
Der corresponding to the total in the
largest district of the country.
The first number drawn will deter
mine what man in each district is to
be taken first If it be No 10, for
example, 1t will mean that the men
in each district holding card No 10
will be called for examination before
any other men in that district. The
second number drawn will determine
what man in each district is TO be TAX
EN- second, and so on as long as men
are needed. Those not needed for the
| first war army will retain their posi-
tions on the lists and these positions
will determine the order of their liza
| bility when they. are needed
The drawing will be public and
each number will be announced as it
is drawn. At the Offices of most local
! exemption boards the red ink numbers
of the registrants already are posted
so that registrants may inform them.
| selves beforehand of their respective
numbers If they do so as soon as
word of the drawing comes they will
know in just what order of liability
| they stand, Obviously there will be
| high numbers drawn for which there
| are no corresponding Tegistrants in
small Districts. The smallet district
in the country is understood to have
but 1S7 registrants and the largest
1000 Whenever number beyond the
total in any given district comes out,
it will operate as blank for that dis
trict Thus. if the theory works out
evenly the larger districts will be con-
stantly assessed in excess of the small
Ter on a pro rata basis corresponding
to their size
The drawing will not take place
this week, and probably will be held
some time during the week of the
23d, according to present indications,
Only "a states have completed the or
ganization of their exemption boards
and the posting Of red ink numbers.
The drawing cannot be held until all
states are complete so that no Juggling
Of numbers will be possible.
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