The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1917-07-13

Sometime next week, 625,OOO young
men will know their fate. And the
remaining nine million men will prob
ably breathe easier, knowing that they
will not be called for service.
Owing to the delay of organization
the drawing, which had been sche-
duled for tomorrow, will not be held
until next week. A so-called revised
census estimate for the entire country
compiled on the basis of the draft
registration, will be used for determ-
lining the appointments.
Each city, county or state must fur
nish two-thirds of one percent of it's
paper population, according to the new
estimates which were made for the
purpose of equalizing the draft rather
than to represent accurate population
totals.
The population estimates simply
are improvised figures reached by
considering the number of registrants
in each subdivision as 9.32 per cent
of the population, since the total num-
ber registered, 9,659,382 was 9.32 per
cent of the total estimated population
1O3,635,300
Pleas for exemption for any man
need not be made by him, but may be
made by wife, other dependent, en-
ployer or any other third person, the
provost marshal generals office ex-
planned in statement. 1t also ex-
planned that any registered man alb
sent from his home district need not
return for personal examination, but
may be ordered by his home board to
be examined elsewhere.
Figuring Valley county's registra-
tion of 3,031 as 9.32 per cent Of the
population, the estimate for the coun-
ty would be 23,249. If two-thirds of
one per cent Of these must go, 18S
men will answer the call.
Glasgow registered about 700 men
and on this basis, it would have pa
per population of 6,524. OF these 4a
men will be drafted.
1t is almost certain that cities will
get credit for enlistments, and this
will materially reduce the number to
be drafted in Glasgow and Valley
county.
Secretary of War Baker will prob
ably draw the numbers which will tell
who is to be drafted.
The numbers will be in large re.
ceptacle, each inclosed in a glass glo.
bule. The numerals themselves will
be written in red ink on white paper
and carefully rolled up and placed
within the black glass capsule.
The first drawing will be made fol
Alabama and the drafting will con.
tinue through the alphabetical number
of the states, concluding with Wyo.
ming.
In the receptacle will be placed glo.
bules containing numbers to cor.
respond to the number of registered
men in the list containing the greatest
number. That is, if there are fifty
districts in Alabama and the sixteenth
district has the greatest number o1
registrants, say 500, there will be SOC
numbers in the bowl.
Alabama, say, is called upon to fur
nish $4,000 men. On the first draw
ing to carry out the example, say
No. 2 is drawn. That would NEAR
that the man whose card bears the
number in all the so districts woule
be drawn. Suppose number 500 were
drawn. It might be that only one
district would have 500 registrants
So only one man would be selected OF
that draw, while so were on the other
AS the globule is drawn by the blind
folded man, he hands it to another
official beside him, who opens it
draws out the printed slip bearing tn
number, and holding it up so that al
around can see, reads it aloud.
third official in charge of the regis
tration list, marks off immediatel.
the men drawn.
This process will continue all tn
way through the states. The bowl will
be refilled for each state. It is esti
mated that an average of at least 8
men will be drawn at clip and tina