The weekly soliphone., 1917-07-26
200 NAMES SHORT
 IN MAKING LISTS
Errors in Photographic Transmission Of Numbers Responsible For
 Inaccuracies.

The following list of something over 2,1OO names of Greene coun tians who must appear before the local exemption board within ap proximately ten dyas to be exam ined for military service core spond with the same number of lot tery units drawn last Friday at Washington. In order that no mis- understandings shall exist regard | ing the manner in which the draw ing was conducted, it is well that the system be re-explained. In l Greene county 2,353 individuals be- tween the ages of 21 and 30 years signed enrolment cards as indicat- ed by the government. These cards were listed on an enrolment blank. | The booklet thus formed, when completed, contained 2,353 names exactly corresponding with the number of registered Greene coun tians eligible to the draft law. When the drawing of numbers took place in Washington last Friday, the idea carried out was that of select ing by chance alone the number | that should head the list of men to be called up for examination. Ten thousand, five hundred cap sules were procured, and in these capsules were placed slips of spaper containing numbers ranging from
 l then placed in huge bowl and thoroughly mixed. A blindfolded man then selected the capsules one at a time, and a force of clerks en- tered the numbers as they were called out. The first capsule picked up contained number 25S. This number placed at the head of the list every man in every county or district in the United States whose number was 25S. This meth cd of drawing was continued un- til the entire list of 0,500 capsules had been selected. Every time a capsule containing a number low CT than 2,353 was drawn, it meant that some man in Greene county had been placed on the list. Mum bers larger than 2,353 did not af feet Greene county, but applied to districts or counties with a greater enlistment than 2,353.
 In this weeks Soliphone will be found the list of numbers as they were drawn and as reported by the newspaper associations by tele graph service II is not strange at all that in handling so large a mass of numbers, errors should have been encountered In fact, ap- proximately 200 numbers applica ble to Greene county have been overlooked altogether, and cannot be supplied by this newspaper un- til the governments official list is obtainable It is hoped that this list will be available in time to| publish proper corrections in next weeks issue.
 It is also noticeable that in sev eral instances the same numbers are repeated, thus listing the same individual more than once. The county list contains few inaccu racies, due to unavoidable causes. All these will be adjusted in due course of time.
 It is, not necessary that any of the enrolled men worry over the time of reporting until notices have been mailed out by the local boards, summoning men to be eX amined. Notices of this nature will be sent, but failure of an in dividual to receive such notice does not excuse him, and it is well that every Greene countian between the ages of 21 and 3 0years who has enrolled keep in touch with some one in his neighborhood who re- ceive daily newspaper. In this manner information will be con veyed to the public.
 Following is the unofficial list:
 25S-Jesse l.. Moasby.
 45S-Ray Smith.
 1436-Zack Bealey Hailey.
 854-Leonard Homer Hill.
 1894-William Tell Watson.
 1S7S-fIomer r. Webster.
 1095-Clay Newton.
 William J. Lynch.
 1455-Delbert Spain. '.
 783-John Rufus Foster.
 1S13-James Walter Booth.
 185S-Edwin J. Banner.
 1752-Dodd Layton.
 1117-James A. Russell.
 1572-Guy Howard Pankey.
 174S-James Arthur Mcdaniel.
 2195-Thomas Alvin Phillips.
 S37-Boyce R. Beckwith.
 2036-Chester Rue Holt.
 337-James Edgar Burton.
 676-Arthur F. Crow.
 275-William Fred Latham.
 509-Grover Hansford.