Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-07-12
Work Will Require Only q
Few Hours When Rec
ords Are Completed.
METHOD SECRET
UNTIL FINISH
Only Twenty States Have Lists Pre-
pared and Actual Drawing May Be
Delayed Until Late Next Week.
Numbers to Be Flashed to Country
as Soon as Drawn-senate Dead
locked Over Food Control Bill.

Washington. July l2.-Persistent In
quiries from all parts of the country
! for Information about the methods 10
be followed in selecting men for the
national army caused the war depart
mont officials to explain today that
President Wilson's determination to
have absolute fairness govern the pro-
cess is responsible for the decision to
withhold announcement e the exact
plans until the Very eve of the drawing.
The exemption regulations and all
other moves in making the new army
have received the approval OF the pres
ident personally and the draft reSula-
tiuns also will come from the White
House All that is known now is that
the drawing will be from serial num-
bers corresponding to numbers on reg
istration cards and that it will take
place in Washington. probably at tho
capitol
Secretary Baker or some other high
official will draw the first number ana
then the process of selection will be
pressed forward until there is flashed
by telegraph to every community IN the
country the numbers of the men drawn.
1t is understood the system planned is
so simple that the work will be dGne
/ in a few hours. ..s:assF.lass.s, -
States Slow in Reporting.
So far only twenty states have re-
ported TO the provost marshal generals
office the completion OF their organ,
izations. In some of them the names
and serial numbers of the men liable t,
draft have been posted The first city
to report the completion Of that part
of its work was Kansas City,
Some fear'-was felt at. the war de-
partment today that the delays in or
ganization might cause further post
ponement of the draft. 1t had been
ecleved that the drawing might take
place Saturday of this week. 1t then
became evident that 1t could not be
held until next week. and indications
now are that 1t will be the latter part
of next week before everything Is
ready.
One OF the states where the greatest
confusion has been evident is New
York. AS the object of the estimates OF
population Is to fix fair basis Of es-
tahlishine local quotas industrial CEN
ters with disproportionately large
numbers of young men subject to draft
have been given figures considerably in
excess OF the number Of people actually
in their borders.
Division Of Car Service Created.
Creation of division OF car service
to deal with the movement, distribu-
ton, exchange, interchange and return
OF freight cars was announced today
by the interstate commerce corNnis-
soin. T.. H. Degroot. has been appointed
chief Of the divfsion. A. 6. Gutheim
will have executive charge OF the or
ganization and It's operation, assisted
by H. G. Barlow.
Thru. this division tho commission
will regulate car service thruout the
country thru direct orders to-the car
riers with the purpose Of dealing with
car shortage and seeing that troops,
war materials and necessaries Of life
are moved promptly.
s ssnats Dsadlooksd on Food Bill.
Democratic leaders Of the senate,
finding 1t well nigh impossible to
reconcile conflicting views on the food
control. bill, decided today to appeal to
President Wilson to outline his opinion
OF what compromises should be agreed
upon to hasten action on the measure.
The senate agriculture committee
today decided not to make any en-.
idorsement or Recommendation regard
inE the Gore substitute bill Senator
Gore plans 70 ofter It as an individual
proposition, with the understanding
that many. Of its provisions will have
general support In lieu OF those In the
pending bill.
II President Wilson does not object.
the leaders were said to believe that
the substitute bill drawn by Senator
Gore generally embrace. IDEAS for
compromise legislation. It would limit
government control to food and fuel
alone. eliminating sted, iron. copper,
cotton and many other products.
Tho prohibition question, It was
agreed, probably will have to be sat-
tied in conference without further
senate action because of the unan!-
nous copsent agreement under which
the senate acted last week.
1 LoAdoro Ars Divided.
ThasS decisions were reached at con-
iferences between Senator Martin.
democratic leader Senator Gore. Sena-
tor Chamberlain, who has charge Of
,lesislation in the senate. and Senator
Simmons. chairman OF the finance
committee. whose work on the finance
bill ID Suspended.
Senators Martin and Simmons then
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