South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-07-22
MAY SUMMON
FIRST ARMY
Within WEEK
Official Tally Sheets of Draft
to Reach the Exemption
Boards Not Later
Than Tuesday.
Associated Press Service

WASHINGTON, July 21.-Despite
the fact that officers and clerks OF
Provost Marshal Gen. CrOwder's of
fee worked all last night 10 COM
plete the drawing that fixed the or
der OF military liability Of 10000, 900
registrants. the tally sheets had been
compared and corrected before dark
tonight and the master list was in
the hands OF the printer. Copies will
be mailed TO local exemption boards.
beginning not later than Tuesday
and the summoning of the first draft
Of So, 900 men can begin.
Gen. Crowder tonight issued the
following statement:
The drawing is complete and ap-
parently has been successful. The Of
fetal tally sheets have been compar-
ed, sent to the printer and the proof
is being received. Final copies will
be ready for distribution not later
than Tuesday.
THE next step will be the certif-
cation OF the results of the drawing
TO 4.557 local boards and the appli-
cation by each board of its chart TO
its serially numbered list. This need
consume but little time and when
done, the order of priority of the
nearly 100000 registrants TO re-
port for examination will be reveal
ed. Such additional drafts as may be
ordered by the president will be fill
ed by calling men in the order OF
this esta blished priority and no fur
ther drawing will ever be necessary.
Each local hoard upon receipt of it's
chart and upon notification by the
governor of the quota to be raised
by IL, may proceed at once, under
regulations already promulgated. TO
summon men for examination.
Race TO Swiftest.
I'VE have now passed the stage
in the execution of the selective
service act when we must have con-
cert of action by the states. In rails
ing state cOntingents the race is to
the swiftest
II cannot let this opportunity
pass without adverting to the very
has been so earnestly and efficiently
rendered by the press.
without the systematic campaign
of public information that prepared
the country for the registration, the
enrolment of 100000 men on the
fifth day Of June would have been
impossible The generous support OF
the newspapers throughout the
period since registration day is ap-
thorough efficiency could have plac-
ed upon the streets within a few
hours after the first number was
drawn, lists for each registration
district. showing the names of the
persons who would be summoned
for examination on the first call Of
the local boards"
Gen. CroWder also made public
the text Of the regulations for their
application which will accompany
the master lists. The only new fea-
ture shown is the plan for handling
cards that are found to have duph-
cate numbers or are otherwise con-
fused and also Of dealing with those
received July 10. when the local
boards closed their lists 20 begin
numbering.
Get Order OF Their Own.
BY the plan worked out. these ad
ditional cards will be given an order
OF their own BY lot and will then
be added 70 the lists Of the districts
from which they come and be affect
ed by the drawing precisely as
though they had been received and
before the board lists
were closed. Where several cards
bear the same serial number, one
will be drawn from the group and
retain the duplicated number while
the others will be regarded as un-
mum bered and the process Of add
ing them 20 the lists be followed
Another step agreed upon during
the day was the appointment OF dis
trict boards OF 81 Of the states and
announcements Of the names OF the
five men who Will compose each OF
them. Some states have six or eight
boards TO ease the task. federal.
judicial districts the areas used for
geographical distribution OF the
boards being divided into two or
three sections for that purpose and
a separate board named for each.
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