The sun., 1917-07-21

the way and the original Of each list is
IN washington or on the way Any
change would have TO be made on tho
original cards in the possession of the
boards and the duplicates in Albany and
on the original list in Washington and
the three official copies here. 1t can't be
done. The draft is safe"
Men wanting to know their serial num-
bers we're telcphoning the Mayors COM
mittee all day. II was able to help them
IL they knew their Assembly and election
district Otherwise they were referred
TO the Board OF Elections. The police
are supposed to have possessed them
selves OF the required information. but
many persons said they had asked the
police in vain.
One who had broken his upstate
vacation In two to come to New York
and get his serial number reported that
he had inquired at his police station, the
patrolman on his beat and several ex-
empt!on board offices without finding out
where the board for his district had It's
abode. As he was one of the few In
quirers who knew the numbers OF his
Assembly and election district the
Mayors committee was able to set him
on the right track
Organize Intelligence bureau.
The committee is forming bureau
OF intelligence" which may be expected
TO enlighten the puzzled on subsequent
phases of the draft. Among yesterdays
plants was this from a man whose
temper had been frazzled:
'T live at $50 West 150th street and
have been bothered all day by all sorts
Of people coming in to learn their draft
numbers and when they have TO report
for examination. Won't you please ask
the newspapers to point out the fact that
the exemption board for this district. No.
147, IL at $50 West 155th street, not 5b0
West 15Oth street2'
As soon as the names OF the men to
be called for examination by the local
boards are known--it cannot be repeated
too often that they are not known yet
except that the first few hundred num-
bers drawn yesterday are certain to be
called--the City Record will print
them. Probably the list will be printed
by districts, 90 that a man need supply
himself only with copy OF his own dis
trict list. The lists will be sold for
juht enough to pay the cost OF publica-
tion. Comptroller Prendergast said last
night that he understood about 12b.000
names would be published in this way.
To Draw Double Number.
When the Governor announces the
nuota of each district the next step. OF
the local exemption board will be to
count OFF from the district serial list.
in the order drawn In Washington.
enough names to make twice the
districts quota. In other words. II
the district quota Is $50 the names
corresponding to the first 700 num-
hers drawn in Washington yesterday
will be counted Off. To each Of the
men thus segregated a notice will be
sent ordering him to report to the board
for physical examination. one-third Of
the men will be asked to report on the
fifth day following the mailing, one
third on the sixth day and the rest on
the seventh day They must report on
the day specified. This means that all
the physical examining must be done by
board in three days. Most OF the boards
have only one physician member, and
how the work is to be done in three
DAYS no one knows, but that's what the
regulations say.
Whether or not a man who Is called
claims exemption he must present him
self for physical examination. From the
day on which the notice that he Is called
is mailed the man has seven days in which
to file claim of exemption or discharge.
The grounds for exemption are specified
and the affidayits supporting claim
are to be obtained from the local board.
The man who expects to be called need
not bother his head about that now,
however Having ascertained his serial
number he can sit back for few days
and let the local boards wrestle with
their own problems of routine, which,
! II may be remarked, are by no means
few.