The midland journal., 1917-07-27
CONsCRIPTIVE WAR DRAFT.
Names OF Those Liable To Service In
u. S. Army Drawn.

The drawing of the names of those
liable to service in the United States
Army was held in Washington on
Friday, and the names posted in the
order drawn, which will be the order
in which they will appear before the
exemption boards for physical exam
ination. This is the next step in
the, draft
The task now before Federal,
State and local officials is to decide
who among these first chosen shall
be exempt
If your name appears on the draft
list you will be required to present
yourself at the office of the local
board for this examination. This
call will be posted at the Office of the
local board and the newspapers will
be requested to print it. A notice
will also be mailed to you, but the
posting of the list at the Office of the
board will be deemed sufficient
notice to charge you with the duty
of presenting yourself.
If you are found physically quail
fed and file no claim for exemption,
or if you do not appear for physical
examination, your name will be
posted to the district board as one
who was called for military service
and was not exempted or discharged.
Whether you file claim of ex-
emption or not, you must present
yourself for physical examination on
the day named in the notice.
Exemption Claims.
Here are the regulations govern
ing exemptions because Of depend
ents:
That you are married man with
wife or child dependent on you for
support.
That you have widowed mother
dependent on your labor for support.
That you have aged or fnfirm par
ents dependent upon your labor for
support.
That you are the father Of a
motherless child under~16 dependent
upon your labor for support.
That you are a brother OF an or
phan child or children under 16 de-
pendent upon your labor for support.
First To Be Called.
Twice the number needed will be
called in order to provide for ex-
emptions and discharge.
Experts in Washington estimate
that the first 1000 numbers drawn
will supply the required number of
men for the first increment.
Their estimates are based on the
following:
There are 1857 districts in the
country. If every district had 5000
men registered, then the first num-
Der drawn, 25S, would call 4,557
men, and the first 100 numbers
drawn would call 445,70o men.
Three hundred numbers would
call for 1,367,100 men, or enough,
allowing for expected valid claims
for exemption, to furnish $4,000
for the first army.
While the normal number of men
enrolled in a district is 5000, one
has only 1877, and others have from
5000 to 10000. Making allow
ances for these the estimate that the
first 1000 numbers drawn will sup
ply all the men needed for the first
levy, is reached.
The complete list of numbers, in
the order drawn will be found else
where in this issue. If your number
appears in the first 1000 drawn you
will probably be included in the first
quota drafted for service.
Those from this immediate vicin-
ity whose names appear in the draw
ing follow in the order in which they
were drawn:
S54-Clifford B. SPOTS, Rising Sun.
5O9-James NJ. Tosh, Colora.
1546-Barklay r. Pierce, Rising Sun.
1539-James E. Pennoyer, Rising
3O9-Marshall A. Ragan, Rowland
vile.
154S-Ernest E. Patton, Sylmar.
1O66-Stephen Grayson, Sylmar.
433-Harry c. Virgins, Rowland
vile.
1536-A. L. Peterson, Rowlandville.
1247-John c. Hindman, Rising Sun.
739-Sam. Elwood Ewing, Colora.
972-Harry C. Kaufman, Rising Sun.
332-Carroll M. Reynolds, Rising
Sun.
1300-John Hindman, Colora.
1673-Charles T. McNutt, Rising Sun.
675-Franklin N. Jenkins, Rising
Sun.
1126-William A. Dorsey, Rising Sun.
15-Clarence c. Abrams, Rising
Sun.
1531-R. w. Pierce, Rowlandville.