The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-07-07
COUNTYS DRAFT
BOARD To SEND
NUMBERED LIST,
REGISTRATION WITH SERIAL
NUMBERS OPPOSITE NAMES
is COMPLETED.
Will Await Orders From Washington
Before Taking Next Step in Max
ING SeectiYe Draft.

The Ohio county draft board this
morning will forward TO the Office or
Governor J. J. Cornwall at Charles
ton and 10 the provost marshal gen
erals office at Washington. copies or
the registration III Ohio county with
tho names numbered seriasly. This
done. the board will await the next
telegraphic instruction as 10 what
step will be next in the selective army
draft.
The cards were first copied exactly
according TO the original cards, eacn
bearing the number placed on the
original By the registrars on June ..
Then the cards were remembered by
the draft boards. Each card and its
duplicate was given serial number.
The numbers ran from one to the
highest number Of men registered Tor
CONSUMPTION In the country part OF
the county. Then the duplicate cards,
bearing serial numbers as well as
original numbers, were forwarded 10
the provost marshal general.
Then taking the original cards
which were given serial mum ers
without respect to precinct or alpha.
betical arrangement, the draft board
made lists bearing the serial number
of each card, the name OF the per-
son registered thereon and his ad'
dress. The task Of copying these
lists was completed last night. To-
day they will be signed by the draft
, boards and the copies forwarded 10
the state and national capitals.
When orders are received TO do so,
one Of the lists will be posted in the
City-County building for public IN
spection, another furnished Sheriff
Hastings and still another placed at
the disposal of the newspapers. When
the numbers drawn in making the first
draft are announced at Washington
man registered may hook at the
posted list and see II his serial mum
Der Is included among the numbers
drawn at the capital. II so he will
know that he must be examined TOR
Selective draft.
The same course applies to the
daft in the City Of Wheeling. the
same procedure being carried out
in every district in the United States
for which a draft board was ap'
pointed.
Dr.. ]. c. Hupp, who with Dr.. John
L. Dickey and Andrew V. Fischer
compose the county draft board
stated last evening that he does not
anticipate that further orders Will De
issued at Washington until the last
district has completed and forwarded
its list of registered men with serial
numbers.
Wilson On City Board.
Dr.. Andrew Wilson has been Sc
lected a member Of the city draft
board. He takes the place Of DR.
Leach Cracraft who was ineligible tc
serve because he resides outside the
city limits. Dr.. Wilson was one OF
the civilian members OF the Ohio
county draft board.
Sheriff Howard Hastings stated yes
terday that in the case Of man who
il registered here and lives IN an.
other locality being drafted he will
be entitled 10 go before the draft
board In the city or county in which
| he may be located to be examined.
The one thing that the local draft
boards are positive Of is that the mum,
bers TO be drawn at Washington will
not apply to the numbers placed on
: the registration certificates by the
precinct registration boards. but to
the serial numbers on the posted lists.