Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-07-20

/ VII VdIAOuo ASdCAA GO VI
Are you ready for the test"
President Wilson asked the country
in an address made in the fall of
1916. In the next few days the
country will make its answer to the
question by giving $4,000 of its
young men to the cause of liberty.
The state quotas of the national
army, according to which Washing
ton must furnish 1926 men in addi-
ton to the 1928 already enlisted in
the regular army and national guard.
or a total Of 1924, are preliminary
to the selection of the first contin-
gent of troops the United States is to
send to the trenches of Northern
France to fight the battles that are
to make for permanent world peace.
In a year the number may be in
creased to 100000 or 100000.
Determine Order Of Service.
The drawing not only will deter
mine what men are to be called to
the colors in the first war army, but
will show in what order the others
registered will be liable for service
when later armies are organized.
According to this plan a definite
place in the waiting lists will be
given every one of the millions who
registered. Those standing at the
head of the list in each county or
city district will be called first be-
fore the examination boards. and
then the obligation will pass on down
the line as long as men are needed.
This does not mean that sepa-
rate name or number will be drawn
for every one of the country's $780,
900 registrants. but every number
drawn will represent more than
1000 men, one for each Of the reg
istration districts throughout the
United States.
How Numbering Works.
Every registration board has num-
bered the cards in its possession in
red ink. beginning at number and
continuing to a number correspond
ing with the total in the district.
At the drawing numbers will be
used ranging from No. to number
corresponding to the total in the
largest district of the country. The
first number drawn will determine
what man in each district is to be
taken first. If 1t be No. 10, for ex-
ample, 1t will mean that the man In
each district holding local card No.
10 will be called for examination be-
fore any of the other men in that
district.
The second number drawn will de-
termine what men in each district is
to be taken second, and so on as long
az men are needed. Those not need
ed for the first war army will retain
their positions on the list and these
positions will determine the order Of
their liability when they are needed.
The drawing will be public and
each number will be announced AS
It is drawn. When the first number
Is drawn-say No. lot will be re-
corded as number one, with the
serial number (ten) following. The
record will show that the men whose
cards bear the serial number 10 in
each of 1850 exemption districts
will be first to appear before the ex-
emption boards. Presumably the
announcement made at the drawing
would be number one. serial number
ten.
Buttons for Exempts.
To prevent embarrassment among
those who are exempt. the war de-
partment has decided to give with
each exemption certificate a bronze
badge bearing the words Exempted
u. s." 1t Is desired to prevent
those exempted from any suspicion
Of being slackers.
The law specifies that exemptions
are not permanent unless the cause
for which they are granted is perma-
nent. For instance, If a man should
be exempted on the first call because
of dependent relative, and that rel
alive should die or become self
supporting before the second call the
registrant would be liable for service