The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-07-23
Summoning of First In
stallment Will Begin in
a Few Days
MANY DISPUTED
POINTS TO SETTLE
General Crowder Expresses
Gratitude to the Press
of the Country
(By Associated Pressl \

Washington, July 2S.-Checkiag
the official tally sheets of the draft
was about completed today and
printing the master sheets which
will guide local exemption boards in
summoning the men for the first in
crement Of $4,000 proceeded rapid
ly. The sheet will probably start out
in the mails late today.
Regulations to govern the applica-
tion of the master list by the local
boards, have already been promul-
gated and include method by
which any difficulty arising from
confusion of serial numbers is to be
overcome. The plan is to regard such
registration cards as additional to
! the number already provided on the
local lists. A separate drawing will
be held by state authorities to place
these additional cards and such 9TH
er cards as have come in by mail
since June 10 in order that they are
drawn. They will then be appended
to the registration lists of their dis
tricts and be Immediately affected
by the selective drawing of last FRI
day, just as though they had been
included in the list at that time.
Officials of Provost Marshal Gen.
eral Crowder's Office were preparing
today for the great number of in
quiries and requests for rulings
which they expect from the local
boards as soon as examination Of
the men for the first quotas begin.
Probably it will take several days
for the boards to become thoroughly
familiar with their work. After that
officials expect the examination and
exemption of men for certification
to the higher board and military
duty will proceed rapidly. Within a
the men for the first quotas begins.
operation the district boards will
also be able to begin their work and
take up the work of industrial ex-
emptions as rapidly as they arrive.
crowder's Statement.
Saturday night General Crowder
issued the following statement:
'"The drawing is complete and has
been apparently successful. The next
step will be the certification Of the
results of the drawing TO 4,557 local
boards and the application by each
board of its chart to its serially num-
bered list. This need consume but
little time and when done the order Of
priority of the nearly 10000, 900 reg
istrants to report for examination
will be revealed. Such additional
drafts as may be ordered by the
president will be filled by calling men
in the order of this established prior
ity and no further drawing ever will
be necessary. Each local board upon
receipt of it's chart and upon notifi-
cation by the governor of the quota
to be raised by it, may proceed at
once under regulations already pro-
mulgated to summon men for exam
nation.
May Act Separately Now.
1--WE have now passed the stage in
the execution OF the selective service
act when we must have concert OF
action by the states. In raising state
contingents the race is to the swiftest.
Thanks the Press.
"I cannot let this opportunity pass
without adverting to the very great
value of the assistance which has
been SO earnestly and efficiently rend-
cred by the press. Without the sys-
tematic campaign Of public informa-
ton that prepared the country for
the registration the enrolment of
10 900, 900 men on the fifth day OF
June would have been impossible.
The generous support of the news
papers through the period since reg
istration day is appreciated and only
the most thorough efficiency could
have placed upon the streets, within
a few hours after the first number
was drawn, lists for each registration
district.