The sun., 1917-07-22
Secretary Baker COngratu-
lates Aids on Success of
Great Lottery.
TASK TOOK 16 HOURS
Tally Sheets to Be Sent to
Governors and Exemp-
tiOn Boards.
PRAISE FOR NEWSPAPERS
Gen. Crowder Says Further
Drawings Now VIII Be
Unnecessary.
TASK TOOK 16 HOURS
FOR NEWSPAPERS

WASHINGTON, July 21.-Within two
weeks Uncle Sam will be putting uni
forms on the first of the $4,000 men to
be chosen from the selective draft lists
determined in the great lottery. While
the great majority Of those selected will
not be called to the colors before Sep
tember l, those who are to fill the gaps
In the regular army and National
Guard. which volunteer recruiting cam
paigns have failed to flll. will be sent
to various organizations as soon as
passed by exemption boards. This was
stated on the best of authority to-day
Following sixteen hours Of nerve
strainlng work supervising the greatest
human lottery of all time-sixteen hours
in which not a material error was made
and in which justice and absolute equal
ity Of treatment were accorded $3.50, 900
men-Gen. Enoch Crowder, Provost
Marshal-General. and the officers who
with him planned, constructed and oper-
ated the vast machine which is assign
ing service in Americas young man
hOVu' 1uiHpSu again udEHebS tO-uHy
after few hours rest.
Lists to BE Issued by Tuesday.
After checking and recheclSing the
various lists against the possibility of
a mistake the Provost Marshal-Ge
erals office will commence Monday or
Tuesday sending to State executives and
exemption boards the official list and
sequence Of the numbers drawn. to-
gether with instructions covering every
contingency which some Of the cleverest
! legal minds in the country have been
able 10 anticipate. In a statement is
sued late this afternoon Gen. Crowder
! said:
| The drawing is complete and has
| been apparently successful. The official
| tally sheets have been compared and
sent to the printer and proof is being re-
| ceived, Final copies will ready for dis
tribution not later than Tuesday
! THE next step will be the certifica
tion of the results of the drawing to
1851 local boards and the application
by each board of its chart to its serially
| numbered list. This need consume but
little time and when done the order OF
priority of the nearly 10000 900 regis
trants to report for examination will be
! revealed
| NO Further Drawing Necessary.
Such additional drafts as may be or
| dered by the President may be filled by
| calling men in the order OF this estab.
hshed priority and no further drawing
Will ever be necessary Each local
board upon receipt OF its chart and upon
notification by the Governor OF the quota
to be raised by it may proceed at once
under regulations already promulgated
to summon men for examination.
I'VE 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 contingent,
the race is to the swiftest
Il cannot let this opportunity mas,
without adverting to the very great value
OF the assistance which has been sS
earnestly and efficiently rendered by tn,
press Without the systematic campaign
or public information that prepared tn,
country for the registration the enrol
ment of nearly 10000, 900 men on tn,
9th day of June would have been i'm
possible"
Congratulations" Secretary Bake
wrote at the foot OF the report.
swamped with Inquiries.
officials in the Provost Marshal-Ge
erals office were swamped to-day witt
the inquiries as to the operation o
yesterdays drawing, One OF the mos
persistent questions involved the righ
OF man named in the first draft +
, enlist In the army or navy. The rulln
made is that a man drafted in the mrs
! allotment yesterday may enlist in IN
: army or navy up to the time his nam
and number are posted by his loca
board calling him up for examination
: He may not wait for the notice by mail
the posting OF his name marks IN
Z limit of his right to enlist
Another query constantly sent owe
the wires involved the time given 10
. filing and proving claims for exemption
The man is given seven days afte
having been notified to appear befor
the exemption board to file his clair
and ten days thereafter in which I
grove his contention.
District Boards Selected.
. During the day the officials selects
=, the district boards for thlrty-two Stat,
- and announced the names Of the n,
8 men who win compose each Of theF
I Some States have six or eight board
y Federal judicial districts, the areas us,
for geographical distribution OF n
j. poaIus' pells ulNlueu IIlto TWO or thr
n sections for that purpose and a separa
d board named for each OF these distrl
i boards.
II These district boards will have
It function until the local boards in the
y territory have begun 10 certify to the
the men found fitted for military du
Il physically and not burdened with q
m pendents. The higher boards ara cour
OF appeal, either for the individual