Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-07-24
MASTER LISTS OF
SELECTVE SERVICE
DRAWING COMPLETE
Perfected Sheets Eleven in
ALL Will Be Mailed Tonight
by General CrOwder to Pa
CifiC Coast States

WASHINGTON. June 2S.-The first
saII for selected men to answer for
physical tests will come early next
week
The corrected proofs of the master
lists went to the printing office today.
Before night General Crowder expects
to mail the first lists to, the coast
states. Some delay was forced by find
ing several duplicate numbers which
had TO be corrected.
The master lists" consist of ten
sheets containing 1000 numbers each
and one sheet containing 500 numbers
in the exact order they were drawn
from the glass globe.
These sheets will be sent to all the
4,55S districts. There, the boards will
check off numbers not applying to their
districts and will proceed to fix the
lists for calling 200 per cent of the
first quota.
Men called for the first army will
be notified by mail, but the RESPONSE
bility of knowing the order of the call
lies upon the man, hence officials advise
that each man check himself up in his
own district.
Inasmuch as it will take four or five
days to reach the farthest district. 1t is
doubtful if the last checking can be
accomplished before early next week
However, the first call is tentatively
fixed for that time.
Boards will tighten up on exemptions.
Men who claim to have dependent rel
atives must prove the dependency; their
relatives must swear to the dependen-
cy; and some one knowing the applicant
must certify to the mans situation.
Here in Washington there will be hun
dreds of exemptions of men engaged in
the government service. Already one
room in the state. war and navy build
ing is filled with certificates of bureau
chiefs for their subordinates.
However, these chiefs have been in
formed that they must not claim ex-
emption for a man, unless that man is
vitality needed in conduct Of government
business.
VOLUNTARY ENLISTMENT.
Registrars under the selective draft
law are not eligible for voluntary en-
Iistment in the regular army or the ma
tfonal guard after their names have
been posted by local exemption boards
as summoned for examination.
BrIgadier General Crowder, provost
marshal general promulgated this rul-
ing today, to make definite the status
Of men on the registration lists who
now may desire to join the regulars or
the national guard. The ruling is sup
Elementary to instructions sent to re-
cruiting officers DE AoJuIaht a.
Mccain as. follows:
gfter a registered person has been
called for military service by his
local board and directed TO appear
for phvsical examination he ceases
to be eligible for voluntary enlist
ment.
The railing by General Crowder was
necessary in order to establish definite
w the time when a registered man Is TO |
be considered as falling within this
nrobibition. General Crowder held that
Nesting of the name of a registrant by
the local board at its headquarters con-
stituted notification to the registrant
that he was caned for Imagination and
thus set the period when he would De
no longer eligible for voluntary service.
Prior 10 that time. even though his
name may be among those who VIII De
calIedJfn the first quota in any dis
trict. y registrant may be accepted LOT
the regular service as volunteer.
WILL PLAY no FAVORlTES
President Wilson. court OF last re- |
sort" for those seeking exemptions from |
the selective drawing. will grant no
nlea not specifically recommended by !
the war department.
already letters-pathetlc ones-are
reaching the White House from moth !
ers. fathers and sisters appealing for
exemption OF lnelE loNtN 'itNS. III
terent means are taken to reach the
president. Letters are sent TO mem
hers Of the cabinet and some write Mrs.
Wilson. believing that through her the
message more quickly may receive at
teution.
But the president takes the position
that war. cruel as il may seem to all,
PLAYS no favoIItes. There can be no
privileged exemptions under the selec-
live drawing.
His position is difficult. AS the one
man i'm the country who could liberate
La selected man. il is as II there were
a million pardons before him for con-
sideration. Pardon appeals he has been
accustomed 10 and many times has
yielded TO a pathetic plea.
But pleas for exemption involve mil
lions OF homes. The hearts OF moth
er= are affected alike. the president
holds. and appeal of one cannot be
heard unless an ear Is turned to the
voice Of all.
Hence 10 all entreaties viii go the
same answer from the White House
that the president will use his eXemP-
II ton powers only when directed by the
war department.
SEPARATE DRAWINGS.
Regulations 10 govern the application
o. the master lis; by the local exemP-
| ion boards have already been promu:-
I gated. and include "A method by when
any difficulties arising from confusion
OF serial numbers are to be overcome.
The plan IL TO regard such registra-
ton cards as additional to the number
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