The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-07-19
WILL DRAW TEN
MILLION SAME DAY
Each Man to Know Order in
Which He is Liable to Draft.
AK Err ANNOUNCES PROGRAM
First Number Drawn In Washington
To Represent First Four Thou
sand To Appear Before Ex-
= emption Boards.

emption Boards
Washington.-Draw Of lots ior
the selective draft not only will deter
mine what men are to be called 10 the
colors in the first war army, but Will
show in what order the others regis
tered will be liable for service wheh
later armies are organized.
A plan of drawing will be followed
under which 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 before the exemption boards, ana
then the obligation will pass on down
the line as long as men are needed
This does not mean that separate
name or number will be drawn lot
every one of the country's S,SOO,OOo
registrants. In fact, every NUMBER
drawn, under the theory OF the pian'
will represent more than 1000 men,
one for each of the registration dis
tricts.
II is estimated that so per cent. oi
the men examined will be exempted or
fail to pass the physical examination
so that more than a million men prob
ably will appear before the boards be-
fore the 6S7 900 or more wanted on the
first call are obtained.
Outline OF Plan.
Details of the system have not been
made public, but an outline OF Its prin-
cipal features follows:
Every registration board has num-
bered the cards in It's possession IN
red ink, beginning at No. j and con-
tinuing to a number corresponding
with the total in the district.
At the drawing numbers will be used
ranging from No. up to a number cor
responding to the total in the largest
district of the country.
The first number drawn will deter
mine what man in each district is 10
be taken first. II 1t be No. 10, for ex-
ample. Il will mean that the man in
each district holding local card No. 10
will be called for examination before
any of the other men in thatsiistrict.
The second number drawn will de-
termine what man in each district is
TO be taken second, and so on as long
as men are needed. Those not needed
for the first war army will retain their
positions on the lists and these posi-
tions will determine the order of their
liability when they are needed.
Numbers Posted.
The drawing will be public and each
number will be announced as 1t is
drawn. At the Offices of most local
exemption boards the red ink numbers
of the registrants already are posted,
so that registrants may inform them
selves beforehand Of their respective
numbers. If they do, as soon as word
of the drawing comes they will know
In just what order of liability they
stand.
Obviously there will be high num-
bers drawn for which there are no cor
responding registrants In small dis
tricts. The smallest district in the
country is understood to have but 1S7
registrants and the largest about 1000.
Whenever a number beyond the total
In any given district comes out II will
operate as blank for that district.
Thus. If the theory works out evenly
the larger district will be constantly
assessed in excess OF the small, on a
pro rata basis corresponding to their
size.
Drawing Week OF July 23.
The drawing will probably be held
during the week of July %. according
to present indications. Only "a states
have completed the organization OF
their exemption boards nnd the post
ing of red ink numbers. The drawing
cannot be held until all states are COM
plete so that no Juggling of numbers
will be possible.
The drawing probably will be held In
the big reception room of the War De-
partment adjoining Secretary Bakers
Office. The Secretary is willing to do
the drawing himself, but that point has
not been decided. The President will
not take part personally in the draw
ing.
Fate In Capsules.
Omcials are unwilling to disclose the
details of the drawing itself, but the
suggestion which seems to have the
most support is that the numbers
stamped on thin slips Of paper, be in
closed in non-transparent gelatin cap
sules and placed in large glass YES
sci to be removed one at time by
the official designated to do that work.
The number of capsules which would
be necessary will be equal, of course,
to the total in the largest district.
Thus under the present arrangement
1000 numbers would have to be drawn.
Amalgamation of smaller districts and
division of the large ones may be de-
cided on, however to reduce the varia-
tions.
How II VIII Work.
Information so far available indi-
Gates that the drawing will work out
in this way: There are 1850 exemp-
ton districts. When the first number
Is drawn-say No. lot will be re-
$4,000 FOR LOSS OF ARM.
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