The Lamar register., 1917-07-25
THE BIG DRAWING
Uncle Sans Big Lottery Attracts En-
tire Attention of the People Dur
ing Last Friday and Saturday.

The selective draft for the new
United States army was the principal
event of the past week and from the
time the first returns began to arrive
last Friday afternoon until it was
practically completed on Saturday
there was little else thought of or
talked.
There was much misunderstanding
as regards the number to be drawn.
The government decided to draw every
number out of the wheel while they
were about it and save delay in the
future This will give every man re
gistered q number and they can be
notified in their proper order. Each
county board on receipt Of the official
list of numbers drawn is supposed to
at once cross out with red ink all
numbers above the county's highest
number. Prowers county's highest
number is 1860. Then the numbers
remaining are taken just as they
come.
The Prowers county quota is 73 ac-
cording to the government figures.
The local board is required to send
notices to double this number or the
first 146 names in the list requiring
them to appear for examination. The
first third of these are notified to APP
pear on the fifth day after the notices
are sent out, the next third on the
sixth day, and the next third on the
seventh day. If the 73 men are not
secured out of this number then more
can be notified to appear. If you get
notice you must appear. All who are
until the official list is posted. After
that you will no longer have any op-
ton.
The serious feature of the situation
before the country seemed far more
striking than ever before as the names
of the young men, who will be rcquir-
ed to go to the front, were gradually
being drawn out of the wheel. Many
well known men who had given the
question little thought before found
their names drawn and number will
have to go. While all regret the
necessity that requires any Of our
young men to go forth on such mis-
sion, yet all realize the absolute fair
ness of this method as opposed 70 any
other method proposed for a draft, as
each Individual had an equal chance
of escaping. Several Of those drawn
have already enlisted end several
moro have since put in their applica-
tions.
The following is an unofficial list
of those drawn in Prowers county as
checked by the numbers given in the
daily papers. There may be some
changes and yet it is believed to be
fairly accurate. This is only partial
list but is more than will be required
to fill up the first draft. The list is
published in the order in which they
were drawn.
258 Ross Everett Lamont, Lamar,
9OS S. Fourth st.
45s Lloyd l. Mckinney Lamar, R.
F. d.
s54 John Ryser, Norway.
1895 David E. Bruce, Holly
7s3 Elbert NJ. Clothier, Duer
III James F. Grippin, Holly
s37 Jesse R. Mcclure, Granada.
337 Jose Lepoz, Carlton.
676 VIM. K. S. Stark, Lamar, SOB
w. Maple.
275 Raymond Shuts, Lamar sos
s. 3rd.
500 Roy Elmer Bloyd, Lamar.
1875 Otho Woodward Holly.
564 Elmer R. Lamel, Lamar r. F. d.
945 Elmer f. Newacneck, Holly, R.
F. D.
596 Refugio Ponce, Wiley.
1867 Ernest Bear, Lamar.
$50 Roderick R. Fugate, Lamar.
54S Thomas Harper, Wiley.
1926 Jesus Anayn, Chihuahua.
1887 willard H. McGraw, Lamar.
7s4 Milo D. Collins, Plains.
755 John F. Starbuck, Bristol.
1O7 Lee Resseguie, Holly.
1869 Peter Gerhard Bartel, Lamar, R.
Ed.
e1e ci1virana Saldand. Lamar, R.