Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-12-21
NEW DRAFT SYSTEM
GOES INTO EFFECT
OUESTIONNAIRES BEING MAILED
TO ALL REGISTRANTS-
LAWYERS HELP,

Questionnaires, the principal doc
ument in the new draft regulations
which went into effect last Saturday
are being mailed out to Thurston
county young men of draft age at the
rate Of 80 day, and courtroom No.
2 in the local courthouse. where the
registrants are filling out the papers
with the assistance of attorneys pro-
vided by the local advisory board, is
crowded every day.
BY the fore part of next month
20 days, excluding Sundays and hol-
idays, after last Saturday-every
registered man in Thurston county
should have received questionnaire.
If he does not, the blame rests upon
him and he is liable to a years i'm
prisonment, courtmartial and imme-
diate induction into the army. If
he has given the local board his
proper address. however, he will re-
ceive the document and in view OF
the penalties the local board urges
all registrants to furnish their proper
address. es@Ss4
To cooperate in the physical ex-
animation of all registrants as the
legal advisory board is assisting in
making out the Questionnaires, a
medical advisory board was appoint
ed by Governor Lister this week for
Thurston county and all the other
registration districts of the state.
The local board consists of DR.. G. w.
Ingham, chairman, and Drs. D. j.
Redpath and J. w. NOVEL;.
The army specialists at Camp
Lewis will assist wherever necessary,
as will also specialists at the diff
ferent state hospitals. The prime OBJ
ject desired is to reduce the number
Of reflections at camp on the next call
from 10 per cent, the average on the
first draft, to per cent. and it is
announced that the physical exami-
nations henceforth will be more
strict.
The registrants generally are TAX
ing the advice of the local draft
board, endorsed also by the legal ad-
visory board of this county, to obtain
legal assistance in making out the
questionnaires, and are consulting
the attorneys who are on duty daily
in courtroom No. 2 of the courthouse,
This assistance is free, having been
arranged for by the war department
under a plan by which the lawyers
are virtually drafted and donate
their services.
The legal advisory board for this
district, consisting of Superior Judge
John r. Mitchell, Prosecuting Attor-
ney Thos. L. O'Leary and City Attor-
ney George r. Bigelow, assigned
local lawyers for duty on certain days
each week. Most of the registrants
are coming to Olympia, as the papers
have to be filed with the local board
when completed, but arrangements
nave Dccu Iuduc WIFI AttOTucyS /.
Mentper and P. c. Kibbe of Tenino
to assist registrants residing in that
precinct who prefer not to come to
Olympia.
The schedule for the local attor-
neys, which began with last Monday,
is as follows:
December 17--Parr. Yantis, Wal
drip, Manner.
December 18-Fry, MilrOy, Shat
fer, Vance, Parr.
December 19-Marts, Sawyer, Ow-
ings, Wilson, Porter.
December 20 - Manner, NJ ar s
Lynch. Funk, Dotsch.
December 21-Owings, Fry, Saw
yer. Shaffer. Funk.
December 22-Porter, Lynch, Yam
tbs. Vance, McNulta.
December 24-Troy, Milroy, Saw
yer Dotsch, Yantis.
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