The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1917-06-28
U. S. BOARD To DO
ACTUAL DRAFTING
POSSIBLE FAvoRITISMs BY LOCAL
BOARDS WILL BE MADE
IMPOSSIBLE.
DRAWINGS MADE IN WASHINGTON
To Make Sure No EIIgibIes Escape
Names and Numbers of Drafted
Men Will Be Made Public.


Washington-Draft of the 625, 900
men for the new national army will
be conducted by lot, according to the
conscription regulations approved by
President Wilson.
Federal government itself will con-
duct the drafting entirely in Wash
ington, it is said, so there may be no
opportunity for local favoritisms, po-
litical or otherwise.
When the drafting begins-and 1t
is expected to begin not later than
the second week in July-the num-
In Washington. There will be sep
arate draft for each state-so that
each state may be called upon for its
quota and one state may not be forced
to supply more men proportionately
than another.
The numbers drawn then will be
telegraphed from Washington to the
governors of the various states. They
will notify the acknowledgement, who
holds the corresponding numbered
cards and. the acknowledgement will
notify the local boards under whose
jurisdiction the drafted men are.
List to Be Published.
Plentiful provisions have been
made for letting each man know
whether he has been drafted. Four
copies Of the registration list and the
number he bears are to be made pub
lie, one being placed at the Office Of
the local board. and another being
made available for the press
The identity of the numbered men
will be unknown to those in charge
OF the draft machinery and can be
established only by comparing num-
Der with a printed list in the mans
home district.
1t will be the duty Of each man
individually to ascertain whether he Is
selected. He will not be required to
report until a general summons is
issued for all drafted men to come
forward for examination. At that time
he will have opportunity, If he desires
exemption, to present his case to the
local exemption boards. II will have
power to decide physical exemptions
and excuses based on dependent fam
flies.
If a man is exempted the man
bearing the number which was drawn
next in order will take his place and
so on.
Occupational exemption pleas
must be heard by the appellate boards.
If a drafted man desires, he may ap-
peal to a National exemption board,
which is the supreme court of exemp-
tions.
To make sure no eligibles escape
the names and numbers of drafted
men will be made public. Original
registration lists are also being made
public so "slackers" may be detected
by their neighbors when their names
fail to appear on the list.
In this way all those available for
service out of the 100000 who reg
istered will be made ready for the
country's call, and from them the first
increment of 625, 900 will be assembled.
The others will be called as the need
develops as the war goes on.
Plenty of time will be given for
drafted men to arrange their personal
affairs and report to the cantonment
camps. II is hoped to have them all
in training by September 1 or soon
thereafter.
II finally forced to serve the con-
script will be acquainted by presiden-
tial proclamation of the date he must
report for service and will be told
where to report by the local board.