The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1917-07-25
DISTRICT DRAFT men
GET SUMMONS SOON
Board to Meet Today to Consider
Mailing Notices to Those Drawn.

The hrst OF the District men to
take the physical examination for en-
trance into the new National Army.
will probably report to the local ex-
emption boards Tuesday, Of next
week.
Official master lists Of the natIors-
wide draft numbers were received by
the eleven exemption boards OF the
District late yesterday afternoon. II
IL probable that the boards will hold
meetings this morning for the pur-
pose of making out the notices to
be mailed TO each man subject to
the first call, naming the date on
which he Is 10 appear for his physi-
cal examinations and on which he
can make his exemption claim, IL he
desires. The notices will be sent out
In three patches on three successive
days. The letters will command the
man, who receives them, to report
before his local board within FIVE
days. This would place the day for
the examination of the first batch
at about Tuesday.
In addition to the mailed notices
list will be posted at the building
in which the draft board meets, Civ
ing the names of twice the number
Of men that the local district will
be called upon to furnish.
Can Take Examination Here
Posting of this official list auto
matically stops all enlistments of
drafted men in the Militia or in the
regular army or navy. Until the list
is posted men in the eligible list for
the draft can enlist in any branch
Of the service, it is said.
According to provisions made in the
draft law. a nonresident OF the Dis
trict who is working here, but who
registered June 5 in some other To-
| cality, can have his registration
transferred, thus allowing him to take
his physical examination in the Dis
trict. and allowing him to make his
exemption claim here.
The transfer may be made by Sc
! curing an affidavit from an employer
stating that the employees presence
Is imperative in this city. This af-
fidavit Is sent to the home registra-
ton board OF the registrant.
On receipt there, permission Is
granted the District Board to give
the man his physical examination. To
all intents and purposes, his regis
tration has taken place in this dis
trict. However, IL exemption is
claimed. the original registration
board, in the registrant's home town,
must pass on the exemption before
1t is allowed. This provision elm
mates expense to a man registered in
the draft. which would otherwise be
incurred by the trip to the home
registration board, to stand examina-
ton.
Red Ink Marks Correction.
Many of the boards have secured
the services of an extra physician
to speed the work of examination.
On all boards there will be at least
two physicians sitting at a time. No
man can be disqualified until at least
two doctors have passed on him and
decided against his fitness for the
/ draft army.
I Some corrections In the draft were
made before the sheets were printed.
Examination of the master list shows
that red ink number 5,794 has been
placed as 1880 in the order of draw
I ing. II is assumed that this was the
missing number and was placed last.
although the blank capsule first came
up as l0,oO4. 1t had previously been
/ understood that red ink number 1864
was the missing number, but that
number was later found as 9.65a.
| where the master sheet shows II as
| such.
| Another correction on the unofficial
/ list shown is red ink number SO as
liability 3,5l2. 1t was transmitted as
507, but duplicated liability 2Ss. The
! master sheet shows red ink No. 5O7
| as liability No. 49,