Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-07-20
$4,000 MEN FOR !.
FIRST u. S. DRAFT
War Department Announces
Quota of States.
6s,241 FOR NEW YORK
Illinois Expected to Furnish $685.
Indiana, 1850; Iowa, 1919;
Wisconsin, 1886, and
Michigan, 3o,291.

Washington, July 14-Formal an
nouncement was made by the war de-
partment that 687, 600 men will be Sc
lected from those registered on June
for the first national war army, and
to fill vacancies in the National Guard
and the regular army.
Preparations for the final act in the
organization of the national war army
went forward rapidly today, indicating
that, despite delays, it might be pos
sible to hold early next week the
drawing which is to establish the Or
der in which each of the nearly lO,OOO,-
/ 600 registrants is to appear before MS
exemption board.
Probably 1000 of the 4,559 local ex-
emption boards have now completed
their organization, given serial num-
bers to the cards for their districts and
filed certified copies Of these numerical
lists. The offices of Provost Marshal
General Crowder had received 3,3OO
lists, and undoubtedly hundreds more
! are in the mail.
Draw When All Boards Report.
1t was stated authoritatively that as
soon as the last board had reported to
the adjutant general of the state the
federal government could begin the
drawing. The fact that all numerical
lists are either in Washington or in
the mail will be sufficient. 1t will not
be necessary for all to reach Wash
ington.
Officials still declined to give exact
details of the plans for the drawing,
further than Secretary Barker's an
nouncement that each man of the H.
100000 would know his place among
the registered men of his district in
order of liability for service. It may
be necessary to draw approximately
1000 numbers to accomplish this re-
suit, The fact that officials are with
/ holding information as to the actual
number necessary to be drawn indi-
t Gates, however, that some plan for
) simplifying the drawing and reducing
: the mechanical task has been evolved.
, The federal government stops with
= distribution of the quotas by states,
i leaving to state authorities the tasks
I of dividing the total properly among
y the counties and making the actual
9 credit to each district for the war. vol
Q unteers it has already furnished.
Credits Allowed 465;es5.
The table from which the net quotas
were compiled shows that all enlist
I nents in the National Guard and the
regular army up to June 80 have been
allowed as credits.
o The instruction to governors directs
them to allot the state quota as given
o among the exemption board districts
so that each board in each district will
know exactly the number of men to be
n furnished by the district.
d The government has allowed credit
II for the total strength of the National
o- Guard, including all those men who
N were in the service prior to April
If and who have been retained. The fig
ures are given as follows:
Total strength of the National Guar6
=. on April /, 1917, 164, ,292.
- Enlisted in the National Guard be
~ - tween April 1 and June 80, 1879.
a Enlisted in the regular army between
- April and June 80, 1894. Tota
:. credits allowed for 456,9S5.
=. This means that according to rat
estimates of the government officials
the United States now has enrolled o.
under arms approximately $4,000 mel
10, classed as war volunteers and VIII
ge constitute credits to be allowed to tn,
IT. states from which they enlisted.
ne Illinois Quota Is 51,653.
l. The quotas of each of the severa