American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-07-13

All Called to COlOrs VIII Get Into
SerYice-PrOeedure Explained 10
the Newspaper Correspondents by
Secretary Baker.
Every man in the United States Of
the 9,5OO,OOO who have registered will
be drafted. The actual drawing.
which is TO be made next week. pro-
Daoly beginning Wednesday, will de-
termine merely who is to be called
nrst. The numbers drawn first will he
the hrst ordered to the colors. There
VIII De million of them. If out
OF that million the war department
nnds, after physical examinations and
exemption, that there are not enough
10 make up the first draft army OF
oOOOOO to fill the ranks of the regu-
lars and national guard units more
drawings will be made.
This plan was made public by secre-
tary of War Baker yesterday in a long
interview with newspaper correspon-
himself would probably draw the num-
bers.
Selection of the million men who
will be called out first will take but a
few minutes, which will apply to each
district in the state for which the
draft is being made. The states will
be taken in alphabetical order. Each
Will have set quota to supply for the
first million. If there are fifty dis
tricts in the state and 200 registrants
/ in each district-and comparison of
the district lists has shown that thew
average around the same figure-each
key number will mean that fifty men
have been drafted. 1t will take but
a second to draw each key number.
Not All VIII Serve.
The fact that every man is to be
= drafted does not mean that he will
have to serve. He may never be cal
led to the colors. But his name will
4, be on the list, no matter how far down.
and he will be subject to call If need
5 ed. Government officials hit upon
this plan as the simplest and most eff
fective II does away with the neces-
2 sity of a separate draft for each new
b increment as conditions prove it nee
D essary. There will be but one draft
y for the entire war unless conditions
}. develop that the entire 9,5OO.OOO are
o used up and it becomes necessary to
n take in men other than between the
ii ages of 20 and 81.
1t does away with a draft for a few
hundred thousand men in case it is
found that more than 1000 900 names
are necessary to make up the first
r draft army of 100000 and fill the
ranks of the first two forces now in
e existence after exemptions have been
,r made. Instead of drawing men until
ID the required number is reached, men
1t will merely be ordered out in the
n order their names stand in the list
ss The chances of the individual are four
n teen to one that he will not be sent
IN to the trenches. officials estimated. In
the first place, on the basis of 10000
re 900 men. it is a ten to one shot that
in John Smith or W. X. Citizen will moi
lit be among the first million.
as Procedure Is Explained.
m Then. after he is called, should ht
Is. be called, it is four to one shot tha
ee he will not fill the requirements. OF
tn fcials are going on the theory tha
lis only about one man in four will NEE
he the physical requirements for activ'
yn service and at the same time not b.
nd exempt because of national, indus
ed trial or family reasons.
of Out of the entire 9,5OO.0O0 registers
mis- it is estimated that a field army o
only about 100000 at the outside vii
ess be secured There is no present in
he tentiOn of raising an army of this siz'
Dry however
ur- The first draft army will be fc
vas 500 600. plus what is needed to fill u
les other ranks. The figure has been ter
5 a tatively set at 6S7 600.
ost While it requires only short tim
IN to select the first million. the work I
ay. drawing will continue for severi
to hours. A tremendous amount of d.
ght tail work is made necessary in the r
ng. cording of each number drawn. 4
nay entire staff Of clerks and assistan
ess will be grouped around a long tab
low TO mark off each man
rer The numbers as they are drawn W
'at- be set down. They will then be wir
Of TO the states in the order in which tn
ing we're drawn. Duplicate lists will
Det- kept at Washington. so that there W
for be no chance of switching numbe
bet through favoritism or error in I
ave states. Each state and each loo
is board will be notified before dark
and draft day of the order in which
ab- men we're drawn. The names OF
hat first million men will be made pub
loor in states, each board announcing
quota.
No names will be dealt with
de- Washington. Duplicates Of the reg
fes- tration cards are being received the
and and will be filed away. but the war
sran partment itself will have nothing
wal do with the names on them.
II is It will deal entirely with numbe
v;l1 The names will be made public by
dol local boards.