El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-07-30
DRAF TED MEN
To Be CALLED.
Within a Week EXamina
lions VIII Be On; Boards
PearranCinO Lists.

The master lists in the selective
army draft. showing the order iu
which the numbers were drawn at
Washington. were received Monday
morning by the three seIective draft
boards Of the city and county The
lists were mailed them from the
adfutant generals office at Austin,
Texas
The three boards started al once 90
arrange the list of men drawn and
forms Will be mailed ordering them
to appear before the boards They
viii then he given physical examina-
tons. None Of the local boards has
authority TO exempt any Of the men
drawn because they have dependents.
They are only authorized 20 exempt
men because of physical unfltnesS or
because they can establish the -act
that they ara aliens.
Feaduarters for the boards viii not
be established until the last Of the
week. 1t is unlikely that the boards
will start examining any Of the men
drawn before Saturday or Monday
next. it was said.
May Examine BY Monday
T.. A Dale. chairman of board No
L said Monday morning that Ir would
probably be the last OF the week ne
fore he is able TO complete mailing
the forms TO the men drawn IN ms
district ordering them 10 report lie
said he did not expect his board 70
start examfniuE men until next week.
The headquarters for this board VIII
be established i'm the courthouse
Temporary headquarters are Do tlI.
Dale's office in the Martin oull4lHE.
A II. Goldstein, Of board No z,
announced that il would require four
on five DAYS for his board 10 com
ulete the notification to the men
drawn i'm his district This board
viii likely have offices in the federal
building and Il VIII not start eNAmin-
ing before the first of the coming
week. Temporary quarters are at the
City National bank
County VIII Call 43S.
J. A. E=ca- eda. OF the county board
has temporary offices at the county
auditors offices in the courthouse.
He said the forms would be mailed ut
Wednesday and tha- she examining OF
the men VIII start the last of the
week
There are 20s1 names ON the county
list The board has orders 10 draw
48S after the list is rearranEed
according to the order OF nlmp ets
drawn at washington out OF the
ssS. or more. II necessary. zlg men.
as the quota called Tor 10y the adlu-
ra0r general of Texas. viii be drafted
One-thfrd Of the fist 43S VIII be no-i-
red TO appear by Monday at the
latest. one-third Tuesday and the
other third "Wednesday for physical
examinations and proof from aliens
said clerk A. Bliss AIbro Monday
morning.
In the city s5S men are 20 De
drafted from district No ], necessi- .
tatinE the call for $50 on the rear
ranged list; and 500 in district No .. .
from at least 7SS called
WexIcans To Prove Nationality
Forms have been received by /
Eduardo SOriano Bravo. Mexican con-
sui. TO be filled out and sworn 10 be
fore a notary by Mexican citizens Of
CONSUMPTION age who are now in the
United States These forms are for
the purpose OF establishing foreign
nationality. Aliens who have not
made declaration to become Amer
lean citizens are under the seleCrive
draft law. exempt from military
service. There are several hundred
Nexicans residing in FL PasO who
under this rule, are exempt
1Lexicaus who desire TO obtain these
forms can do so by applying 70 ar
Bravo at the consulate. Mr. Bravo
has issued a notice that when MeE-
lean citizens are called before the
exemption board TO apply 10 him for
the forms to establish their eNemp-
ton claim. These forms are the same
for all aliens excepting Germans