The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-07-24
Young Men of Newberry
Drafted for War Army
The Names of the 428 Who Will be Summoned Before
the Exemption Board From Which 214 viii be
Selected for Army Service.

with ceremonies as democratic as the
ideal of citizenship it embodied. 1t
was shortly before 10 o'clock when
Secretary Baker, entrusted by the
president with the carrying out Of the
draft law, raped for order. The cong
gressional comitteemen were in their
seats and on small table stood the
great lottery jar, sealed with brown
paper and showing through its trans
parent walls the heap of numbers fill
ed capsules that must be taken out
one by one. In front of the table
row of army officers waited with the
Official tally sheets by them. Down
one side of the room ran another table
where two score press representatives
waited to send out the numbers as
they were read.
Secretary Baker briefly explained
tie purpose of the drawing, when he
stepped forward to be blinded and
drew the first number. Mai. Gen.
Duval broke the seal and with a hong
wooden spoon, bearing ribbon or
national colors, vigorously stirred the
capsules.
The secretary reached into the jar.
picked up a capsule and handed it TO
an announcer. It was No. 25s. TAea
in quick succession other numbers
were drawn while cameras and motion
picture machines recorded the scene
Change Hands Often.
The only Interruptions were the fre-
quent changes of tired announcers aad
tabulartors and the removal for clean
ing of the blackboards where the re-
suit was publicly displayd as each
number came out. When group OF
500 numbers had been written the
first section of the board was taken
out to be photographed to establish an
absolute record, while the second Sec
ton was substituted.
By the laws of chance, the serial
number one was drawn from the jar
as number 4,269 in the liability list,
while No. 10000, the top number
among the capsules, came out No. 23S.
The serial 13, tabled bearer Of i'll luck,
was drawn in the 7,S90th place.
Registrants will receive no Official
ycrd of their order of liability until
their local boards summon them for
examination after official records OF
t:,c drawings have been transmitted to
them by mail Preparation OF those
records will begin tomorrow.
The number 5000 WIS drawn just
at midnight. 1t seemed likely that it
would be nearly a. N. before the
dra wing was over.
1-25S-Gray, Ezra, Newberry, R l.
2-2522-Price, Claude Crosson,
Nevberry, Rt 2.
3-45s-Davis, Robert Guy, Whit
mire.
A143s-Lake, william Reese, New
berry, Rt 8.
62Sa-suber, Wallace Cotenaa,
Shelton.
Gibson, Byrd Tiller, Proc
perity.
7-1ss4-James, Willie, Newberry.
e1s7s-Davis, James, Newserfy,
Rt S, Box AZ.
e1os5-King, Henry Csr.peeN,
Nevaerry.
1eAeo22- -shealy, E. R., Little Noun
tain.
11-1455-James, Tommy, Little
Mountain.
12-7ss-Long, Norman Jefferson
Newberry, Rt 7.
13-1813-Wood, johnnie ware
IA -1s5s-Wicker John Leo, New
berry, R F D.
523SS-Duncan, Callie Ligeon,
EIollohon Mill.
1e-175-Fulmer, Willie Leonard,
Newberry, Daisy st.
17-24sARutherford, Robert, New
berry, Rt 2.
1S-1117-Dominick, Levi, Prospe1-
y.
141572-Cole, Richard Eugene,
Chappells.
2o-174s-DeHart, Henry Allen,
Newberry, O'Neal st.
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