Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-12-05
DRAFT RECORDS
ARE COMPLETED.
Volunteer Workers Aid Local
Board in Finishing De-
tailed Reports.

Members OF the local exemption
board for the city OF Tulsa thru the
efforts Of patriotic men and women
vino volunteered their services, have
mailed 10 the war department the
complete ~summary Of the local regis
tration cards and draft records on
file I'm the city hall. Had 1t not been
for the response Of these volunteer
workers. and with no FUNDS from
which TO pay for such services AT the't
disposal. members OF the local board
admit that it would have been mat
ter of two months at least in the
preparation of the reports.
Many interesting facts are disclosed
by the report, some OF which were not
brought to light even at the regi0ra-
lion nlaces or when the first calI-for
1000 men was made from which the
27s mSn OF Tulsa's quota were Sc
lected.
In all the total registration in the
city of Tulsa was 6,5S4 OF which 3,l62
were married and 3,422 were single
or slightly more than 25O more single
men than those married. the rlrst
/ 900 men were divided among $50
married men called and 82c single
men called OF which rs married men
were accepted while 159 single men
were accepted.
Ninety Fail 10 Appear.
or the l 1000 men called. 20 faileo
TO appear and 7OS were accepted after
n thoro physical examination. The
physical examination among the l.0V0
caused the rejection OF 282 men while
10 additional were rejected at the
training camp as physically unfit Tor
military service. Two deserted the
service while en- route to the training
camp.
There yet remain among the 6,bS4
men registered 2,7S2 married men
who have not as yet been called Tor
examination and there also remain
2,S02 single men in the same class.
In a classification of registrants as
to citizenship, there were $3.50 native
citizens, and of this number all but
five Of the 900 men called were or
this class. There yet remain ,6,32b
native citizens who are registered but
not called. =,
Under the divisions Of naturaliZed
citizens aliens and alien declarants,
more interesting facts are disclosed
one of the principal being that among
the 6,5S4 registrants in Tulsa there
were but eight Germans registered,
four citizens OF Turkey and four from
Austria Hungary.
OF the % naturalized citizens regis
tered five were called and two were
accepted for service and three We're
released. There yet remain 20 of this
class to he called.
Aliens Are Rejected.
The registration cards show that
I19S aliens were registered but not
called out of a total registration Of
ICES. Thirty of this class were called,
only one being accepted and 29 being
rejected. This one was an Austrian
who professed a desire to serve as a
soldier in the American army fighting
against his own people.
A total registration shows 81 alien
declarants Chose having declared in
tentions of becoming citizens), and of
this number 10 were called, leaving Al
vet uncalled. OF the 10 called seven
We're not accepted while three were
accepted.
In the classification of the regis
trants as to professions or trades. a
form containing the classification of
all labors under thirty divisions was
Followed and on this wide range of
work there were but three which did
not find a registrant In Tulsa There
were no men registered in this city
who gave as their profession or labor
that of forestry soap factory workers
or brewery helpers.
The largest class was that of the
llaborers in general which, of the
6,5s4 registrants, 245 gave that as
their work. The next largest class was
thai of domestic and manual labor
In which there were placed 205 of
the registrants Building industries
which included carpenters, plasterers
plumbers and the like, came next with
175 and trades and merchandising
was next in line with 95. Oil and gas
we'll workmen were just below the
trades classification with 54 which
was on par with transportation
business of "a also. RefineriSs under
the factory division had II men listed
and profession services of doctors
bankers and the ike had a class OF Sc
In the city of Tulsa there are sos
negroes registered, and of this class
there yet remain 692 to be called. with
II reflections from the first l16 called
Forty-five of this class were accepted
for service by the board and are now
in service