Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-07-06
Because of Many Exemp-
ti0ns First List Will
Be Large.
NUMBER MAY EXCEED
DESIRED $4,000
" More Names Are Picked Than Now
Authorized Remainder Will Bs Placed
in Second Increment to be Called
Later-Drawing May Be Made With
in Coming Week-State Quotas to be
Determined at Once.

Washington, July 6.-Secretary Bak-
er and Provost Marshal General
Crowder today were completing The
final details Of the method to be en-
ployed in selecting registrants tor the
national army. but the date Of the
drawings has not yet been announced.
A complete organization o: every local
and district exemption board is neces-
sary before the draft machinery can
begin TO operate. The drawings Will
be IN Washington and indications point
to the use of numbers Instead Of names
in making selections
AS there will be exceptions among
the drafted before the first Increment
of $4,000 men can actually be assem-
bled, necessarily more than that num-
ber Of names will be drafted Oh the
first operation. Il - probable that as
many as q miAion or two million names
might be drawn and fxom them tho
exemptions will be made. Then the
first army Of $4,000 men VIII be
formed. Other troops will be drawn
from the remainder until 1t is decided
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Draft Within Coming Week.
The coming week will witness the
next and greatest Of all steps In tho
raising sof the new national army for
the war In all probability the drHtt
OF Americas registered citizens for the
first increment OF this army will be
applied during that time The draft
will occur in Washington and the date
is likely to be July IL or July a.. To-
morrow 1t Is expected that the method
to be employed in drawing the names
will be announced.
These facts were learned last night
following conferences between members
of the general staff, Secretary of War
Baker and Provost Marshal General
Crowder. .1
Organization Of all local exemption
boards OF the country the provost mar
shal general expects to be completed
before the close of this week. The
boards are allowed three days for sort
ing, copying, and marking the regis
tration cards. Lists Of the names reg
istered also must be copied and posted
and opposite each name will be printed
the serial number that the name will
carry for the selective draft.
Members of congress have applied
for thousands Of copies of the regula-
tons for their constituents. Many OF
these copies, it has been learned, are
for business houses.
Decide on QUOTAS.
I The work Of assigning quotas for the
various states will be taken up today,
and as soon as sufficient data is avail
able on the population OF the states
these quotas will be announced.
1t is expected they will include pro-
visions for drawing enough names to
fill the vacancies In the quotas for the
army and national guard for each
state. This draft will be in addition to
the men who will be drawn for service
in the national army.
Members Of the Illinois Bar Asscda-
tion anotifed the war department by
resolution that they would deem 1t un-
ethical for members Of the association
to defend "slackers' or to accept en-
ployment to influence the appointment
to office or promotion in office OF mem.
bers Of the military establishment.
1--WE cite in support OF the views ex.
pressed In the resolution the thirty
second canon Of the code Of ethics OF
the American Bar Association, adopted
by the Illinois Bar Association" said a
statement accompanying the resolu-
tion.
This resolution Is not directed ia
those special cases where n lawyer
gives gratuitous advice to his friends
or fellow citisens in regard to their
rights and liabilities. under the selec-
tive conscription act or appears before
said exemption boards without any
compensation direct or Indirect
Tent City Plans Completed.
The sites for the national quart
camps have all been selected. except
two, but decision regarding these will
be reached within q few days. The
other cites for the national g,,art
camps are:
Fort Worth, Tex; Fort Sill. Okla.
Deming, N. M; Waco. Tex: Houston
TEX; Linda Vista. Cali; Greenviiie. 9
g. Augusta, Ga: Macon. Ga: Mont.
eomery, Ala: Anniston, Mia; Fayette'
Vile, N. c.: Palo Alto. Cal. and Spar.
tanburg, 8, G