Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-08-02
900 MEN CALLED
IN FIRST DRAFT
FOR THIS COUNTY

Notices were sent out today To sos.
men whose names stand at the head OF
the draft list of Sumter county, the
exemption board having completed the
compilation of the liability list for the
entire county.
Sumter county must furnish 1877 meR
for the new national army to be rails
ed under the draft law, and it is eK-
pected that out of the 500 men exam
ined, it will be possible to secure the
fall quota of 1877 men without making
a second call.
The original instructions to the ex.
emption boards provided that dot
the quota of each district be summon
ed for examination on the first Gail.
cut later orders from Adjt General
Van Holt Nash gave the Sumter Coun-
ty Exemption Board authority to
summon as many men as in its dis
cretion would be necessary to furnish
the full quota for this county. 1t was
therefore decided to summon 500 men,
as physical disability and exemptions
are expected to eliminate many of the
men drafted
The physical examinations VIII be-
gin on Tuesday morning at the court
house, Drs. r. E. Cato, H. A. Smith
and D. B. Mayes conducting the tests
L is thought that the examinations
will have been completed in three
days, although an enormous amount Ok
work devolves upon the three exaHaiB-
ing physicians.
The filing of notice of intention 10
claim exemption must be made within
seven days after the issuance Of no
tees to drafted men and then ten days
are allowed for the fling of atfidayits
in support of the exemption claims.
The Times Recorder has already
published list of the first 374 men
summoned for examination on the first
call, and with the announcement ok
the calling of an additional 126 mex
the supplementary list to make UP the
necessary 500 names is printed here
with Within the next few days the
Times-Recorder will publish list OF
the entire 1888 men registered In Sum
ter county, in the order of their liabil-
ity for service.
The additional men summoned On the
first call are as follows:
736-Joe Kennedy, Americus, Ga. 5I3
Poplar street. 375.
1628-Joshua l.. Hooks, Jr Leslie. Ga,
r. F. D. 2. 376.
707-Leon Nicholas Murphey, Ameri-
Gus, Ga, Route A. 377
1425-Willie Blackshear, DeSoto, Gs-
37s.
1002-Dave Minter, Americas, Ga, 152
Patterson. 379.
1151-James Walter Foreman, Anseri-
Gus, Ga. $50.
1101-Charlie Davis, Americus, Ga
1880 Jackson St 3S1
36S-Joseph Calvin Bass, Americas
Ga, Ill Jefferson st. 3S2
974-Ester Minter. Americus, Ga, 99ss
Lee St 3S3.
1e9S-Esau Dorsey, Americus, Ga. SS4-
320-Arthur Buford Clark, Americus-
Ga, Lee Street 1856.
950-Mort Williams, Americus. Ga,
1924 Montgomery. 1856.
926- Sam Jordan, Americas, Ga 81
Sullivan st. 387.
101O-John Mccullough, AmericuE, Ca
211 Poplar ST. 3S8.
1S57-Fletcher Porter. Smithvile, Ga
3Ss.
919-Sheppard Williams, Amerieus,
Ga, r. F. d. $780,
656-H. H. Smith, Plains, Ga, ROute.
/. 391.
1519-Clifford White, Plains, Ga Ssz-
1339-Joe Clayton, Leslie, Ga. 393-
S14-Samuel M. Weston, Americas
Ca, 312 Academy St. 394.
1775-Buster Dunn, Americus, Ea-~
Russell Alley, 1895.
107O-Olin Adams, Americas, Ga, X
F. d. A. 396.
73S-Will Todd, Americus. Ga 5s7-.
1167-Henry Baldwin, Americas Ga
Route 4. 1898.
1O97-Ed Lee Tison, R. F. D. 6, Ameri-
Gus, Ga. 399.
1191-Joseph Dowdell, Americus, Ga
r. F. d. A. 400
1234-Will Thomas, Americus, Ga a1f-
17S1-John Wright, Plains Ga. 402-
136O-Clarence Wright DeSotO, E'E-
4o3.
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