The Detroit times., 1917-07-21
Work of Furnishing
Names and Addresses
Heavy Task
ONLY 1892 READY
SATURDAY NOON
COnscripts Will Report
For Examination
Soon

After having worked almost con.
tinuously for the last q hours. the
big stan OF clerks in the council
chamber had been able nv Saturday
noon TO furnish Identities for only
1882 men OF the l40,S53 who regis
tered in Detroit for tho drafted
army. At this rate IL would require
more than n month 10 Identify all
the registrants. but IL is expected
the work Will go faster as the clerks
become more familiar with their
duties.
City Clerk Lindsay and Edward
Fitzgerald. mayors secretary. who
are in charge OF the work. estimate
that IL will require az least 10 days
10 Identify the men in n 70 draft
districts in Detroit who Correspond
with the numbers in the rig draft
lottery. The local draft clerks will
work all day Sunday
When the WORK Is completed there
will be posted in every draft district
in the city the highest draft num-
ber in that particular district which
will be called in the first call for
examinations. Then II VIII be nee
cssary only for a man 10 determine
the order In which his number came
from the lottery TO know whether
he will be among those OF the first
contingent 20 be examined for their
fitness 90 fEht the nations fight.
The high number will not be the
same in each district "a the number
OF registrants vary. One district
may be required to furnish 200 men
for the army and another 500. AS
two are TO be summoned for every
one called the high draft number
Will be just double the number To be
enlisted.
II. as II appears very likely. De
troit's quota IL not obtained from
the first 23,65s men examined.
notices will be sent out 10 those who
come next IN order until the quota
is filed The quotas range from as
low as 205 in the twenty-second dis
trict. to s66 In the sixth district II
is possible that the hrst call may
brinC out mon I'm sufficient numbers
10 NIL the quotas Of some OF the dis
tricts. hat not in others.
As soon as the boards 20 into sos
sion and the names are posted II
will be the duty of the men drawn
TO report at once. but five days
will be allowed for reporting.
when a date will he set for
physical examination II a man Is
not exempted by this examination
he will be allowed seven days in
which TO Ale claims for exemption
and 10 DAYS additional in which to
prove his exemption claims IN the
claims are disallowed the man VIII
still have the right to appeal to dis
trict boards, which must render a
decision within five days. After
this decision Is rendered 1t may still
he appealed To the president OF the
United States
n the local draft boards do not
want 10 wait for the city stan to
complete the identifcations from the
lottery numbers they may do this
work themselves. In due time they
will be apprised OF the official draw
ings by Provost Marshal Crowder,
but that information may reach
them many days hence. so local au-
thorities are inclined to think the
boards should get busy now on the
unofficial Information furnished by
the city board. which has volun
teered TO do the work
There IN another question that Us
puzzling local and federal author
tiles. N is the question as Go wheth-
er n district headquarters must be
In the draft district This problem
arose Saturday morning when scv-
eral local boards telephoned changes
OF headquarters addresses to the
city clerk. In one instance. that OF
draft district No. Z. which comprises
the Sixth ward. Il was announced
that headquarters wou1i be In Cass