Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-07-10
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RegiStrant viii Be Kept Fully
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Must Do

WASHINGTON. July s-America's
men of selective service age will be
responsible for ascertaining whether or
not they are drawn in the big human
lottery. Hence the war department to-
day asked that in the next few weeks
they be on the alert. follow the news
paper announcements of the require
ments. and when IN doubt ask their To-
cal exemption boards.
The provost marshal general is pre-
pairing a boiled down announcement OF
requirements. in simple English, sc
there can be no mistaking the duty OF
the 100000 registrants.
In brief. this is what each registrant
Is required to do.
Go to your exemption board and find
out what your red ink serial number
Is as soon as your board has finished
numbering the cards for the lottery.
Watch for the drawing in Washing
ton. Then find out whether you were
drawn and the order I'm which you must
appear.
CONSULT LOCAL BOARD.
After that learn when you must APP
pear for physical examination.
In case of doubt as to any point ask
your local board about it,
These are the first steps the regis
trant must watch, but there will be
Others, and as every man is taxed with
The responsibility of knowing require
ments. il behooves the youth of America
ito keep close tab on newspapers from
now on.
The first set of instructions will be
given officially to the press in the
next few days.
The fate of the men on the national
army registration rolls will be held in
a huge glass bowl filled with little
gelatine capsules.
The numbers on paper squares in
each of these capsules will designate
the men drafted for Americas armies.
A final plan of the unique method OF
singing out the men for the first levy
is before Secretary Baker today.
Unless a shift is made in present
ARRANGEMENTS this is the method of the
draft lottery:
SQUARES Of paper numbered serially
will be placed in gelatine capsules.
These will be thrown into big trans
parent globe. ON the day of the draft
capsules will be drawn at random from
the globs- Each slip Indicates Tor
draft every man bearing that number
in each of the more than 1000 coun-
ties and cities in the nation.
as high as the number of men regis
tered in the largest precinct In the
country.
President wilson's advisory board
has settled upon this method as the
fairesU that human ingenuity can de-
wise. Every action is open to the pub
lie scrutiny.
The drawing will probably be held
in some large room in the war DEPART
ment. committee of prominent men
will be appointed to act as official wit
nesses. tcstifying TO the impartiality
of the lottery.
In the provost marshars office today
clerks were busy numbering the half
inch slips that will choose the draft
army.
As soon as the last local precinct
has completed its organization and af-
fixed the red ink serial numbers to the
registration cards, the draft lottery
will take place in Washington.
Although General Crowder urged
hoard to complete this labor by today,
officials assert that the draft may be
delayed through next week by resigna-
tions from the local boards.
President Wilson himself has given
consideration to the various plans for
the draft lottery.
II has not yet been fully decided
whether the first drawing should cover
My enough men for the first levy or
the entire e.64s.s3S registered. In the