The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-07
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ExtMP TON BOARDS
SLOW N SENDING CARDS
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s,v.ac.ccs' MULTIPLY r...t T..e-. VIZ!
ne sevc-a. Days. Delay n A.
couac.cg Draft Day.
FINAL PLANS COMPLETED.
Gc-e-at C-o<dcr Working Out
Quotas Which E.c. State VII &c
Called o. to supply CE FRS.
FINAL PLANS COMPLETED.

Washington, July e.--F.-A plans
to- the cra.t were completed today
by Secretary 0. Wa- Baker ana Pro.
vos: Mxrshai-General Crowder. Pend
!nS comp!ete examination OF the ex-
ea1 1t!an machinery throughout the
to~a.... Ssc.StSgy BA.f- witao re W
NJ Pro I.-e to mae puo..c taiS alter
noon the plans for the ora wing. He
did, however. af,~ an insi 8ht into the
::;ethnt which Mill IA e-~ p!oye,..
- Ever fs4a. h-hara Is; &, fake 'tns
registration cards Ia1eS It's jurisd.c-
ton and number then, In serial form.
Starting al No. J. tho board will num-
Der each in turn until all the cards
have eheir numerals.
The cards themselves will then be
sent 10 the adlutant-general OF
state n which the district Is located
and q duplicate set % cards. number
ed IN. L. a.e - tie o.. ~~.2.s. W.! he
Forwarded 10 t-.e VA oeY2--tEle 1T
ao~e
Say ghe ns-nte- ot registered raea
IN TIE eleventh. o.yt..st o. Alabama
Is 500. -..at & .oS--.cs wi, sana <ts 800
1uo..ca,e ca .as 20 Vasa.1 gson. IRE
O.e Hundred AID twentieth .~nas'..
van!a district als6 will send its cards
and 40 on In every state.
when the drawing is made there
will he numbers to correspond to the
largest ,numhera Of enrolled men in
any one district. The drawing will
he made by states. Say there arc
thirty district. in a state. When a
number liz dra wn--caII II No. S--the
man whose card Is No. & il each of
the thirty districts Will DC. the con-
script That would make thirty men
ar Il drawing. Tht. ofhc,sls In charge
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numbers until the states quota 4.
hlled ~
Not Euiit for Speed
Indications today we're that the
conscription machinery Isl not going
to work with as much speed. as the
war department had anticipated. AZ
ter the conference between Secretary
Baker and General Crowder today 1t
was plainly intimated that icnnsd-
erabte delay in the draft might he
expected as the result of apparent
inability of the local boards to get
their cards numbered and forwarded
to Washington on schedule time.
These cards were all stated to be IN
the hands of the department by to-
morrow night. but late this afternoon
only scattering districts had reported.
Less than eight states were repre-
scented in the rrtCns.
President Wilson himself win be
present when the first number is
drawn. 1t was said today He. will
not make the drawing himself. but
will lend his presence to the. his
toric occasion. The entire cabinet
also will be on the scene.
Tho occasion will be one @of great
solemnityA pnd preparations are al
ready being, made for it.
No Date Vet Sci.
Secretary Baker said tonight that
1t was Impossible to set sdennite
DAY for the draft Al, this time ewiHs
to the delay in the making ready of
cards. Some of the exemption boards
are not yet orGa nixed. AtcofdinKi TO
to the. war Department. and
In number of cases M appointed
to the boards are resigM ING because
of POLITICAL reasons. tn feel. ac-
cording 10 word received here that
they iwill lose political prf ffrnteHtetf
they. are In any, way connected with
the drafting OF their conttnu1Ku' or
II they are forced to refuse exemp3
tions' to .theirs Followers or members
OF the families Of such. =
All information published con-
cerfflne the d4re for rhe.draf.is' niers'
sprmise. said Provost. Marshal Gem
eral' crowder today. sWeyate mot
making public any differentiation until
We 'ate SUR" there Will Abe mo slip in
the .plans.,'
GenSTaI CroWder TODAY was work
ths. on quotas which each state will
be call edt upon to supply. Exact nG-
ures VII mot BE- made public for sew
ncnl 6aYa A..