The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1917-07-06


from the wheel, the number will be tai
telegraphed back to the town from is
which John Smith, Jr., comes, and be
ne Will then know he has been elected arr
70 serve his country on the field Of
battle.
subsequently he will have a chance IN
| 70 appear before the Exemptions
/ Board and show cause why he should
not be required to perform this SER
vice. But the draft comes first. and
tine granting Of exemptions after ha
ward. to
Inc purpose Of the public posting uE
ana the publication of the lists is two us
loid. First, in order that every man eS e
subject to the provisions of the draft ~ ~
may know that he is properly regis "
Vered-the burden of getting his name a
On the list rests on the man himself n
OI errors or omissions by the board Ii
ana second, in order that shirkers and Fl
slackers may be detected. The Gov W
ernment figures that if John Jones' p
son Is registered and his neighbor n
Fran kSmith's, is not, John Jones will T
scratch.
: In order that there should be no ex-
cuse for failure on the part of the t
: local boards to follow the Instructions
zen simple rules have been prepared
II by the Provost Marshal General. The L
first of these deals with the orpaniza- 4
ton Of the boards taking the oath /
and telegrapAing the fact of the Or
ganlzation mailing the oaths of office
and their acceptance by the members
q the boards to the Governor of the
State.
Then come provisions concerning
the examination of the registration
/ cards and the elimination of those
| that appertain to some other board.
/ Then comes the order to the board to
number the cards and the copies in
III red ink.
ss The Presidents regulations explain
II that the cards are to be numbered
consecutively and expressly prohibits
their being arranged alphabetically
II These numbers are to be known as
serial numbers. They are the numbers
THAT will go into the jury wheels.
ICopies of the cards must be mailed at
once to the Adjutant General of the
State. In cities of over 10000 the
copies go first to the Mayor, who is
to forward them to the Adjutant Gen.
III eral.
The boards are enjoined to make il
certain:
NH That the serial number of every
card corresponds with that on its
copy.
M That there are no duplicates, eithel
in the originals or in the copies.
. Copies must all be verified by tn,
signature Of at least one member O.
the board.
Provision is made for reconstruction
subsequent to the regular registra
ton. These are to be numbered il
the regular order following the frs
list.
Minute instructions are given eve
Jas TO erasures and alterations as
further guard against anybody's pull
that might induce a board membe
or clerk to change the record. Tn
board is instructed that, should it b
necessary to alter any number, ink
lines must be drawn through it an
the substitute number must be writ
ten in the lower left hand corner o
the line.
Change Of any number is forbidde
after the cards have been sent to tn
Adjutant General Of the State.
ALI Of this work is supposed to b
' accomplished within four days afte
the organization of the local boards
If there is any delay the member
Of the boards will have to explain
Washington.
The President has the power |
alter these regulations if they nee
revision.
Reference to the exact method {
making the actual draft from regil
tration lists is carefully avoided
the instructions of the local boar
This would be puzzling if it were nj
for the intention Of the Federal Co
ernment to do that part Of the woi
itself. The only thing that appertail
to what is to happen after the lis
have been prepared and mailed is pr
vided in a clause that states the inte
M ton Of the President to prescribe
method, place, and time for each loc
board to determine the order in whi'
the registered men are to be CALI
before them for examination. to d
| termine their fitness or liability +
service.
When the big drawing takes pla
fit and unfit will be represented ali
in the unidentified numbers in t
wheel. If the man whose numb
comes out Of the box early enough
make him part Of the first army