The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-27
PREP ARE NOW TO CALL ON 400 PER CENT OF QUOTAS TN ALL LOCAL DISTRICTS
Number to Be Called For
 Examination for First Quotas in Bridgeport Dis
 tricts Far Beyond Former Expectations Exemption Boards Proceeding With Their Tasks Here Names to be Posted by August l.

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 to be Posted by August 1.
 As-the work of local exemp- ton boards proceeds today it is becoming apparent in some districts that calling even 300 per cent. of the assigned quotas will not be sufficient to get the required number of men. and as the boards have to follow down the lists many men, who a week ago when numbers wete being drawn considered themselves safely out of the first contingent will be includ- cd The new aspect which the draft thus takes is due to the large percentage of aliens.
 Various methods of publishing the order-of f-uabffity of the key numbers. adopted by different papers, has caus- ed eonaiderable confusion
 BridgsportArg should remember f<sf there were drawn in all, 1Q,50e s.xsta nnnsbers- Many of these did not apply to Hr5dEepQrt districts. be- caut6 tho 1ltEheak Y key number in BrfdSsp<rts laxEes< 6is<ricx 1s ' 774-
 Psroonx who have worked on the n119 ~ 164ekh have found that Bridse- poft SSo per cent wanted for the flrzt nuupta vim be 1ruFfded by the frik zso0 dx4wlnss. For the 400 per c<nf, tho fzrst ssno 'dsxssines win suf- q5If yor,r nunnbsr was drawn in the ffst $500 dr&wns ycu are nkAly to l3>ea1led to be sxamtned for the first cchxfussnk. But Thether you are i1- -czudsd fn the conztussnt, if your num- her is along the 1attew twenty hum dreda. or in x1ns thirty hnndreds to be drawn. dspezS1s uDon the percentaee ef exexnpt1ons made. AS soon as the j ouofa, fs fif1ed. fhoss not required will ba lefk fin reserve for tho next call. and then wills Se taken In ths order of their 1iabfl1ty.
 In fhe xourf1a district today 1t was ssaasA by GscrstA<1 Coushlin of the board tl,a3 possibly the hrsf 1900 mum bers x1aak were drawn and applied t0 thai dfv1sten would have to be sum mon ed.4 The dfviston quota has been xaxe6 bx the gnvsrn0x a4 S6e and al- lovvtng 500 Der cont of that number 1t Woul1 be .necsasaxy to summon but 11s1 men. The fact therefore, that the Soasd now bsissves 1t will have to call A2oo men. shows tae effect of the aa1na p0pulation. The game will probably hold trns h other divisions ana tho sxasmDtf0n boards are pre- pSr1nxs 86e ixnznAdfAts use the 300 per cent nox4ees that will, bs made out and an addataouAl 1oe per cent. to be hold until some examinations have taken piace and sxsrnD<ions t1ied.
 Tho infornation eomDiisd sterday 5bv fhe Faxnaew has attracted much at- tendon ana given men the oniy de- i f1rlike 1daa Of knowing how they might fbe eouasrned by the drswfag of the sf1fsk cnnkfnxemt This showed that the f1eut division of the city. having the Isxgest number of registrants, 6.744. would need ts summons the 2Ez<&h man drawn, whSss number Awsas between and SITS, This would eve ths board SO per cent. of it's ounta hDRorttoaad by the governor, wh5cA is ltz men. If ths dEst diyssien fbaard must call 5zsFs men, 0thsFs twhces numbsEs were pulled out of fhs bowl later thsa the z544th will tbs: sasanoaed and tias same is true in okkss districts,
 Enc pwovoat naassisaa gsReEaa to-day prorsMigaked rules under wHich- Ho szuesf5ons from iadzvzdaais or from lo- I ca1I easmDtioa beaxds will be answer- ed ybz his off3cs, Fhses Hxlas follow.
 0pAetlOns by issdawidaa1s shsaid sbe asked of the local board nearest then If ths board Is unable, after ceneEdeeak1oa Of the reg4latiens and ra1ingz, ts answeF the question, ii Ghsu1d forward the question to the 6oz3ruasszlk Ger decision,
 aaeations from local boards shoxfd ueveF he addressed to the pro- vo6k Geasxad,s oGice but in all cases
 hpaid bs forwarded to the ge#eraez o< the stake,
 ,f9, In no ease wiH opinioas CT z7al- <6sz be given on indivfduai eases thai Nave not yet been presented to tha proper 1oead board.
 F9RSE MAN AGERSPFEB.