The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-07-21
IS HOURS FOR DRAFT
Twice 687,O0 Men Drawn on
Theory That One Half Will ;
Be Exempted
- y,
DUTY OF SELECTION NOW
UP TO VARIOUS STATES
General crowder Blndfoldsd
Draws Last Number From

O4UWS AsoU NUMUcI IOm
Glass
ORDER OF EXAMINATIONS.
| interest now centers in how the
men will be called for examina.
ton. The Tribune 50 far has s.
cured more than 500 names drawn
for 9urIeigh county. The total
number drawn for this county will
90 somewhere between 900 or 700
names.
Holders of these numbers will
be summoned for physical exam.
|. ination ii the order their names
we're drawn until $50, the prob
able net quota assigned to Bur-
leigh county, are drawn.
The local exemption board con-
sists Of Dr.. stackhouse, county
physician; Sheriff French and
County Auditor Flaherty.
Washington. July 21-With about
ten million men listed in the order of
their liability for service. the federal
government today began its last task
of preparations for organization Of
the selective army draft-the task of
determining who among those listed
shall be, exempt.
The drawing to determine who
shall be first liable for service ended
early today after 1t had been In prog
ress without interruption for moro
than 16 hours, and while the officials
in charge rested from their long vigil
others took up the tabulation Of Off
cial figures for forwarding to local
exemption boards over the country.
Most of this work. It is hoped to COM
plete before the day is over, SO thst;
the local authorities can be given
their instructions early next week:
May Appear in 10 Days.
Within ten days the men who are
subject to the presidents order for
mobilization of the war quota Of 687,-
600 may be appearing before their
boards for examination for the deci.
sion as to exemption. Twice $4,000
are to be summoned by the boards on
the theory that two registrants must
be examined for every soldier accept,
ed, and the number each registration
district must furnish has been care
fully worked out.
The provost marshal generals Of
fee was greatly pleased over the
outcome of the drawing, officials de-
claring an accomplishment scarcely
less noteworthy than the successful
registration carried out six weeks
ago. Ten million men, they pointed
out, have been assigned to places
on the nations muster role within
the states in less than a day and ,ap-
parently with only one, minor error IN
the whole complicated process. .,if4
-, 'isiHeIe Error. =. b,.s .cJs,
The single error came to light near
thu end of the drafting this morning,
when a blank was found where there
SIOulu HdNc UCCu d uuulOCI, LII WIG
of the 10000 capsules by which the
war time fortunes Of Americas youth
were determined. 1t did not materi-
ally interfere with the working out
of the lottery, however. and all off,
cials agreed that it could work no in
Justice to any registrant. 1t meant
only a temporary complication, they
said, and in no way impairs equality
of the lottery.
To Find Missing Number.
What serial number should have
been in the place of the blank has
not been determined today, but It will
be found shortly by careful recheck-
ing Of the list Then it will be A.
signed to the only place open on the
liability list-No. 1Q,5OO at the very
foot Eecause of its absence, there
only are 10,499 places now. with hold
ers Of the serial numbers 3.217 In last
place. s..
Crowder Draws Last One.
General Crowder, the provost mar
shall general, replaced the blihdfolded
! official at the bowl and himself drew
out the last number. Scarcely had
JUC ulStOIlC cVCuI tuuS IC0CAoN AlO
close than the news of the last draw
ing had been flashed over the coun-
try. The telegraphic feat Of trans
mitting the 10,500 numbers as rap
idly as they were drawn was pro.
nounced by officials today as among
the most notable features of the
whole process. The Associated Press
virtually cleared its wires of other
matters and gave the right Of way
to the drawing, with the result that
they were able to give to their read
ers promptly the numbers chosen In.
each local district.
With the close of the drawing, the
great bulk Of the business of making
the new army ready for service will
pass on to the state ant: 'ocal authori-
ties. They now must post the num-
bers Of the men first to be called
from each district. must summon them
for examination and l'ter IN must
take up the subject Of exemptions.
1t will be their duty in short to
turn over to the federal government
when the mobilization call comes In