The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1917-07-27
INFORMATION FOR
c0NscRlPTs.

folded man. When numbers were dlaWn n
sufficient to raise an army of about six
hundred thousand the work was COM
pleted as fur as this first draft was con-
cerned.
The balance Of numbers were for fut-
ure use, il more men we're needed.
Hence every man who. registered is .
soldier whether he may be in the first
draft, or just subject to future drafts.
The United States was divided into
about $500 repatriation districts. In
order to raise an army of over SIX hun.
dred thousand it is evident that these
districts must furnish on an average OF
over one hundred men. The districts
however vary greatly in population. The
smallest we think had only one hundred
|seventy-nine registered while the largest
had over 10.500.
Pembina county is one registration
district and the highest number Except
q few scattering who registered after the
regular time) is 1,4O8.
In every registration district the num-
bers began at one and ended with the
last name on the list in that district.
There were ten thousand five hundred
and odd numbers put in the glass globe
at Washington. The Secretary of War
drew out the first number. 1t was 258.
Practically every district in the United
States had man in it whose number
was 258. All these men were therefore
dra xn for the first call. In this Penn
blna county district, the man was Ray
Bodmer of Flora township and whose
postoffice is Crystal.
The next number drawn was 1922.
That number cut no figure in this county
and in fact probably IN less than half
the districts, because most of the dis
tricts would not have that large num-
Der on its lists.
The 9th number drawn was 458, this
again affected someone in this district
as we'll as someone in most of each of
the other districts.
And in this way the order in which
the conscripts will be called was estab-
lished. Thus from the above, the first
to be called from this district is 258 and
the second is 458. The sixth man drawn
in the lottery will in this county be the
second to be called. The number is 45S
as the intervening numbers do not affect
this county. No other number affecting
this county was pulled until the 35th
ticket was called, it's number 1895.
Because of the different sizes of the
districts the numbers as drawn called
very different numbers of men. For in
stance every district had number one
and that number when drawn called a
man from every district. On the con-
trary the number 1o,5oo. would probably
affect only one man in the one largest
district. For this reason it is difficult
to tell just how far down the drawn lists
one must 60 to see whether the drafted
number is likely to be called at once or
is practically exempt. At this writing
it is but guess, but it is probable that
the first 1900 numbers publish
ed will include all the numbers in Penn.
bins county that will be called by the
first draft, as ticket number 1907 called
for the 236th man from this county.
In general, the interested man may
conclude that il his number came early
in the drawing that he is selected" and
that il his number comes among the
later ones then he is exempt for the pre-
sent. II his number appears among the
intermediate spaces in the columns then
he will be in doubt until the lists of the
men on the first call are posted, which
will be in . few days. IL not by the time
this is 10 print. t,
The examination boards will notify all
persons liable to appear for examination
beginning with the first number drawn
and continuing until the quota required
from this district is filled.
It ls thought that with exemptions
physical and otherwise that at least
double the number Of persons required
will be summoned to appear before the
board. Owing to this uncertainty. and
also owing to the fact that our credits
Tor those who have already enlisted is
not yet fixed, there is no. telling at this
writing Just which numbered man will
be the last to be summoned. Approx
mstely II has been figured that this dis
trict will have to furnish 1ls men after
the credits have been made. II half Of
those summoned are exempt then it
would mean that the man whose nun.
ber wss drawn on the two hundred and
thirty-sixth pull. (leaving ont numbers:
over 1905 will g the lsst man 70 be
called ln this county. Sss