Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-07-20

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The exemption boards will take no
- action toward summonjnG their men
until these books reach them through
tho mails
The telephone message referred to by
General Crowder in his statement came
from the Acknowledgement Of New Jer-
Soy When that officer learned through
publication of the system of double
drawing, announced earlier in the day.
he saw Immediately that a grea, in
f5qstice would be done in his State be-
cause of the way in which the local
boards had given serial numbers to
the cards from the registration pre-
cincts.
The New Jersey officer promptly
communicated his discovery to the
Office OF the provost-marshal-Ge general
a hasty conference OF officials was
called behind locked doors. and quick
search made in the local board records
OF many States which have been re-
,ceived here. A similar situation was
found to exist in many parts OF the
country. In some lists colored and
white reEistrants had been classified
IN separate groups, and the serial
numbers ran accordingly. In others
aliens were separated and given their
own group OF serial numbers
DOUBLE DRAWING SYSTEM
MEANT HOPELESS TANGLE
1t was a hopeless tangle. If the
double drawing system were carried
out, one election district in any eXemp
ton division might be swept clean of
ell its young men to fll the quota.
While the ether electlrn districts IN
tie same exemption area furnished NJ
,nen whatever In other cases it Nigh:
be necessary to pass UPON and exempt
1000 aliens before = sinG American
was called to service. N others 1000
negroes nigh, be take? for exarina
ton before a white man "as called. or
vice versa
There was only one way out. and the
War Department, promptly announced
that the whole intricate method Of
drawing, devised 10 save time and la
Dor. would be abandoned in favor OF
the simple. direct plan of drawing SUM-
eieni numbers TO nx the place Of the
last man in the largest exemption dis
-Hic,- That was the original plan, and
lii was intended for weeks to draw in
that way. but the enormous amour, OF
labor snd the time involved prompted
The effort 70 devise short cut that
would be tai- 10 all
pSce-s OF General Crowders oHice
congratulated themselves tonight that
IRE difficulty II the way Of the double
orsu;cE was found to-day rather than
Stte- TIE drawing. II was certain 10
have h-en discovered Immediately az
ter~x-c- 4.d then II would have been
seeessa-r to declare lis results can
cels6 and draw again
EACH REGISTRATION BOARD
sUPERT1SES CERTAIN DISTRICT
=. d-s.; IS II wiM Re held to-
morrow means this: Th%-4 z-s !.557
registration eoG-ds. Each board
supe-v:ses eith%- ccur,y il rhe -urz!
s.cric1s G district v.,h a. es,i-
mated population q $1,000 in ci,:es
o: 5000 s-d ever
Tire -u-he- q .tys,-a-,s = these
districts yz-y. TIE smallest -urree.
.-e-e.e ece s.zt-lct Is ls7-ta at IN
se,,,ed cou-Iy - wyoming
The highest is more ,han 10000
: IN district % Detroit Iac,osed IL
Ee!at.-e capsules Will b. numbers
<ron o.e 70 1860 These viii be
placed II great glass howl They
'r1ren Will be drawn our oae e, ,ire
Tie FIRST number 6-swn vii! mean
that every man holding a Registration
caEo5beariaE thar number n a.! ot ta=
1857 districts Will be a-s, called to
.aerve.
Owing 70 the difference o. -ezis,-a-
lion n the various districts, however.
-shere IS this provision: Tha, u The
-trs, number or numbers drawn are
higher than the card bearing the
highest number in district. the first
number 10 be drawn within the limit
-of the numbered cards ot that district
~Fn designate the hrst man called
from the district IN question. For rs
ssta nee, should No 10000 be drawn
first, il would affect only q Few dis
-iricts, those having that number OF
-fegistrants. Then !: No. .: next 70
"be drawn the. man holding card No
"a would be the second 10 be called
An the district % more than 10000. but
FIRST N all below 10000.
- Each man registered learns from the
,lecal board OF his district the num-
-her of Registrars in the district He
, ~.can determine his liability 70 call by
higher than the number Of registration
, cards IN his district. This viii give
him his exact position in relation 10
J, his own district
, 200 PER CENT OF QUOTA
~ CALLED FROM ALL DISTRICTS
:. Each district is called upon 10 sup
> -ply 200 per cent O: its quota, Genera!
!, scrowder announced to-day. Thus. i:
: the registered number in II district is
: Zoo. and the quota twenty. forty men
I will be called for examination TINS
(, IN cans That the man who stands
y .torty-hrst on The list VIII be exempt
4 IRON the first call. Tn only pro
4 vision is that out OF The forty men
! ,ealled, twenty must be found physical
7 sty nj and free OF exemption should
, aHore men than forty be required IN
!, order 10 secure twenty. the next man
!. ga line viii be called. Tie prel!.n
( adpary workings Of the draft were com
: .p'eted when Pennsylvania. New York
s and Michigan, the last states to get
S Jeady' ANNOUNCED by wi!e tha, they
= .Were at last prepared.
. :, General Crowder. in authorization 70
/ sihese announcements. had conferred
: with Secretary Baker this forenoon
e Immediately upon the secretary's re-
{ turn from trip down the Yo,on,ac