Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-07-27
FULTON CQUNTY'S DRAFT
Unofficial List of Numbers Drawn-Fultons Quota
Probably 1873 Registered Men Must Scan Lists For
Notice of Draft-Delay in Sending Official
List From Washington

The total number Of registered men
in the United States as determined by
the registration on June 5th is $685.
3s2. Last Friday, July Goth, in the
city Of Washington, ID. c., everyone
of these men was drawn for possible
service in some branch of the United
States Military Service, those whose
serial numbers were drawn first, will
be the first to be called for examin-
alton and service and so on in the or
der of drawing. For the benefit of
our readers who have not had access
TO daily papers the following details
of the greatest draft of men ever
made in the United States are here
given. There are 4557 registration
districtSin the United States; the To-
cal Registration Board in each one of
these districts, acting under instruc-
tions from the Provost Marshall Cen
eral, at Washington, gave to each
man registered a serial number, these
serial numbers. ranged from number
to the number representing the total
number of men registered in any given
district. In Fulton county the total
number Of men registered was 1744,
consequently the serial numbers for
this county were from l to 1744 in
elusive At Washington last Friday
10000 numbers from 1 up we're plac-
ed in gelatine capsules, each capsule
containing one number, these capsules
were placed in a large glass jar,
thoroughly mixed and blindfolded men
drew from this jar, one at a time these
capsules, assistants opened the cap
sules as they we're drawn and read the
numbers which they contained. These
numbers were recorded by other as
sistants and so for fifteen hours the
drawing proceeded until the last cap
sule had been taken from the jar
Secretary Of War Baker blindfolded
drew the first capsule from the jar
which was found to contain/ the num-
ber 258 in consequence the man hav-
ing 25S in each one of the 4557 reg
istration districts of the United
States is the first man to be called
from his district. others will be called
in the order in which their serial num-
bers we're drawn.
Owing 20 some mechanical Difficult
ty in printing there was a delay in
sending out the master" or official
list from Washington; the lists pub
lished in the daily papers are unoffi-
cial and may or may not be correct.
Official lists are sent out from Wash
ington 10 the goveronrs Of each state:
the governors in turn send out two
copies of this official list to each local
board in their states. Immediately on
receipt Of these official lists each 10
cal board will proceed TO cancel all
numbers on the list higher than the
highest serial number IN their district,
which in the case Of Fulton county is
1744. and then from the remaining
numbers Nenough men to make up
double the districts quota will be nOti-
fed TO appear for physical examin-
alton.
In Fulton county the quota is be-
lieved to be 1873, though the local board
had not received any official informa-
tion on this up to Wednesday Of this
week.
We publish herewith the list of the
first 276 men drawn in Fulton county,
these numbers are taken from the un-
official lists that have appeared in the
daily papers; corrections if any will
be made as soon as the official list is
available. Provost Marshall General
Crowder has ruled that the posting at
the headquarters of the local board of
the names of the men ordered to APP
pear, constitutes legal notification
therefore il is incumbent upon all
registered men to ascertain their serial
numbers and see that board head
quarters are watched when the lists