Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-07-24
DELAY MAILING
OF MASTER LIST"
Will Not Be Ready for Sending
Out to Local Exemption
Boards Until To-Day.
MUST BE WATCHED CLOSELY
Drafted Men Eligible. for Enlist
rnent in Army or Guard After
Names Are Posted.
MUST BE WATCHED CLOSELY
tBy Associated Press. ]

WASHINGTON, July 23.-The muster
list OF the drawing last Friday. which
h1ed military liability under the draft.
VIII not, be. ready for distribution to
the local exemption boards until to-
morrow. 1t had been hoped to mail
IT tonight to Governors Of States for
distribution but delay resulted from
mechanical difficulties in printing.
Pending publication of this Official
Tesult of the drawing. no authentic
%.nfornatton is available to check the
unoficlal report transmitted to the
newspapers during the drawing. 1t is
probable copy of the official list will
be given out here tomorrow.
The Governors will be furnished with
t~o copies tor each local board in their
States. They will be asked to mail
each copy separately to local oTicial<.
80 as to insure delivery. Immedia, ely
on receipt of their lists each local
board will cancel the numbers higher
than the top red-ink number in It's
district. and then from the remaining
numbers enough men to make up
double the districts quota will be no.
tifed to appear for physical examina-
tion.
ruled to-day that posting at the hoard
headquarters of the list OF men order
cd TO appear constitutes legal notif-
cation. IT. therefore. is incumbent upon
all registered men TO learn their red
Ink numbers ut once, and to see that
the board headquarters Is watched when
the list is posted. Those ordered up
will be notified by mail, but the pc
oly f1r
from tho posting Of the list.
REGIsTRATION NO BAR
TO ENLISTMENT IN NAVY
The ruling was in connection with
an order Issued by the War Depart
ment. holding tho ranks Of the regu-
lar army open to registered men for
voluntary enlistment up to the time
such men have been posted as ordered
TO appear. The Navy Department has
been notified also that the army makes
no claim upon any registered man un-
til that time. SO that registration is
no bar to enlistment in the army. navy
or National Guard.
In apportionng draft quotas. credit
~as given for oil voluntary enlist
mcnts prior to June 80, but there has
been no indication whether credits
Will be given for men coming In since
that date. An average OF n,o-e thar
1000 men day has been reported by
the regular recruiting stations alone
and counting the National Guard. 1t is
probable that the voluntary system has
provided close to $4,000 men Of the
$4,000 called for under the draft act
as necessary to ti!l UP the regulars and
guard and create the first incremen.
OF tho national army. No announce
ment has been made as to what dis
position will be made OF this excess OF
credits. but 1t is entirely likely that
in the erd every man who enlsts vol
UNFAIRLY Will reduce by one the quota
of his home district.
NO TRANSFER FOR EXAMINATION
UNTIL REGIsTRANr Is CALLED
The office of the provost marshal was
swsmped to-day with applications 70.
blanks for requesting transfer Of ex-
animation. All who applied were told
that no steps in that direction could
be taken until the resistrant had been
called for examination. He then MAJ
secure necessary blanks from the board
within whose Jurisdiction he is at the
time. His physical examination can
be transferred. and afidavits regard
ing exemption claims may also be re-
ceived and considered at a temporary
residence.
Every man finally certified for MILL.
tary service. however, will return to
the jurisdiction OF his home board and
go with the troops from his home tow H.