Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1917-07-19
Draft Law Be PUT
|. IN OPERATION
NEXT week
Apaw1NG OF NUMBERS BY LOT
Terry TO OCCURR IN WAR DE-
PARTMENT BUILDING.
|DAHO's QUOTA IS 22s7
Instructions From War Office Say
physical Examinations First-Ex-
emptions Settled Later.

The day of the draft when the fate of
America s young men is to be decided is
lear at hand. 1t is expected that some
lime next week the drawing of numbers
ril occurr in Washington, d. G. The
oom in which the drawing will take
lace is Secretary Bakers reception
bal adjoining his office in the state
var and navy building. The form of
ottery used will be great glass bowl
illed with little capsules each Of which
contains square slip of paper with the
master number" that will determine
which men must step forward to fill thu
first levy of $4,000. The clerical force.
which is to aid in the lottery is picked.
They staged dress rehearsal last Sat
urday and will go through their parts
gain on the day before the draft.
The quotas assigned to the various
tates are now fixed and each state IS
redited with its enlistments in the
National Guard or Regular Army since
April first The figures are based on
total initial draft of $4,000 men.
New York leads all other states with 4
auota of 69,241. Oregon has the small
lest number to furnish, III.
Secretary of War Bakers letter of
Instructions dated July ~, reads as fol-
lows:
"By virtue of the authority the presi-
bent to increase temporarily the mill
tary establishment of the United States,
lapproved May IS, 1917, the president
Rof the United States has ordered the
aggregate number of 6S7 900 men to be
raised by draft for the military service
of the United States, in order to bring
to full strength the organizations of the
Regular army and the organization en-
bodying the members, of the national
+ guard, drafted into the military service
|of the United States, and to. create the
national army and has caused said ag-
gregate number to be apportioned to
the several states and territories and
the District of Columbia, as set forth
in the schedule hereto appended.
"The governor of each state and ter
ritory and the commissioners OF the
District of Columbia, acting for and by
the direction of the president and in ac-
eordanee with said act of congress and
rules and regulations prescribed pur-
suant thereto, shall apportion the
quotas so apportioned to such states,
territories or districts and shall com.
municate to each local board established
in such state, territory or district, notice
of the net quota to be furnished by such
board and such net quotas shall here
upon be furnished by the respective local
boards as required by said act of con-
gress and rules and regulations pursuant
thereto,''
Idaho is required to furnish 22S7 men
on the day of draft. She is accredited
with 253S enlistments since the first OF
April.
Recent instructions received by county
officials explain that all registered per
sons are liable to immediate call fol-
physical examination. The bulletin oi
information gives the following regula
tons on the subject:
Call for Examination.
As soon as. quotas are assigned tt
each State and each board, each boart
will call upon persons whose cards ar,
IN Its jurisdiction instructing them tt
present themselves for examination
This call will be posted at the offic,
OF the local board and the papers vii
De requested to print it. A notice will
also be mailed to you, but the postin,
OF the list at the office of the boart
VIII be deemed sufficient notice St'
charge You with the duty of presentin,
Yourself. The law therefore makes i
your duty to inform yourself when yol
are called. The mailing is for your con
Semence, but if the letter never reache
you, You can not make that an excuse.
Watch the lists at the office of you
poard and see when you are called fo
examination.
Physical Examination.
lou must report for physical exami
nation ON the day named in your call
la If you are found physically dis
gaalified the board will give you cert
,ieate which will explain to you wha
your further duties are.
W If you are found PHYSICAL.
auahfied and file claim for exemI
% aon within days after your call ye
sli be given 10 days after filing you
sialm of exemption to file proof in SUI
poft OF your claim of exemption.
" II you are found physically quail
Ecu and file no claim for exemption, 0
you do not appear for physical exam
a.on, your name will be posted to tn
s.fiet sa;nf board as one who was called TO
ll.ary service and was not exempte
~ .an discharged. On the eighth day afte
ea n' or within two days thereaftel
,pSpies OF the list of persons SO posted t
.ne district boards will be given to tn
s,ss nm with request for publication
tha oe posed in place at the office Q
ocai board accessible to the publ