The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-05-03
CHOOSE FOR ARMY BY LOT
The Government VIII Use Elec-
ton Machinery to Force
the Registration Of
Men Eligible for
Service.

Washington, April 28.-To put
into effect CONSUMPTION, the Wa,
Department viii call on all thu
election machinery Of the vari
GUS states. Messages went out
today to the states telling them
to make ready for the big task
ahead. The registration is to be
done before the judges and clerks
Of election. just as on registra-
ton days or election day, except
with this big difference-every-
one will have to register within
the required ages. And it may be
said there also will be no repeat
ing expected.
The final terms ofthe draft bill
will be worked out in conference,
hut they provide for enlistment
as follows:
1. The House bill says every
one between 81 and 40 must reg
ister on the day the President
sets by proclamation. The Sen
ate bill says between 21 and q.
Whichever way the bill is finally
agreed to it is probable that only
: the first five years will be called
to register at once by the Presi-
dent, so as not to cucumber the
registration polls at the outset,
although in that event everyone
in the specified years must regis
ter eventually on the days set.
Whether Il person may think him
self exempt or not he must regis
ter for service and that will be
decided later.
2. After the registration days
IL million names will be called
for the first quota. The number
will be divided among the states
and districts to be specified by
the President, according to the
population, with allowance made
for the number of young men
that have already enlisted in the
regular army, the national guard
or navy.
3. The names will be drawn
from the jury wheel by lots.
There will be Class l., Glass 2,
etc, by lot, the exact method to
be worked out yet by the War
Department. Everybody will
have to take his chance in the
drawing. After the drawing,
then those whose names are
drawn will have to be examined
first for physical qualifications
Next the exemption lists will be
applied. Then additional names
will be drawn to make up the full
quota required from that com
munity after the exemptions.
4. The exemptions are speci-
fled in the most general terms in
the bill, but specific regulations
will be made by the President
which the local tribunals will
have to follow, so that there will
be no chance for favoritism. Sub
stitution or buying off is prohib-
tied. The general exemptions
are:
Those not morally or physical
ly fit, those members of a recog-
nizcd religious sect or creed
which forbids it's members parti-
cipating in war; ministers Of the
gospel; mail carriers; employees
in navy yards, arsenals, or NUM-
ton factories of the government,
and persons in industries (the
War Department will pass upon
this), the operation of which are
to the military estab-
lishment of such as munition fac
tories, etc. This also extends to
persons the department finds ne
cessary to agriculture as well.
The regulations will be worked
out in detail and announcement
by the War Department Rcr-
sons exempted will be given a
service button and papers to
show they are a part Of the in
dustrial or agricultural service,
hut the exemption lasts only
while they actually are needed.
They might be called in for an.
other drawing il their necessity
ia industry or agriculture no
longer existed. Persons where It
is clearly shown will leave actual