Evening journal., 1917-07-11
DRAFTING Period
IS DRAWING NEAR
Registrars Are Urged to
Get Their Serial Numbers
at Once
RURAL LIST Is
POSTED AT NEWARK

Members OF tho local exemption
boards today denied that there IS any
cause for the impression that has
been gaining ground that they have
received secret orders which they
have refused 10 give out 10 the press
for publication. 10 was said that the
members OF the boards have no more
knowledge OF what procedure TO take
In the FINAL draft than has any other
man, who keeps himself informed OF
what is going on by carefully per
using the newspaper reports.
The number of men who entered
the old Court House 10 search for
their serial numbers was materially
Increased today over the number who
made inquiries yesterday, and IL Is
believed that the majority OF regis
tanis will have their serial number
ready 90 compare with the draft
numbers when these are flashed from
/ Washington. Those who stlll havo
not learned what their serial number
! Is, however. are urged 20 make haste,
as the draft may start within forty
eight hours, providing all OF the
5000 districts In the country are heard
from by tomorrow. 'ond II Is desired
that the regstrants be able To Know
for themselves whether or not they
have been called.
Men living out of town must write
to their home districts for their serial
number, and it Is advised that this
be done at once Many inquiries are
being made by people living In rural
New Castle county, who wish to know
70 whom % write for their numbers.
Rogistrants. living in the rural as
irlcis or this county, are advised %
write to William =. Wright Newark
In ali cases where Inquiries, con-
corning serial numbers are to be made
by mail, registrants are asked TO ad
dress their letter to the exemption
board IN the city, or district in which
they registered Look at your reg
istration certificate and write 10 the
exemption board Of the district o
ward given IN the upper right han'
corner OF your card. Give all OF thu
, information on the card, that As, IN or
der TO make Il easy for tho exemption
J board IN your home town 20 look al
] your number with ease
b Give your registration number
y | (This will be found In the upper righ
b hand corner)
5 Your precinct and the name OF III
registrar. whose name Will be foun
on the lower right hand corner
Give your name In full and encloi
J. in the letter a stamped envelope.
l. Men who have enlisted In az
IT branch Of the armed forces OF q
n United States since registration a
r. arc not required to discover for the
ca selves their serial number, as IN
IT, no longer come under the conscr
n ton law, but in order that the VIC
a Of sitting these men out may be
ht cilitatod as many as can find u q
ne venient TO do so are requested
discover their numbers.
i. Was also announced To-Day u
for Inc benefit OF those men. espe
he | ally railroad men. who could not ID
in sibly 20 IN person 10 the REGISTRAR
81, room 10 End out their serial nui
le beers. there will be some one on du
he practically all OF the time 20 81
iv thdn their numbers over the tel
o. phone. Those requesting their nui
he bcrs over the phone arc requested
ne follow the same Instructions as tho
n given out for the men making
ne quiries by mail,
In Be ready 10 give the number OF 20
rs district. card number. ward a.
name.