The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-07-23
DRAFTING WAS
FINISHED ON
SATURDAY NJ

Always remember that the register.
ed men will be drawn in rotation 9s
the numbers came out of the urn al
Washington, and that not all who are
drafted will be called upon to fill the
ranks of the $4,000 men.
The select draft for the 100000 men
wanted by Uncle Sam in his first army
Of recruits was concluded at Washing
ton Saturday morning. The draft
started on Friday at $50 a. m. The
draft was from total of 100000
registrants and it cannot positively be
known who will be in the first draft
until after the exemption boards in the
various districts have concluded their
labors next week. 1t can only be con-
jectured at this time what number OF
men in each district will have to be
drawn to fill the county quota. The
number of physically disabled for mil
itary service and those which will be
granted exemptions under the rules
laid down by the federal authorities,
will be the determining factor in the
number of men required from each
district to fill up the county quota.
Any ones guess is about as good as
another's, and until the exemption
boards begin their work next week it
can not be determined what the per-
centage of rejection will be.
Liability to Draft.
Saturday night Gen. Crowder issued
the following statement:
1.-THE drawing is complete and has
apparently been successful. The next
step is the certificatiOn of the results
of the drawing to Asst local boards and
the application by each board Of the
chart to it's serially numbered list.
This need consume but little time,
and when done the order of priority Of
the nearly 100000 registrants to re-
port for examination will be revealed.
Such additional drafts as may be or
dered by the president will be filled by
calling men in the order Of this es-
tablished priority and no further draw
ing will be necessary. Each local
board upon receipt of its chart and
upon notification by the government of
the quota to be raised by it, may pro-
coed at once, under registrations al
ready promulgated to summon for ex-
animation. We have now reached the
stage when we must have concert OF
action by the states. In raising state
contingents the race is to the swiftest."
Jefferson County 80.
Adjt Gen. Orlando Holway has an
nounced that Wisconsin will be called
upon to furnish 1886 men in the first
draft Credit will be given Wisconsin
for men who have enlisted in the Ma
tiOnal guard and the regular army
from April to June 80.
Under this ruling the county Of JEFF
ferson will be called upon to furnish
80 men and Dodge county 345 men. Ev-
cry man who was registered has the
means of knowing whether he is one OF
the first one million three hundred and
seventy thousand called to appear be-
fore the local exemption boards, from
whom six hundred and eighty-seven
thousand will be selected to compose
the first draft army Of half million
men and to fill vacancies in the Ma
tional guard and the regular army.
Out of MilWaukee's military regis
tration Of over $4,000 only 354O will be
drafted into the nations first army of
6S7 900 men.
Those selected for service under the
draft will be permitted to enlist in the
regular army or National guard at any
time prior to their call for examina-
| ton before exemption boards, prob
ably ten days hence Provost Marshal
General. Crowder announced Sunday
night They will not be allowed, how
ever, to join the marine corps.