Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-17

With only ten states remaining to be
heard from on the organization Of local
exemption boards and with the serial
number lists Of registrants from all but
$40 of the 1859 exemption districts on
file in Washington, Provost Marshal
General Crowder was hopeful today that
the preliminary stages of the war army
drawing would be completed within for.
ty-eight hours. He prepared to take up
with Secretary Baker later in the day
details Of the lottery process for final
approval.
II there is no unexpected delay, Il
seems likely that the drawing can be
held Friday or Saturday. A single dis.
trict which fails to finish its prelim.
mary work on time. however. can hold
up action Indefinitely.
Ten States Yet at Work. 4
Once past the drawing stage, Gen.
Crowder pointed out today, the necss.
sity for concerted action by the states
ceases and the examination Of regis.
trants and their assignment to the army
or exemption can proceed in any stAfe,
witncut regard to progress made my
other community.
The ten states not having completed
their preparations for the drawing are
Alabama, Illinois. New Yorf, Michigan.
Mississippi, Missouri, Kentucky. Ohio.
Pennsylvania and Virginia. The grour
includes the states having tho largest
population and probably the total
population of all ten represents some.
where near half of the population Of
the entire country. The fact that re.
ports from only $40 individual districts
of the 1868 are missing. however,
shows that even in the ten states the
work is well advanced, and each has
only few districts behind schedule.
The entire list may be completed today.
Gen. Crowder declined to make any
comment on the statements made yes.
terday in the Senate attacking the fair
ness of the census bureau population
estimates upon which the allotment OF
quotas under the draft law is based.
How Estimates Are Made.
Other officials pointed out, however,
that the revised estimates Of the census
bureau were not intended to ix the act
ual population of any community. The
estimates are prefaced with the state-
ment that they are for use in connection
upon registration. and represent the dis
tribution over the country Of men be-
tween the ages fixed in tho draft law a.
liable for military service
Large figures for many of the citfea
are accounted for by the concentration
Of men Of the draft age there for work
in munition or other plants.
Gen. Crowder has wired the governors
of the delinquent states asking that
they speed up the work of the delin-
quent precincts. Officials here, how
ever, doubt III all returns will be com.
plete before tomorrow night.
President Wilson is expected to issue
regulations defining the draft liability
of government workers. Exemptions. it
is thought, will be granted to only in.
employees.
Urged to Study Exemption Rules.
Registrants are urged by the provost
marshal general to take every oppor-
tunity between now and the time of the
drawing of numbers to inform them.
selves thoroughly regarding the exemp-
tion regulations. This will assist ma
terially in reducing to a minimum the
confusion to be cleared up after the
are made.
Attention has been directed to va
rious sections of the regulations over
which questions have arisen, and IL
was suggested that the local boards
and the press cooperate during the
time before lots are drawn to insure
that the registered men know just how
TO perform their part in the great task
If examination and exemption.
So that easier access may be had to
the lists of registration numbers in
the hands of local boards. Provost.
MARSHAL General Crowder telegraphed
he governors of all the states asking
hat instead of posting the lists at the
BOARD offices. they be placed .in some
,afe, central Office such as police head.
quarters" In the larger cities es-
,ecially, the provost marshal general
;aid, much Inconvenience has been
.aused by having the lists available
,nly at out t-ofthe-way board Offices.
Questions Only for Local Boards.
of1cials here are anxious that local
boards make it clear everywhere that
cred man for any cause other than
,hysical disability or dependent rela-
ives can be taken up before the local
,oards. The whole matter of indus
rial exemptions Is left to the superior,
cards. one of which has been created
n each federal judicial district.
No individual case where exemption
s desired because the registrant is
npaeed in any industry classified as
;taj t6 the conduct of the war will
% taken up until that individual has
sen called up for examination by his
neal board, found to be without de.
endents and physically fit for military.
uty and certified to the superior
oard. After that application to the
rounds will be admissible. The regis
rant or his employer may file necss-
ary anidavits with the superior board