Montgomery County sentinel., 1917-07-27
The Historic Drawing OF Men For
Americas Armies.

years OF age, inclusive who registered on
June 5, was made last Friday in Washing
ton city.
of the approximately 1000 men reg
istered in Maryland, 14.l92 were picked
through the draft-lottery for the first call.
That number is double the quota Maryland
will be called upon to furnish for the first
army, Double the necessary number was
called because it has been estimated that,
taxing the country as whole, about one
hali OF those called will be exempted for
one reason or another; 1t has been calcu-
lated that 20 per cent will be exempted
for physical reasons.
Alter the exemptions shall have been
made the necessary number of men will
be mustered into the service of their coun-
try This business probably will be fin
ished within few weeks at the outside.
The work will be rushed. Very quickly,
according to the War Departments plans,
the exemption boards will be at work.
There will be one in each ward in BaIti-
more city, four in Baltimore county, two
in Allegany, Frederick and Washington
counties, and one each in the other coun-
ties
1t is probable that each board will notify
the men within its Jurisdiction, who have
been drafted, to report However, each
drafted man should understand that he
is obligated to report, whether he has been
notified by the board or not. Each drafted
man should make it his business at once
to ascertain the names of the members of
the board in his jurisdiction and where
the office is, and report to them at once.
They will have the physical tests made.
If then he desires to claim exemption or if
the authorities desire to exempt him be-
cause they believe he can be more useful
at home, decision will be Given. Assum-
ing that man passes the physical tests,
and neither raises nor has raised against
him other exemption claims. he will be
passed for service. He will be notified in
due time thereafter where and when to
, report.
1t should be understood that every man
who was enrolled on June 5-about 120,-
600 in Maryland and about 10000, 900 in
the United States-was drafted subject to
call Friday. each being given position in
the order of liability for service The A.
1872 called in Maryland simply are the ones
first in the order of liability to service, and
so constituting the class from which Mary
lands quota of the new army will be drawn.
1t may be that the 1905 men. Mary
lands actual quota. viii! be gained without
going completely through the l4,192 If
so. that will be because there we're fewer
exemptions than expected. On the other
hand, there may be more exemptions than
were expected. in which case 1t will be-
come necessary to call men in addition to
the 14,l92-the men whose positions in
the order Of liability to service Immediately
follow the 14.192.
The selection of Maryland's actual quota
of 1905 men will be made in this wise
In each jurisdiction-t that is, each territory
under the management of board-there
will be new list OF all those registered in
that Jurisdiction. each name appearing in
the order Of liability for service. These
lists will be made in Washington and will
be based upon Fridays drawing. Each
such Jurisdiction will be advised by the
State authorities of the number of men II
must furnish tOwerd the States quota of
1906 men. In each Jurisdiction the man
first in the order of liability for service. as
shown by the drawing, will be the first
whom the board must consider toward
making up the number of men the State
authorizes call for.
For example. it happened that No. 258
was the first number drawn in Washing
ton; the man holding that number in each
unit in Maryland and throughout the land
is the man first subject to consideration
by the board Of his Jurisdiction. The man
holding 258 in the Twentieth ward of Bal
timore. the man holding 258 in any one
OF the districts of Baltimore county, the
man holding 258 in any other county will
be the first man considered by the board |
in such Jurisdiction.
General Crowder has issued the following
statement:
THE drawing is complete and has been
apparently successful. The next step will |
be the certifcation of the results of the
drawing to 4,557 local boards and the ap- |
plication by each board of its chart to its |
serially numbered lists. This need con-
sumo but little time, and when done the |
order of priority of the nearly 100000 |
registrants to report for examination will |
be revealed Such additional drafts as may
be ordered by the President will be filled |
by calling the men in the order of this |
established priority and no further draw
ing will ever be necessary. Each local
board upon receipt Of it's chart and upon
notification by the Governor Of the quota
to be raised by it. may proceed at once.
under regulations already promulgated. to
summer men for examination.
Another step accomplished was the ap-
pointment of the district boards Of the
States and announcement Of the names of .
the five men who VIII compose each OF
them. Some States have six or eight
boards to ease the task. Federal judicial
districts. the areas used for geographical
distribution of the boards being divided
into two or three sections for that purpose
and separate board named for each.
Maryland: Division No. Edwin G.
Baetjer. Charles England. John II. Fer
euson. John H. Gibbs and DIR. Nathan r.
Gorter. Division No. 2-Millard F. Bur
CESS. Jas H. Gambrill. Jr.. DR.. L. A. Grif-
tith. Robert L. Moss and Chas. o. Roemer.
Division No. 3-Curtis E. Crane, DIR. j. |
McFadden Dick, Judge ". Laird Henry.
Charles F. Rich and Harry A. Roe.
These district boards will have no func-
tion until the local boards in their territory |