Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1917-07-19
Vol. 7 No. y.
DRAWING NEXT WEEK.
Secretary OF War to Start Lottery
for the Selection OF Young Men
for the Army.


for military service. Will commence
next week, as everything is about
cal board for Lincoln County has
prepared the list OF registrants.
assigning numbers to each, dupli-
Gates OF which have been sent to
Washington where the Official draw
ing VIII take place.
Under the order OF the President
each state will be given credit for
the number OF men already enlisted
in the regular army and national
guard. and after deducting this
number from Idaho's quota. it still
leaves 2,2S7 as the number that Ida
no will be called upon to furnish in
the draft. The governor of the state
viii approximate the number to be
drafted from each county in the
state I'm relation TO the population
OF the various counties, and while
this apportionment has not been
made as yet. it is estimated that
Lincoln County will be called upon
TO furnish about GO of her young
men for the service. 1t is not contem-
plated that each of the millions of
numbers will be drawn, but a mas
ter number will be drawn and all
persons having number CORES
ponding 10 this Will be first chosen.
This will go on until every one that
registered on June 5th will be
drawn, and those who escape the
first call Will be called upon later.
The results are then sent to the local
boards, who summon the men In
the order drawn.
Those summoned by the local
board will be notified to appear be-
fore the local board of physical ex-
animation ON date specified, one
third on the morning of the fifth
day following the mailing OF the no.
tice. one third on the sixth day and
one-third ON the seventh day. Any
person summoned who is temporari-
ly absent, or who is Ill. may report
at any time before the tenth day
Any person who is too Ill to appear
on the tenth day may be examined
cumstances. any person who is alb
sent from the county in which he is
registered may be allowed to report
for examination to the local board
of the county in which he may be
Those who fail to appear for exam.
ination, as required by the regula-
tions, will be recorded as physically
qualified for military service.
The physical examination shall
be made by the medical member OF
finds that the person examined Is
physically dnht for service, he will
be re-examined by another physi
clan. selected by the board, who
shall make another examination
without Knowledge OF or reference
to the first examination. Even Il
both physicians report that the per
son is not physically qualified, the
board may still set aside these re
ports and refuse to discharge him
many Is required.
Exemptions Claimed.
All persons claiming exemption
from military service must file sucf
claims, on form to be furnished
on or before the seventh day aftel
the mailing of the notice that the,
have been called for service.
The following persons are ex
empt: Officers of the Unite,
States AMI of the several states
ministers of religion and students o
divinity; persons in the military o.
naval service of the United States
subjects of Germany; all other res
ident aliens who have not taken on
their first papers.
The local boards have no juris
diction to decide claims for occupa
tional exemption. All such claim
will be decided by the district board
of which there will be at least on
in each state. This class of exemp
ton includes persons engaged Il
industries. including agriculture
found to be necessary to the main
tenance of the military establish
ment, or the effective operation OF
the military forces. or the mainten
ance of national interest during tn
emergency
Claims for these exemptions mus
be f,led with the district board on o
before the fifth day after the perso
has been notified, by the local boar
that he has been called for servic
and not exempted or discharged.