The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-24
PHYSICAL EXAMINATIONS
 OF DRAFTED MEN MONDAY;
 MASTER LISTS IN MAILS
The Official Word Which Assigns Each of 10000, 900 Liable to Military Duty Sent to Exemption Boards of Nation From Washing ton This Morning.

ants Tn Large ClJleS Ne
 suits in Appointment of
 Three Appellate Boards
 for State Instead of One.
 Master lists of the draft-the official and last word assigning every man of the 1O,OOO,OOO to his place in the National army
 were going forward from Washington in the mails today to the 4 4,557 local boards. They supercede all hitherto publish ed lists and rectify all errors. The lists have been prepared withthe greatest care and safe guards against errors. Print led by the most expert and trusted men in the government. printing office, they have been proof read three times by vet leran proof readers.
 In order that each district board may be assured of getting list in the mails. two copies are mailed to each i--one in one mail and one in another. The theory of this practice is that if one list goes astray the other surely will reach it's destination.
 The summoning of the men of the first increment before the local board will quickly follow the receipt of the oficfal master lists. Until the men are summoned they are free to volun- teer.
 Exanination of the master list shows that red ink number 67s4 has been placed As No. 1V,500 in the order 6f drawing It Is assumed that this was the, missing number and was placed last, although the blank cap suie first came up as No. 1o,oo4- It previously had been understood that red ink number 466 GA was the missing number, but that number was later 1ound as No. 1852. W
 Another correction on the unofficial list shown is red in number 570 as liability number 3,512. It was trans mftted as 507 but duplicated liability <4A4-<S<OA ink number 5o7- as liability number 2S6.
 Provost MarshaI General Crowder ruled yesterday that posting at the board headquarters of the list of men ordered to appear constitutes legal notification. It, therefore, is incum- bent upon all registered men to learn their red ink numbers at once and to see that the board headquarters is watched when the list Is posted. Those ordered up also will be notified by. madl, but the period allowed = appearance will count from the post ing of the list
 The ruling was in connection with an order issued by the War Depart tnent holding the ranks of the regu- lar army open to registered men for lvoluntary enlistment up to. the time such men have been posted as order i ed to- appear. The Navy Depart 4 ment has been notified also that the army makes no claim upon any reg istered men until that time. so that registration is no bar 70 enlistment in the army, navy or National Guard.
 In apportioning draft quotas credits are given for all voluntary enlist nents until the exemption boards starr c<dIll4AnB 0IdaLSQ ulcn. All dNSEd Se l of more than 1000 men a day has been reported by the. regular recruit ing stations alone, and counting the National Guard 1t is probable that the voluntary system has provided close to 50.000 men of the sS7, ,00t called for under the draft act a. necessary to i'll up the regulars and guard and create the first increment of the national army. No an nouncement has been made as to wha disposition will be made of this excess of credits but it is entirely Hkel! that in the end every man who en lists voluntarily will reduce by on' the quota of his home district.
 The office of the Provost Marsha was swamped yesterday with apphca tfons for blanks requesting transfei of examinations All who applied were told that no steps in that direc ton could be taken until the regis trant had been called for examina ton. He then may secure necessar. blanks from the board within who's Jurisdiction he Is at the time. Hi physical examination can be transfer red and affidayits regarding exemp ffon claims may also be received ant considered at a temporary residence
 LANCAya AAAAAA lAAAdAAy GCILlAcu lOI lIlAA itaxy service, however, will return t, the jurisdiction of his home board an, go with the troops from his hom town.
 The arrival in Bridgeport today o the equipment with which the Bridge port exemption boards will handle their subjects and the immediate in stallation of the machinery for earl, operation indicated that within 2 hours after the master sheets reacf this city, the boards will have in tht mail a notice to all of those to b, called for the first examination, tha are to appear.
 The boards will meet tomorrow af fernoon at the University club to de eide upon uniform regulations to gov .ern the calling of men for examina ton, n all divisions. In all probabiI
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