Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-09-18
ORDER BOARDS SEND
OUT QUESTIONNA!RES
Men of Nineteen to Twenty, and
Thirty-Two to Thirty
Six Are Called.
HAVE SEVEN DAYS FOR CLAIMS
Drawing of Serial Numbers Will
Likely Take Place on
September 2S.

WASHINGTON. September IL
Local draft boards will begin ,o-nlor.
row the mailing Of qucstiornaircs TO
men who registered September u on
the age group nineteen and twenty
years and thirty-two to thirty-six
years inclusive.
Orders from General Crowder's Of
lice TO the boards arc that they Shall
mail at least 10 nSr cent OF tho
tlncstiYnnaircs each day until all arc
mailed If they can exceed this quota
they arc authorized to do so Tho
rcElstranta ar" allowed seven days in
which Ia ill ou, and rcturn their
Gucsiionnaircs must he back in The
boards hands by October :.
But the drawing Will be held be
fore tina, time. The qucstionnaircs will
GO out under tho provost marshal
generals orders with tho serial num-
Der on it but tho order number space
tho drawing by the boards
The only limitation on tho d,tc nj
INC dra wing IS t,hn 'i'sc by wEtch all
local boards. Tho provost -marsh;,I
generals office is satisfied that tho in
tcErity OF the local boards - ".h
the serial numbers after the DRIVING
TO affect tho order numbers Of favored
rcEistranis. but il intends to ho;l ,hc
big drawing under such conditions
chat no one can even make charges Of
chat character. Til. conditions. under
which Inc drawing $ held must be
such that th"v themselves arc a COM
o!cte answer u any charges witch
might be made.
,,1"G General raj crowIer had originally
October 2. Later it Was suggested ID
that II might he moved up - scr,"n,-
ecr -. Now tho talk about the Of
everything ready for septc71h.. rs. II
Will DC held before tho uucstionnaircs
arc all returned
COMPLAIN DRIVERS ARE
TAKEN FROM AUTO TRUCKS.
Complaints coming TO the provost-
narshal-IcncraI's oflcc that the local
draft boards have hccr taking auto
,ruck drivers off trucks that arc max
Ing, regular freight runs between cities
and arc relieving the freight cnnecs-
tion on the railroads. resulted to-day
= an announcement. that:
: Concerns. engaged in the trans
claim deferred classification ~ ,hair
necessary employees"
Under this ruling. the concerns must
establish to the satisfaction cf the
district boards their own essentially
and ne essentiaiity of the employees
There was new rush OF applicants
TO the adjutant- generals Office Cor
commissions as result of the lft,ng
OF the lid on commissions yesterday
However. the restrictions that all
staff commissions must pass through
the personnel bureau anl tho plan TO
put tho matter more completely up to
the heads Of the various stan dcpa rt-
ments in the selection OF civilians for
officers arc expected TO result in 1
more careful wccding-out process than
ever before.
The rule that applicants -. COM
missions in the line first must he in
Quoted into the army as privatcS ,ud
then sent to training camps whence.
Il they fail OF commissions. they will
he sent to camns as priVatcs. will re-
suit i'm moro now in the service gct-
ting chances AT commissions and in
"A more orderly promotion. Few per-
sons will receive commissions ~ he |
line higher than second lieutenant !
at the start. Vacant higher ranks
will be filled by promotions from the
i'm m diate lowe ranks
Officers are to be promoted strictly on
merit and the men in the ranks atc To
have first cha ace