Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1918-10-04
DRAFT LOTTERY IS
HELD AT CAPITAL
PRESIDENT WILSON DRAWS THE
FIRST NUMBER FROM GLASS
LOTTERY BOWL.
First Number Drawn, 322, Was Low
Enough to Touch the Lat OF
Nearly Every Local Draft
6oard in the Country.

Washington The drawing Of order
numbers for the i3O00.VO0 draft regis.
frnnfs enrolled September Y was
started Monday. September 30 by
President Wilson.
Bllndf0lded, tho president CROPPED
into the great glass lottery bowl and
drew OUT one OF 1900 capsules. II
contained "a slip numbered ~. thus
giving to men holding that serial anin-
Der first place Ia their respective
GLASSES after regiSfrnnts already class
iacd under previous registrations.
The number WIS low enough "a touch
the lisf Of every local draft board la
the country except one or fwO ~ the
very smallest
Vice President Marshal drew The
SECOND number. and WIS followed by
sixteen other notnbles who had bern
invited 10 participate. Officers and en-
listed men ~ The army. assisted BY q
corps OF teilers. then settled down 70
the task OF snptying fhe bowl The
900 numbers had been drawn and re-
corded before 1 O'Clock. The drawing
continued almost without interruption
through the night
Oaly the first 100 numbers We're
flashed 70 the country By telegraph.
because ~ the impnciicnbility Of
t.cgfnphlng 81 Of the 1000, Tie
press had been asked 20 refrain from
sending more than 100 numbers. The
complete master lists were 30 be
mailed as soon as the drawing was
over 10 district draft boards through
out the country 10 he made public by
them
There was an Interested crowd 10 |
Witness the opening ceremony, bat the
Interest wns rather Ia The pafticiin'
ton Than In the drawing itself. for
the classification system which deter
mines the status of the registrauis has
made the order numbers relatively un-
Important.
The president. with Mrs. Wilson,
reached the caucus room Just before
noon All was in readiness for the
drawing, including n battery Of cum
rras thai reached across the room di-
rectly hrfDFr the bowl This bowl.
The one used IA tho original draft lot
terry. had been brought from It's place
II Independence hall. Philadelphia. for
The OCCASION
Before making his explanatory
statement. Provost Marshal General
'rowder whispered to tie prcslden,
hat IN his case the blind. always worn
,y ihoS. drawing numbers. would be
dispensed with. MIR. Wilson said he
bought "a would be- better to make no
reception IN his case so the blindfold
uade FROM a slip Of cloth that eovared
chair used In the signing Of the
Declaration OF Independence was al
ustcd as the president approached the =
,owi
1'he crowd spplauded rs No. ~,
sas announced and the president re-
nrned to his seat to watch the remain ,
Ter OF the ceremony,
After the first number had been
Irnwn aud recorded the next fifteen
numbers were drawn. Ia order. by Vice
resident Marshal. Senator salisbury =
resident pro teinpore of the senate
speaker CLARK. Secretary Daniels, Act
ng Secretary Crowell Of the war de-
arsmrnt. senator Chamberlain OF
oregon and Representative Dent OF
alabama. chairman OF the senate aud
ouse military committees; Reprcsen-
atlve Kahn Of California. the runeing
republican at the house committee
General March. chief Of staff az the
rmy Admiral BENSON. chief Of oief-
lions OF the navy Lieutenant Gen
raj Young. retired Provost Marshal
General t'rowder and Coloneis Warren
,Igmore and kecfer Of General
staff