Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-09-28
50 DAY
SET FOR DRAWING
Will Be Necessary to Take $1,000
Capsules From Box One
at a Time.
WILL REQUIRE 26 HOURS
Numbers Will Be Made Public
Through Lists Sent to Dis
trict Boards.

day. September 30 will mark :, date OF
profound interest and pride 10 tho 49,
oo".Ooo American citizens enrolled in
the nations civilian army OF reserves
ON that day-which will further mark
"a dat. Of deep menace and conrietc
disaster TO Gcrmany'S world ;i,ni,itious
and remaining war hopes the national
drawing to determine tho order ur liza.
hility To military service OF every enc
of the n."'. registered Americans he
tween the ages Of eighteen an.I forty
five viii he held
Thirteen million citizens as yo, IN
uniformed arc practically standing at
attention from coast to coast in eager
cNpectation Of the event Although
reEiStrantS between tho ages IT nine
teen ana twenty and thirty-two ard
;hiriy-seNen ARC subject to immediate
every man VINO registered on Scpt"m-
Der IL an order number which deter
mines his order OF liability in any ru-
turc call Of tho government
!, is not imrroba bic that President
Wilson. as commander in chief Of the
1rmy ,hn drs snG naEy w,i Tl, in rGrson d,aw
bowl that MAS used upon Tho two pre-
vious occasions. Tn" intention is TO
sivencss the momcntoms Importance of
the event in the country's history.
While in respect TO the general uethod
OF procedure. the drawing VIII hc prac-
ttcally Identical with tht former ones.
Provost -Marshal-GcncraI i'rowdrr Mas
provided an added feature. which viii
give Mondays proceedings q pirtlr-
csque touch of historical siEn;fic ircr.
HISTORIC I.tDLE TO MIN
NUMBERS IN HUGE nOIL
The wooden ladlc with whicn Ito
be stirred has been fashioned froui
section of the original raftcrs q! his
OF American freedom and nallowcl in
memory as the sanctuary of the Liberty
Around the edges Of the table on
which tho bowl will stand Viii be :,
Hooden frame made rom pieces Of
original tinbers of the old frisa.c Con-
orN of American patriots
As heretofore the drawing Will take
the presence Of distinguished represen-
tatives of the country's military estab-
lishment. The allied nations will be
represented by their diplomats and
military attaches.
marked departure, however. from
former lprocedure-of immediate inter-
be change in the method of marking
public the actual order numbers"
only the first 100 numbers viii, be an
Of the drawings. All the remaining
numbers-and they will range from
one TO i7.ooo-will be sent directly 10
the l54 district boards which have been
Instructed 10 make them available 10
the newspapers within their jurisdic-
ton immediateiy upon receipt
delay in the information reaching the
registrants. but General Crowder en-
planned to-day that the arrangement
and the time required in the drawing
and has met with the approval OF the
news associations of the country. who
were consulted before its adoption.
DISTRICT BOARDS TO GET
NUMBERS AFTER FIRST 1N0
BY direction Of th. provost marshal
general. the newspapers are required
TO Ti'hhGla ih.;n pyelisa'i99n Of the lists
boards. with the exception OF the first
90 numbers that are selected from the
bowl.
The work OF picking out the num-
berE one at Il time. Will consume APP
proSimately twenty-siX hours. II will
hesin at noon and !, Will rSauirs con
complete the task by o'clock TUESDAY
afternoon. General ,'rowdcr explained
That III III. he fsc wa, enabled IL 10 ~ The do.c
local boards had finally assigned TO
their respective registrants the indi-
vidual serial numbers of each regis
trant. He had to wait for this infor-
nation.
The numbering OF the slips to GO
into tho capsule containers has been
done bv machine to prcven, possible
duplication and omission. The con
tainers will he drawn from tho bow,
by blindfolded officers. Tho officers
drawing will work in three relays OF
one hour on and TWO OF in order to
finish the drawing in tho quickest time
possible.
CLASSIFICATION SYSTEMS
HAVE ALTERED SITt ALTON
The later creation Of the classifca-
tion systems he's entirely altered tho
situation and the order OF numbers
his class and several considerations de-
eide his class.
AS for example tho first number
out of the bowl might be 24S. Number
afS might he held by man forty
three years old, married and having
children. The fact that his number
is the first drawn stands for. nothing
At all. lie would automatically so
in the fourth class for dependency.
and unless the governments: revcrses It's
policy of not invading the deferred
clasSifications he never would be called
for service. II the policy ever should
be reversed all the men in two classes
ahead of him would first have to be
exhausted. This. il viii be seen. ma
tcrially reduces the Importance OF his
number being first out OF the bowl.
Similarly number 5,216 for example.
might be the very last capsule drawn
and the holder might be Il man nine
free. lie would he practically certain
TO be called TO duty soon. despite the
fact that his order WAS at the bottom
OF the list.
Furthermore. all the rcEistrants
whose numbers are about to he drawn
have been suhdividcd into three classes
lC'nptipuad on Second