Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-18
|DRAFT DOCUMENTS
| IN MAIL MONDAY
Albot Ten Days to Send Ques-
tionnaires to Men 19 to
So, Inclusive, Here.
sHoUtD BE FIRST IN LINE

Beginning Monday and continuing for
nine days thereafter, local boards OF the
District Of Columbia win send out ques-
tionnaires each day to 10 per cent OF
the approximately $4,000 registrants who
were. September IL, between the ages
Of nineteen and thirty-six years old. In
elusive.
Orders to this effect were sent today
to- the eleven local boards Of the city
by Maj. Daniel J. Donovan. director OF
the draft in the District. following or
ders issued to local boards Of the ma
ton last night by Provost Marshal
General Crowder to begin mailing out
the Questionnaries today.
Officials Of the latter office stated to-
day that the District of Columbia was
privileged to begin mailing its question
naires Monday. since the local ohcials
have chosen that date.
Thrown Into Confusion.
Local draft officials were thrown
into confusion today by seeming con-
fiict in orders, but plans for sending
out the Questionnaifes here remain IN
tact. The documents will begin to go
out to the local registrants of the
specified ages beginning Monday. MAJ.
Donovan stated.
It is asserted that the District,
which led the nation in turning tn to
the provost marshal general complete
tabulated reports OF registration and
typewritten lists Of its more than
draft jurisdiction to be ready to be-
gin the mailing out Of questionnaires.
: 1t Is believed here by many, there
fore, that If the District has seen mt
to begin mailing questionnaires Mon
day. perhaps no draft Jurisdiction In
to go ahead with mailing documents
today.
Big Task Ahead Of Them.
It is believed here that most of the
local boards OF the nation are now at
work on making copies Of their reg
istration cards. It is not seen how
they can meet this work at the same
time they are hunting through their
cards for registrants of the specified
ages to whom to mail Questionnatres.
A vital consideration which deter
mined District draft oficials to begin
the mailing of questionnaires Mon
day, and not before, was the question
of the legal advisory board; -u,
Chamberlin, head Of the District Bar
Association, is chairman, will help
the % 900 local registrants with their
questionnaires. rendering free legal
aid on knotty questions.
without the revised edition OF the
draft regulations, which went to
press today, local draft onicials do
not see how the lawyers could give
envy advice whatever to registrants in
the filling out of the missionaries.
Many Lawyers Volunteer.
Scores Of local lawyers have vol
unteered for the work and stand
ready to receive Instructions. A
meeting Of the lawyers was called for
last week by Mr.. Chamberlin. but
postponed in anticipation Of an.
nouncement Of the provost marshal
generals office as to the date Of mall
ing the questionnaires.
Present plans call for meeting OF
the legal advisory board Saturday
night, by which time 1t is expected
completed copies Of the revised rules
and regulations of the selectve
service will be available.
Local boards Of the District have
received their supplies of question
naires, and will be ready to begin the
mailing Of the documents Monday.
British and Canadian subjects Of the
designated ages will not receive the
ouestionnaires, but have thirty days
to voluntarily enter the British and
Canadian armies.
Allowed Seven Days.
Under the regulations the regis
trant is given seven days within
which to dll out the QUESTIONABLE
and return it to his local board. 1t Is
the hope Of Gen. Crowder that regis
trants will not take as much time as
this. and that every effort will be
made to turn the Questionnaires In
properly answered. as promptly as
possible.
instructions 70 local board direct
them to place the serial numbers OF
the registrants upon the question
naires before mailing them. but to
leave the space for the order number
HANK. This has been done so as to
avoid the necessity Of holding back
the sending out Of the questionnaires
until after the drawing to be held here
soon to determine the order numbers.
! '"The drawing will be held while the
ouestionnaires are being distributed
and on a date to be announced short
w." Gen. Crowder stated.
From this statement 1t seems prob
able that the third great national lot
terry to determine order numbers Will
be held either Friday, september ~,
or Saturday, September %.
Navy and Marine Plans.