The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-18
Will Go To Registrars
In 10 and 20 and 81 to
So Groups.
DRAWING SEPT. Is
New Rush to Adjutant
Generals Office AS Re-
suit of Lifting Of Ban
on Commissions.

Washington. Sept 1T.-T,ocaI draft
boards will begin tomorrow the mall
eg of missionaries To men who
registered September 2 on tho age
froup. nineteen and twenty years and
#hirty two 10 thirty SIX years inciu~
tve.
Orders from General Crowder's
lice to the boards are that they shall
pail out at least o per cent Of The
Iuestionnaires each day until all are
bailed II they can exceed this
|aseta. they are authorized to do so
Ehe registrants are allowed seven
bays In which to nm out and return
heir quest ionnaireS On this scedule
III auestionnar@s must be back in
Eoards' hands by October .
| ts#st the drawing will be held before
{nat time The missionaries VIII
10 out under the provost marshal
eneraFs orders with The serial mum
3er ON il, bat the order number space
bin no left blank to he flied out after
! be drawing by the boards.
! The only limitation on the date q
he drawing Ia the time by which all
|egistratien cards are mailed 10y the
zeal boards The provost marshal
Ieaerars ofiice il satisfied that the
aat ihern would, -he4msan tanarertns
Fiih the serial numbers after the
rawing to affect the order mum beers
/ favored registrauts. but II intends
hold the big drawing under such
enditions that no one can even make
E9arges Of that character. The condi
ons under which the drawing is
ella M ssst ha such thai the* Them
Hives are a cnmp}ete answer 70 any
taarea which might he made
General Crowdar had originally
taled that lhe drawing be held on
tctoher - Now the talk about the
Eree Is that 1T may he possible TO
kave everything ready for september
Is. II will be held before the Ques-
&~-rrt4trAs- n y % a4f44aa --
Complaints coming 20 tn" provost
arshal- generals Office that the local
Eaft boards have been Jerking auto
luck drivers off trucks that are MAX
regular freight runs between cities
nd are relieving the freight conce~-
gon on the railroads, resulted today
4 an announcement that
New Ruling.
4 Concerns engaged in the trans
Irritation within cities and along
Highways Of necessary commodities
Uav claim deferred classification for
Heir necessary employees.
II Under this ruling, the concerns
Iust establish To the satisfaction Of
He district boards their own es~
IIntiality and the essentially OF the
Imnioyes for whom the deferrency is
Harmed.
II There was new rush Of annli
Hnts TO the adjutant- generals Office
Ur commissions as result OF the
lifting Of the lid on commissions yes
fIrday. However thu restrictions
Hat ALI staff commissions must pass
through the personnel bureau and
lie plan to put the matter more cenI
I}e.ety up to The heads OF the various
tar departments In the selection of
lIyilians for officers are expected to
Insult in more careful wedding out
IFocess than ever before,
Ii The rule that applicants for COM
Iissions in the line first must be In =
thrtctf into the army as pfivates ana
HI en- sent to training camps whence,
II the fail Of commissions, they VIII
IL sent TO camps as privates. VIII re
tIlt in more men now in the service
Huing chances at commissions and
II a more orderly promotion. Few
ti,rsons will receive commissions in
o line higher than second lieutenant
II the start And vacant. higher
links will be filled by promotions
lfpm the immediate lower ranks
Ii 0ficers are to be promoted strictly
H. merit and the men in the ranks
lie to have the first chance.