Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-09-13
,HEDUtE DRAWING
f DRAFT NUMBERS
OR WEE K TO COME
nsuRsDAy,S REGISTRATION AS
e
,,suREs u. S. ARMY OF 1900, 900
ENROLMENT PASSES WITH
n
a;oUT A HITCH.

Washington, Sept. lat is su
RIB demonstration of the will Of tbs
anerican people" was ~ elated
rerlment Of Provost General Cro@del
his military associates upon the
saen.fcent response Of the nation
t,.enship to the call today for NIL
-ary registration.
Telegraphic advices received from
a sections Of the country were 81
,,assur'ng that by the time the reg
iratlon boards had closed Cen
,rewGer and his aids had left their
arNces in absolute confidence That
ten. March would have his army q
n6Oo,ceO, with 4 safe reserve, in sun
lated time.
n While definite returns are not ~
ttctea TO begin to reach here uat.
,m6Irow. Gen. Crowder believes inf
ora. count will verify his orisiaa
Is innate of 100000 resistrants.
A noteworthy feature was the alb
inee of any report OF disturoau-
4. a breakdown in the ,egistra.'cr
hachinery in any part of the aoun
sry
Get Figures Today.
The 5000 local boards will report
,cnish. directly to the adjutaat gen
gals of their states, who will le
,ert to their governors The re
arms to Washington will be made by
sne governors. BY tomorrow night
| Is expected, a fairly aeslra,e es
Innate OF the actual number OF regis
rants can be made,
Expressions OF citation and inter
shange of congratulations, hOweve.
gave way early in the day 10 series
,f orders in obedience to the genA
tl's teHe Instructions.
New get these men in uniform"
1t was announced that the order
would &c to local boards at once tC
send missionaries 10 registran.S
n to 20 and 80 to So years old and
that the drawing Of numbers would
lake plaza here within week.
Local boards were advised to stamI
The serial number on the cards tht
HH. thing tomorrow morning. They
were told then to arrange the card
accf riding to ages, 80 as to he 4
readiness to classify all registfanti
to he Included in the first call.
ouestionnaires Tomorrow.
The q0estlonnaires are now IN tn,
hands o. the boards in every par
OF the country. and officials fully
expect that the work Of mailing hen
mac y. begun on Saturday
Ih@e Is nothing to proven. the
drawing OF numbers taking place tho
latter part OF next week. Practically
the osly information required by n.
provost marchais Office Cor this pur
pose is the highest number OF reg
istfahts at any Of the local boards.
The historic glass bowl from wAicl
the capsules cogainisg the number;
to Re drawn has been brought ron
Independence Hall, Philadelphia
where il las been on exhibition. Sew
oral thousand Of the capsules to y,
used in the drawing have been IRE
pared
First Call in October.
Unless present plans miscarr,
members Of Glass l under the presen
Registration may expect the first cal
to be used in October.
1t is understood that this is to h,
followed by a second call to be sen
out some time in November.
It was pointed out that the burda,
OF the labor from now on will fal
ciie1y upon the local boards. The,
Will retain possession 70 all the regis
fration cards ana have been provide
with the necessary forms. and IN
proyos marshaIs Office says they ar
all ready to proceed.