Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-06-27
DRAFT LOTTERY
FOR 1878 CLASS
OPENED BY BAKER
1000 Names in Wheel Represent
744. 500 Youths Who Have
Just Reached 81.
ALL IN SERVICE SOON
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Washington. June 27 Americas class
of 1918 stood at attention today rs the
numbers assigned to each Young man
attaining his majority in the year ending
last June , were drawn IN the national
draft lottery
Historic events of lutte less than Il
wear ago were repeated rs. from a large
glass bowl IN committee room of the
Senate office building were drawn the
numbers representing 7i4.5OD Youths,
the major " of whom within q few
months will be enrolled IN the forces
fighting for democracy and against Pr'Is-
SlanISm
Secretary Baker. members of the SEN
ate and House military committees,
and other high government officials wit
messed the drawing by blndfoldcd men
OF the little capsules from the bowl OF the
CAPSULES containing master number
to be applied in the 4 800 regiSt ration
districts OF the country according to the
total registration.
LITTLE EXCITEMENT OVER DRAWING.
The setting for the lottery was replica
of that Of July % last. when the drawing
OF lU.5O0 numbers determined the IL
ability for service OF approximately
there was little Of the excitement that
attended the first drawing \ year of
war had served 10 calm the American
people The lack OF excitement however,
was largely occasoncd hv the fact that
todavS drawing was fraught with only
slight SICnlhnance. owing to the question
nairc method Of classification
Todays drawing VAS to determine
only he relative SummunIug 10 the CoOrS
of the new rcgiStrants a. finally classified
bv the local boards under the question
lalrc system All &c The youths whose
numbers were drawn TO-DAY VIII be as
siGncd e. he various i've classes on the
bass IT information furnished IN the
question ares now beng sent out 10y mail
The new rcgiStranfs viii be placed al the
foot of the list IN each class IN their re-
spcttlyc districts IN the order IN which
thcir numbers arc drawn to-day In
that respect only Nil todays drawing
affect the rcgl~trants
al NAY HF cNIEp ~oo>.
Statements made recently hy Provost
Marshal Crowdcr ana Secretary Baker
inGIratc hat all o( The new rcg.~tIanfs
placed in class one viii ~ Called before
the end of thc Ncar Accordingly uot
moro than d few months viii ciap>c at
tho most between lie calling 81 men n
class one whose numbers are among
those drawn first and those whose mum
hcrs arc among Tie aSt to hc takrn from
the bow
The first lew numbers drawn werp
taken from tho bow shortN after $50
clock by Secretary Baker Later. At
tachcs Of the Office of Provost MaIshal
General Crowdcr were hlIndfnldcd and
I,I- ~, -.
As the numbers were drawn. they were
announced and written on . large black
board " hen tho blackboard Was hlcd
II was removed 70 bc phot toGraphcd
and another substituted This operation
was repeated during The more than three
hours required for the drawing
1900 TO ~ pRAW>.
In comparison with thr 10 500 NUM-
aers required To be drawn wear ago
200 numbers we're drawn TODAY The
district having the largest nunl cr Of
non to register .lunc : reported some
ahat less than 1000 regietrantS To
provide for late rrgIstrants and emcr-
gencicS. II was decided 10 draw POO
numbers In the larger number OF dis
trcts, however. only the lower numbers
Eill apply
Official lists Of the number as drawn
based on the photographs taken Of the
olackhoard> Will bc sent within few
laws 10 All local draft boards lu be used
placing The men when the question:
aaires have been returned
The master numbers drawn today
apply TO the numbers on The registration
ards OF the rcgistrants In he drawing
N a wear ago scrIal numbers were assigned
out MS was deemed unnecessary in
The present drawing because OF he fewer
registranf> and of the less Importance
attached 10 the order IN wich the mum
parS orp ,lrau-D