Lexington dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1917-1919, 1918-09-25
HOPES TO HOLD
DRAFT SEPT. "a
Notice Of Serial Numbers will De
Rushed 10 Rcgstlai1ts of 1920 and
32-36 Year ClaSS-OtherS not to be
Notified.


speed put the man power OF the
nation registered on Thursday into
training and increase the flow OF men
overseas to support General Pershins
ard his armies in their big drive is the
effort OF the provost rlashal generals
office.
as q result, Colonel Warren, eXecu-
tive officer Of the office in the absence
of General COWder announced today
that it might be possible to hold the
drawing for the order numbers of the
new registration as early as Septem-
Der "a. General Crowde has previous
ly announced the tentative date as Oc
tober 2.
Figures on the registration are com
ing in slowly and are not showing the
big increase indicated in the earlier
imates. The only final report re-
lived so far is for the District of Co.
lumbia 1t was the big incease in
this figure which led the provost mar
shall general yesterday to estimate a
registration S:5 per cent in excess of
the preliminary estimates.
The registration is more likely to
be about what our preliminary estl-
mates showed,' sad Colonel Warren
today. "State estimates are changing
constantly and we will announce no
figures until the state reports are in.
l expect now to be able to give definite
figures on Monday"
Local Boards assigning Members.
The preliminary estimates were
for about 12,S00;000 men. These were
raised Yesterday to 14,000,000 on the
basis of estimated figures from ten
states and the District of Columbia.
washington is now just like MIN
ing camp" said Colonel Warren.
There are thousands of temporary
residents here and these were invited
to register here
Local boads are rushing the work
of assigning serial numbers to Thurs
days registrants. Notice Of the seri-
al number will be enclosed to registra-
ton of the 1870 year and 1886 year
class with the missionaries which
now are being mailed out. Eighteen
year-old boys and men 81 to As will
not receive questionairres at once but
are charged with discovering their Sc
rial numbers, which will be posted at
registration booths by the local boards
Serial numbeFs-Nil be assigned all
registrants and ali will be, included in
the big drawing for the order num-
bers The ocal boards Will then with
draw the order numbes of the men
from 81 to 45, inclusive, and boys OF
IS into L sepaate group and the dis
trict boards will classify the men 19
20 and 1886 by classes on dependen
cy or occupation.
The men to be EiGSt Taken.
Then when calls are made on the
local boards for men the men in class
one in the order Of their order num-
bers within the age group Ct 1920 and
32-3G inclusive, first will be taken.
Aftc- they are exhausted, il they shall
be class one men Of 81 to 45 years.
inclusive. and IS years will be called
in the order Of their order numbers.
The 18-year-old registrants by such
time. in most instance would be past
10 years.
'If at some indefinite future time
it should lie necessary to go int the
deferred classiG;catiors, class two OF
tic earlier rcGistrants VII be cXhaus-
ted before c'a:s :wo OF the registration
is invaded" said Colonel Warren to-
day. The same Will be true OF the
more deferred cIaSsifications.
The district boards will be continu-
ously recLassifying men of the defer
red claSsificaticnS as their status
changes in respect to dependencies or
occupations. Employers Who secure
deferred classification for registrants
on the grounds Of occupational neces
sity is ended. Employers who secure
deferred classification for registrants
on the grounds of occupational neces-
.sity are expected to notify the districts
boards when he occupational neces-
sity is ended. Employers expect this
to have a stabilizing effect on labor.
Il imagine our men VINO are given
occupational deferrencics will be more
likely to stick to us if they know they
will lose such deferred classificatlonS
when they leave, said Chairman Hur-