The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-09-14
334 BISMARCK
MEN IN FIRST
DRAFT GLASS
Almost so Percent of Total Reg
istrants Included Within
Initial Call
WILL GET QUEsTIONNAIREs
Men of 19 and 20 and from 81
to. 36 Inclusive on Active
BELOW FIRST PREDICTION.

o61O" vUHSv VnGOtNIIONs
Washington, Sept. ,14.-Returns
from more populous sections Of
the country to crowder's office to-.
day indicated that the manpower
registration Thursday had not run
90 far above the 100000 esti-
mate as thought yesterday.
New York will show only 96 per-
cent Of the advance estimate, and
Chicago and Detroit are reporting
fewer men than they estimated.
Probably within the next two weeks.
at the direction of Provost Marshal
General Crowder, questi,nnaires viii.
he mailed to 1874 Bismarck registrants.
This iy the number of capital city men
of19 ard 20 and of 80, to SO, inclusive,
who registered for selectlve service
Thursday.
Bismarck has more, men Of 80 than
of any other class included in the re-
cent registration. Seventy men regis.
tered as of the age OF 33. The small.
est class is composed Of men Of a., Of
whom but 80 registered, and the next
smallest is of the men OF As, OF whom
only 81 registered. .
Registrations for the vaclou, ages
as reported to Sheriff French, for Bis
marck, follow: 1S, 36; 10, I'll; 20, 80,
21, 3; 90, 43; 81. 20; "a, 81; So, AZ;
SO, 63; 81, Sc; 3S, g.; SO, 40; 40, "a;
Al, 40; AZ, So; 43, 81; A., 30; 45, 81.
In addition to the local registrations
in Bismarck on Thursday, 1856 regis
trants at large registered with Coun-
ty Auditor Flaherty. This brings the
total registration for Bismarck up to
799, or approximately two-thirds OF
the provost marshal generals esti-
mate The third which, is missing rep.
resents Bismarcks voluntary enlist:
ments in the various branches of the
service, as we'll as the officers who
have been commissioned from this city
after attending the several officers
training schools. 1t Is not difficult to
account for this shortage when it Is
recalled that bismarck before the se'
lective service act became operative
sent to the. front two full 'fantry
companies, two headquarter Ct mpan-
les and supply company for North
Dakota,s two regiments of national
guard. Voluntary enlistment in the
army and navy and the marine corps
since Americas declaration OF war
have been very heavy. l.4s I'D
The rural precincts registration ma
turally was heavier because OF the
larger number Of men within the age
limits covered who are engaged in
the essential occupation of agricul.
ture. In Lyman township, for in
stance. Sheriff French estimated a
registration OF 15 The township early
in the day used up its allotment OF
registration cards and made applica-
ton for 40 more.
As soon as all the 4 registration
cards are returned to the local board
they will mo numbered serially, and
this number, as drawn in the lottery
at Washington, will determine the
order in which the registrant be-
comes liable for service. The lottery
at Washington will not held until
the provost marshal general is salts
fled that every reeistrant has been
assigned serial number. The fact
] that a registrant receives serial No.
from his local board is no indication
thmat he will be among the first call
ed for service. In the first draft draw
ing, it will be recalled, 1888" was the
initial number drawn.
Ouestionnaires will be furnished
only to the men of 19 and 20 and to
those between % and 3G, both in
elusive, Provost Marshal u General
Crowder having announced that these
classes will be the first to be called.