El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-09-13
NEXT STEP IS
CHASING MEN
With 1000 in Draft Here,
Boards Separate Aliens
and Citizens.

With returns complete in city army
draft district number one, and only
one precinct missing in number two.
and just a few heard from in the
county IL seemed at noon Friday that
general registrar l. A. Dale's estimate
that there would be 1900 men regis
tered for the draft would be borne
out
Until further orders none Of the
reEistrants viii be taken in the draft
who had not yet attained their 18th
birthday or who had attained their
37th birthday on Sept l.. a telegram
from provost marshal general Enoch
Crowder. Thursday evening to local
boards said.
The various boards viii begin the
work Of tabuiarinE the reEistrants at
once and viii give each man serial
rUmber, numbering the cards as they
come Order numbers VIII depend on
an official drawing at washington
QUESTIONABLE TO men l9 TO 20 IN
elusive and 81 10 80 inclusive will be
sent out as soon as ol1lclal instr ue-
tons are received. u was said.
In city board number one, the tota-
registration was 1929 with precinct
is vet TO be heard from. In board
number two. the total OF all precincts
was $500. while in the county, six reg
Istration places had reported 1852
regisrrants, registrar J. A. Escajeda
expressing the opinion that the total
rails Below Z. $. Estimate.
IN both city boards the registration
fell below the official estimates OF the
government District number one was
down for $3.50 and number two for
1916 The estimate Tor the county
At t6e office OF the county board. !
registrar Escajeda registered SIX men
Friday morning They had arrived IN Z
the city on late trains. and did not I
have opportunity 10 register Thurs
At the registration place for Val 4
Verde and Lincoln Park. there were !
several reEistrants under 81 ana oNel /
Il years VINO had failed 10 register I
Tor various reasons. in the first draft ]
1929 IN District One.
REGISTRATIONS in district NUMBER I
one were as follows by precincts IRE
cfaot number five, $40; six, $50: seven 4
7g5- eiEht. 22S: nine. 203; ten, III; II, I
AS; =, s53; -. PIG; i, zlli 10 no
is. -; Il. 49, Total. 1928
No. board Has $500. ]
BY precincts. board NUMBER Two L--.-
the following Precinct number one
T4I- two. ga three. I23- four DO, -, I
90 10 128. 20. 265; 81. PSI. %. ltli
ga s16- % 1922 %, 1bZ5 70, 4esT 20
36I. %. "a total 1856. TO when are 20
mated TO have registered at the olllee
of the board This makes tolal apout
E900 as COMPARED with an Official es-
innate of 1916. made before reglstrA-
Countv Precincts Report.
County precincts heard from were
C-randvfev- 268- Val Verde and LIN
coin Park. sI5- Cauuullo, 1l2i AlnloA'
AZ registered at courthouse 10
The DELAY in making reports W.
aaaH
t-ach precinct has a mass OF taol-atiell
work to do before his report IS I'D
shape. r,-.-.s
BEFORE the division OF re8islran-S
40 cirfzens and aliens is known. az
reports viii have to be cls-sslllel-
was said. however, lhaL III ms
fre county precincts ana lne pal = ~
the city south OF tracks me l--eyo---s
we're aliens For instance nreclIlc-
number II showed 1oz alien=
AGAINST I21 citizens VA VERGE -
lincoln Park showed 20 attells -
Sc citizens: Vinton had % aliens ana
one suburban precinct. Granldd.vievg'
showed q great majority or clll-9-l7'
HAVING 22Z as against 81 allens-
Council Thanks People
The following expression OF 1850 -----
70 registrars and others who ASSISTED
the government Thursday was HlauS
nv George r LeBaron- secretary "a
he council OF defence. Friday;
IN behalf Of the county councI %
defence and the several community
councils. their chairmen and oIIlcels'
~ wish 10 thank all those Wno -
.ss+s5 In fhe REGISTRATION on the l-Ln
..-The manner in Witch the people
resnonded without any Complain,
showed a most patriotic spirit We
further urge that All those w
WORKED and all other citizens aIIll-
~ themselves with the community
.r.o1nci1 where they reside. We are
~-s-eiT-inr- urgent appeals from wash
f1oron thar the community councils
do their part in 3rlng sI ne -eo7,1s TO
the government