Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-06-27

The great war lottery at Washing
ton affects 30+ young men in this city
These registrants who recorded them
selves June 8 at the City Hall turned
to the capital this morning, where the
gamble Of fate got under way shortly
after 9 o'clock. Secretary of War
Baker drew the first number, 246. II
is Harold Van Syckle. Of II Fayette
street.
The opening moments Of the draft
were filled with coincidence. Van
Syckle left the city thirty minutes be-
fore he heard that his number had
been drawn. He enlisted in the Naval
Reserve and is probably at his station
in Philadelphia by this time.
Then it seemed a prank of fate that
the numbers of the great lottery in
1917 and the present one should both
be from the two hundreds. In the
great lottery, the first number drawn
was 258, only twelve numbers above
the first one drawn today. The CO.
incidence is all the mere remarkable
because there were more than 10000
numbers to draw from then, and only
few over 1920 now.
Theodore Erickson of 271 Smith
street was drawn third Of the Amboy
registrants His number was 10
Erickson. who Is q fireman on the Le-
high Valley Railroad resides with his
parents. When his mother wa:
reached on the telephone this morn
ing she indicated that her son would
proba bly, not claim deferred classifi-
cation.
OF the first 200 numbers draw
1fty-fve affected the Amboy list.
In the absence of more definite de-
tails from Washington or Trenton, II
is assumed that the registration num-
bers assigned the local young men
are serving as their serial numbers
The small number registered this
time, It is believed, served to tighten
the burden Of the officials at Washing
ton, and brought about the decision
to combine the registration and serial
numbers into one. At least, that Is
the opinion that prevails with the To-
cal draft board which is practically
without information on this point
too.
Number 95s last year was Alber
| H. Oksen, OF 81 Catalpa avenue. Okser
did not go to war, physical disability
exempting him.
| OF the first ten numbers drawn to-
| day only two affected Perth Ambo!
registrants-thef first and eighth. Tht
latter, 1874, is James Prilvush, of 49,
| Miller street.
Interest was keen on local streets
| in homes and In stores when word O.
the drawing became general. Devoit
Of the sensational novelty which char
| acterized the initial drawing, today
| lottery did not attract as much at
| tention. Also, instead of more thar
5000 registrants, the number in 1917
there were but 3o4. But to these 30
youths and their parents and friend
the drawing meant Just as much, II
fact, great deal more.
| In the 1917 drawing emphasis was
laid upon the requirements Of the
first draft-the 100000 men to bC
examined The ratio was small In G
! total of 100000 registrants, Bu
now, with the first class nearly ex-
| ice imminent for the youths, many
| Of whom expect to cast their frs
vote this fall the drawing carries for
them at least a more serious aspect.
After the usual proportion ha
! been placed in the deferred classes
the remainder who qualify for service
will probably be in training before the
first of the year. This is the situation
in Perth Amboy at least.
The numbers and the order II
which they were drawn, affectint
| Perth Amboy registrants follow:
| o46-Harold Van syckle.
154-James Pribush.
10-Theodore Erickson.
29-George Krock.
| 210-Albert Catch.
| 25e-Philip Casale.
| 29s-Antonio CarQula.
17-John ]. Burns.
| 74-Joseph kushensRy.
| 18e-Carl Sorenson.
| 145-Morrie Weiss
207-Harold r. BRIGGS.
| 226-Bolslaw Domhrowsk.
! 57-Fdward lie Blanc.
76-Herunan Katz.
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