The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1918-11-30
ORDERS HAVE GONE OUT TO WIND
UP BUSINESS
IRON CO. BOARDS WORKlSUP
Records Are in Good Shape and
Ready to be Closed up at
Any Time

ton 10 close up the work OF the loca
boards throughout the country. I'm
mediately following the signing OF tn
armistice the work OF examining meI
\ for induction was stopped and da,
by day orders were sent out all tend
ing 10 end the work OF building VI
the army.
The final closing order definitely
ends the woH and when the date fol
closing comes the records will be
sealed and sent TO Washington 10 be
deposited in the archives of the war
department.
Iron County Board Well Along.
The local board OF this county has
It's work in good shape and Is ready
20 close as soon as the order comes
along. The final work Of catching up
with the records Is now in progress
and will all be caught up by closing
time.
The local board Is made up OF Rob-
ert Wilson, chairman; John Wall,
clerk, and Dr. A. M. Darling, county
physician. 1t was provided for by the
conscription act and appointed by
President Wilson as soon after the
passage OF the act as he could get
all of the names around.
The first work that the board had
10 do was the numbering and copying
OF the registration cards OF the June
1917 registration. This registration
amounted TO 2639 and a copy OF each
card had TO be made and forwarded
y Washington, also list or the regis
4rants made for the state adjutant
general.
After the drawing at Washington
the work OF examining the registrants
was commenced and the first induc-
tions from this county we're made
from that plan, but later IN the year |
the questionnaire was devised and
then the board was charged with the
distribution OF these papers and the
classifying OF them upon their return
From that time on inductions went
on under the returns al made upon
the questionnaires Then came the
June registration Of those who be.
came Il after the first registration
followed by another registration 3
the same class in August and IN Sep
tember came the second registration
under the amended act and another
grist Of registrants numbering sls4
came in for disposition.
Questionnaires were sent 10 all or
the latter and some Of the Glass men
were examined but before the work
was well begun the end came and
with II the estoppage OF all moves to- !
wards further induction.
Some Statistics Gathered.
A glance over the records or the
board shows that the board had done /
work as follows: a
June 1917 registration. Total cards .
re4nrned and copied. 1859. I
lune and August 1918 registration z
Total cards returned and copied. 155. Z
September 1918 registration. Total 4
cards returned and copied, 3.134. &
Classified from questionnaires first
registration-Class 1. 7S6; class 2. )
"a; class 3. Sc; class 4, 1852; class Is. "
s22; delinquent, SO. b
From the June and August registra- r
ions-Ciass /, Ga: class 2, 6; class 3. q
a; class a; class 8, 67; delinquent. q
Statistics OF the September registra- 7
ion are not compiled yet as all oties- b,
ionnaires are not in. p'
Qualified for service lst registra- el
ion:
To regular service. 657; limited v,
ervice, sent out, 20; not forward. 23;
mergency fleet, 4; detectives. 10.
From second and third registration i
Qualified, 56; sent out. az; limited o
ervlce' 4; detectives. 2; dellnquents co
n
Personnel of StafT. co
The statistical work OF the board ch
AZ been done mainly by Miss Con-
apY Johndrow and Miss Jessie
n{nings. Miss Johndrow took care ca
tns mail and the lists. and Miss OF