Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-06-27
DRAWINGS OF DRAFT
NUMBERS MADE
THIS A. M.
DIST. ONE LINE UP
NUMBER HELD BY EDWARD o.
ERSTAR, r. r. D. %, is FIRST
FROM OTTAWA DRAWN IN
DRAFT LOTTERY AT WASHING.
TON TODAY.

To Joseph f. Tomaszewski. K. T..
d. 23, La Sale. belongs the distinc.
tion and honor OF being the first
man drawn from District No. | for
service In the second National Army.
Mr.. Tomaslewski. a member of tho
class of 1918 registering June 5 last
held lo4, the first number from the
district to be drawn at Washington
this morning when the draft lottery
was conducted under Secretary OF
War Baker.
Lloyd +. LARSON, of Earlville, was
second 10 have his number picked
while Edward Oberstar, Il. f. D. OF
tawa 2S, was the first from this local
ity to be designated as among the
first to be called for service
The drawing took place In the sen.
ate conference room and began at
$3.50 o'clock today. when Secretary
Baker made the first pick. After three
or four capsules had been drawn from
the jar. Miss w Welborn. better
known as Major Billy, drew the 1e.
naming 1900 capsules. Miss Well.
born Is head of the information bureau
Of the provost marshal generals Office.
At l1.40 the drawing was concluded
As fast as the drawings were relay.
ed to Chicago they were telesraphed
to the Free Trader-Journal and lists
of the names OF the young men com
piled In the orders in which they were
drawn and posted in the office win.
dows Hundreds scanned these lists
for their numbers,
The following Is the drawings for
District No In their order. They
ale suhdivided in blocks of tens and
from them every man registered can
obtain the exact order number which
finally will he given him by the local
exemption board.
225 he last The following is the
order in which District /, including
Ottawa men, were picked
The drawing Of the draf' numbers
for the recent registration started this
morning at $50 in Washington,
The numbers and names of the men
in district i, La Sale county, fol
low
1.
1S4 Joseph Frank Tomaszewski, La
Sale.
10 Lloyd Frithjof Larson, Earlville.
20 Edward Oberstar, Ottawa
210 Fred Adolph Dalberg. Sheridan.
II Joseph II. Il. Einhaus, Seneca.
"A Arthur L. Lindstedt. Ottawa.
1876 Joha w. Schmitt, Mendoza.
145 Louis S. Goff, Ottawa. RES
207 Donald Il. Brady, Ottawa, R27
III Harry E. Coulter, Ottawa.
10.
81 George F. Wilhelm, Mendoza.
rs Delmar NJ. Anderson. Ottawa,
7S Lloyd H. Highland, Ottawa
122 William J. Elsesser, Mendoza,
81 Walter s truland, Ottawa
209 Carter A. Moe. Sheridan.
III Fred Charles Heiser Ottawa.
1919 Casper T. Henning, Mendoza.
George n. Rave. Earlville.
1870 Harold II. Schildberg, Mendoza.
20.
70 Carroll Il. Rawling, Earlvlle
10S John n Schartlen, Mendoza.
% William u. Smith. Ottawa.
SO Clarence r. Marshall, Serena.
151 William r. Claus, Ottawa.
80 Melvin J. Cassidy, Ottawa.
s. Edmund V. ODonnell Ottawa.
125 Joseph r. Hall. Ottawa.
s5 John ]. Rye. Earlvllc.
70 Claude Eazemann Leland.
30
212 Ellsworth y. Willard. Earlville.
81 John Anderson. Earlville.
81 Lyle M. Colwell. ottawa.
ST. jeffrey A. Larson, Earlville.
6S Boncho Minchaff Marseilles.
Al Vernon X. Bellrose,. Ottawa.
"a David u. Hultmark Seneca.
80 Reuben r. Humer, Ottawa.
SO John Hobart Clark. Marseilles
16 Roy A. Butler, Ottawa.
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