Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-09-30
ONLY 100 ARE GIVEN
OUT BY PROVOST
MARSHAL
OPERATE NEW PLAN
w. u. BECKETT OF MENDOZA HAS
FIRST NUMBER, WHICH WAS
DRAWN TODAY By PRESIDENT
WILSON,.

NdsHIuStOH, otpt. oV,-- He III 81
number OF the last great draft lottery
--322-was drawn by President Will
son in the caucus room of the Senate
this afternoon The lottery will fix
the order of liability to military serv-
ice OF 100000 men between the
ages OF IS and 81 and 81 and As.
The cloth with which the President
was blindfoldei and which later was
placed over the eyes of the other
notable who drew the first numbers
was taken from the covering Of one of
the chairs used at the signing of the
Declaration OF independence. 1t was
estimated that twenty-siX hours would
be consumed in drawing and chalking
up the numbers. Vice President Mar.
shall drew No. 2s377
The next numbers were sos, 1927,
1859, 1866, 1896. 1897, 1923, 27S1,
92S3, 6l47. 43S 904, l236S, 1928, 1912.
c360, .3746 6540, 3S0S, 1910, 1886,
19o47. 1890. $500, $685. 1928, 20, 6s57,
1855, 14122, 11101. 2122, 1892, 3235,
739, 1857, $500, 494S, S777, 7034. 535,
SG9l, 1860, 1858, 1858 42S7, 1889, 625,
70, 1888. S32 10491, 1923, 14043, 964,
9637. 1887. 1884. 4124 1866, 3505,
34S, 1884, 4, 12S43. 44S2, 9022, 1861,
1856, 1888, 1341, 1879, 1920, SS17,
1876, 5242, 1884, 1926, 657, 1858, 1881,
1881, 1854 11464, 13S4l, $685. 6777,
1859. 1871, 1880, 1850, 359, 1884,
1929
Drawing Under Way.
Washington, Sept, 30,-The third
and last-big draft lottery was held
in Washington today. 1t was the
largest to date calling for a total Of
1900 numbers and affecting the new
classes between Is an q and 81 and
As. Because of the fact that the men
In the various classes are to be called
to service in sections, the 1921 and
3l-3G classes being the first affected,
there was much less interest in to-
days proceedings than in either Of the
two big lotteries that have pre-
cedci it.
Todays drawing began at noon and
will not be concluded until about 3
O'Clock tomorrow afternoon. The
master lists will be sent forward to all
local boards as speedily as they can
be prepared by the provost marshal
generals Office following the finish of
the lottery. There will be many
changes in the application of the draft
under today's proceedings. Col War
rem, senior officer in charge of the
drawing, has been forced 20 make
I iese because of the necessity fC.
haste in getting the first men affected
by today's drawing ready for Undue.
tion. These new regulations will pre-,
vent confusion where numbers have
been duplicated or illegible. Seria
numbers have not been assigned any
j.. registrants since Sept 81 All who
registered since that date will have
their numbers given them by the state
adjutant generals.
By direction of Gen. Crowder only
the first hundred numbers drawn to
day were made available for publica
tion Immediately. The others will be
made public in the various localities
This will make unnecessary phblica
ti0n of hundreds of unapplied nun
bers, as each local list will be checket
to apply directly to that locality, al
unnecessary masters being eimi
mated.
Mendoza Man First.
No. 322, the first number drawn he
longed to William Ulius Beckett, 4O
Burlington street, Mendoza Mr. Beck
EFT Is 42 years old and Is a married
man. and will, therefore, not be sen
until the draft takes in those abov
81 years old. Mr.. Beckett has no
meied out his QUESTIONABLE as ye'
and 1t is not known whether he vii
claim exemption or not.
Others In this district who will b
In the early order numbers of tn
draft, their numbers falling within tn
first 100 lot, are:
c22-W. U. Beckett Mendoza.
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