Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 160, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 July 1917 — DRAFT LISTS IN MAIL SOON [ARTICLE]

DRAFT LISTS IN MAIL SOON

BOARDS WILL BEGIN WORK OF NOTIFYING MEN WHEN THE FIGURES ARE RECEIVED.

Washington, July 23. —The master list of the drawing last Friday, which fixed military liability under the draft, will not be ready for distribution to the local exemption boards until tomotrow. It had been hoped to mail it tonight to Governors of states for distribution, but a delay resulted from mechanical difficulties in printing. . Pending publication of this official result of the drawing no authentic information is available to check the unofficial report transmitted t<? the newspapers during the drawing. It is probable that a copy of the official list will be given out'here tomorrow. The governors will be supplied with two copies for each local board in their states. They will be asked to mail each copy separately to local officials so as to insure delivery. Immediately on receipt of their lists, each local board will cancel the numbers higher than the top red ink number in its district and then from the remaining numbers enough men to make up double the districts quota will be notified to appear for physical examination. . Provost Marshal General Crowder ruled today that posting at the board headquarters of the list of men ord-_ eVed to appear, constitutes legal publieation. It therefore is incumbent upon all registered men to learn their red ink numbers at once and to* see» that the board headquarters is watched when the list is posted. Those ordered up also will be notified by mail, but the period allowed for appearance will count from the posting of the list. „ , In apportioning draft quotas, credit was given for all voluntary enlistments prior to June 30, but there has been no indication whether credits will l>e given for men coming in since that date. An average of more than l.uuu men a day has been reported by the regular recruiting stations alone, and counting the national guard, it is probable that the voluntary system has provided close to 50,000 men of the 687,000 called for under the draft as necessary to fill up the regulars and guard and create the first increment of the national army. No announcement has been made as to what disposition will be made of this excess of credits, but it is entirely likely that in the end every man who enlists voluntarily will reduce by one the quota of his home district. The office of the provost marshal was swamped today with applications ior blanks requesting transfer of examination. All who‘applied were told that no steps in that direction could be taken until the Registrant had been called for examination. He then may secure necessary blanks from the board Within whose jurisdiction he is at the time. His physical examination can be transferred and affidavits regarding exemption claims may be received and considered at a temporary residence. . Every man finally certified for military service, however, will return to the jurisdiction of his home board > and go with the troops from his home town.