Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 30, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 July 1917 — GENERAL AND STATE NEWS [ARTICLE]

GENERAL AND STATE NEWS

Telegraphic Reports From Many Parts of the Country. SHORT BITS OF THE UNUSUAL Happenings in the Nearby Cities and Towns—Matters of Minor Mentioa from Many Places. SHOULD WATCH FOR NUMBERS Registered Youths Put on Honor to Appear If Drawn. Washington, D. C., July 9. America's men of draft age are on their honor to ascertain whether or not they are drawn in the big human lottery. The war department today asked that in the next few weeks they be on the .alert, follow the newspaper announcements of the draft and when in doubt ask their local exemption board. > .

The provost marshal general, is preparing a brief statement of draft requirements so that there can be no mistaking the duties of the 9,500,000 registered. In brief this is what each man registered is required to do: Go to your exemption board and find out what your red ink -serial number is as soon as your board has finished numbering the cards for the big lottery. Watch for the drawing in Washington. Then find out whether you were drawn and the order’in which you must appear. After that, learn when you must appear for physical examination. In case of doubt as to any point, ask your local board about it. These are the first steps the registrants - must watch but there will be others and as every man is. taxed with the responsibility of knowing requirements, it behoovefi the youths of America to keep close tab on newspapers from ifow on.