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MHIRTT-NINTH TEAR.
10,000,000 MEN BEING DRAWN TODAY IN
ORDER OF LIABILITY FOR ARMY SERVICE
Long Drawn Out Process of Selecting Every
Name On Registration Lists Made Nec
essary By Error in Previous Plans
Discovered at Eleventh Hour
KN HOUBS WILL BeImED IN COMPLETING
GBEAT MILITARY DBNFJJT THE NATIONAL CAPITAL
Present Plans Provide That 687,000 of Men
Drawn Today Will Be in Training
By Middle of September
WASHINGTON, D. C„ July 20.
This is the day of the nation’s call from
among its sons to fall in the ranks of
the armies of democracy. Who shall
first go from among ten million reg
istered is being determined in a care
fully devised lottery, from which all
suspicion of fraud is eliminated. Num
ber 258 was the first drawn, and all
registrants having this serial number
ir their respective districts was there
by automatically selected for military
service.
Before the day is ended the federal
government will have converted its
registration list into a gigantic muster
Toll of ten million able bodied men be
tween the ages of 21 and 31 years,
with every registrant set down in the
exact order of his liability to call for
active service. Among those whose
names are being drawn today, Presi
dent Wilson has already called 687,000
to the colors immediately, and they
will probably be mobilized and in
training camps in various parts of the
country by the middle of September
To provide for vacancies occasioned by
the release of many found physically
unfit or otherwise exempt by terms of
the president proclamation, the war de
partment will summon for examination
a total of nearly 1,500,000 men. Those
to be summoned first are the individ
uals who are found at the end of the
drawing to stand at the head of the
muster toll.
The method of drawing was changed
late yesterday, and instead of the in
tri••■’.te process devised to require not
more than an holir and involving two
l av .rgs, one with numbers from 1 to
1,000 and another from 0 to 10, a more
lengthy method of drawing one num
ber at a time and necessitating the
drawing of about 10,500 number sub
stituted. This change probably will
make the drawing take ten hours be
fore its conclusion.
It is unofficially estimated this af
ternoon that approximately 1,000 men
were represented in the first 1,000 num
bers, which had been drawn a little
more than an hour and a half after the
y>ttery opened;. In the first 1,000
numbers drawn there were 270 which
affected normal districts of 3,000 regis
trants, and applying this to the en
tire country these two hundred and
seventy serial numbers below 3,000
should designate approximately 1,200,-
000 individuals for service.
Four hours after the drawing started
about 2,400 numbers been withdrawn
and tellers were slowing down in their
work. The last number might not be
drawn before three o'clock tomorrow
morning.
Plans Are Revised.
WASHINGTON, D. C., July 20.
Plans for the drawing to fix the order
of military liability for nearly 10,000,-
000 registered men throughout the
country were materially changed late
Thursday and the intricate method of
double drawing worked out by officials
to lessen the physical task was aban-
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doned.
I Instead of a process requiring not
more than an hour and involving one
, <et of numbers from l,to 1,000, another
from 0 to 10 it is necessary to draw
one at a time at least 10263 numbers.
It will require at least ten an a half
hours and officials in charge believe
,it will take twelve. The drawing be
i gan at 9:30 a. m.
i General Crowder as first considered
a plan under which they would have
i been held in confidence for publication
. everywhere Saturday morning but that
! suggestion was abandoned Thursday
‘ afternoon.
Following is Provost Marshal Gen
' eral Crowder’s explanation of the sud
' len abandonment of the double draw
, tag plan which it had taken weeks to
i work out in detail and which was made
I public only a few hours before it was
discarded.
i
Provost Marshal General Crowder is
sued this statement:
Conflict in Methods
“Advices received by long distance
telephone Thursday afternoon indicate
that in certain areas the boards in
numbering registration cards, have
kept the cards segregated by election
districts and that serial numbers have
been assigned to the whole group for a
beard while the cards were thus seg
regated. If the drawing' were con
ducted as originally planned in groups
I of 1,060, the result would be that con
siderable proportions of certain elec-i
tion districts would be brought up for
examination together.
“This W’ould result in drafting per
sons from ane locality within the juris •
diction of a board before any person is
t drawn from another locality within the
same jurisdiction. For this reason, it
i
i has been decided to abandon the draw
ing by thousands and to draw 10,500
j numbers, which is in excess of the
I highest number of cards under the jur
, isdiction of any board.
“The only change in the plan is that
there is one drawing instead of two.
, “The advantage is greater simplicity.
The disadvantage is that the drawing
| will require ten hours to complete.”
‘membership campaign
OPENEOJOOOOMEN
A mebmeership campaign has been in
augurated by the local qamp of Wood
men of the World, two teams having
been formed, headed by H. C. Argo
and C. L. Williams respectively.
The campaign is to continue for 30
days and will be featured by a ban
quet as the final event of the program,
when the two teams make their re
port at the end of the campaign pe
riod.
Several social functions are being
planned to be held during the cam
paign and both teams have already be
'gun energetic work.
AMERICUS. GEORGIA. FRIDAY AFTERNOON. JULY 20. 1917
TORRENS BILL IS
PASSED JI HOUSE
ATLANTA, Ga., July 20.—Efforts
which have been in making since 1.914
culminated in the house of representa
tives late yesterday in signal success.
The Torrens land title registration bill
passed by a vote far in excess of
what its advocates believed for the
past several days it would get. For a
time it appeared that opposition to the
bill, which has never been considera
ble in numbers, might be able to sweep
along with it strength enough to block
passage, but when the roll was called
yesterday the record showed 133 for
its passage and only 31 against.
The house was more tempestuous
than it has been since the early days,
but at no time was debate acrimonious,
except during the unanimous consent
eriod, when Representative Stewart, of
Coffee, took a committee to task for
not returning to the house a local bill
which had been voted for favorable
report.
There wrns something of a sharp pas
sage between the speaker and Repre
sentative Heran Swift, of Muscogee.
I over the re-assignment of the rather
■famous tax equalization repeal bill. The
measure has, since its early introduc
tion, been in charge of the ways and
means committee, to which such meas
ures are referred. It has come back to
the house, because, it is stated, the
committee is engaged on revision of the
general tax act and the work is very
heavy.
STUDENTS MUST WORK
HARD TO GET COMMISSIONS
ATLANTA, Ga., July 20.—The young
man in the officers’ training camp at
Fort McPherson, or at any other camp
for that matter, who will get a com
mission when he completes the three
months’ course of intensive training,!
13 not the fellow whose mind on Sat
urday and Sunday runs to feminine
charms and automobiles and a drink of
blind tiger liquor, but the fellow who
spends his leisure time buckling down
over a drawing board in the camp,
learning how to make and to read top
ographical maps. This is straight dope
from U. S. army officers in charge of
the camp, who naturally don’t want to
be quoted by name, and any man who
gets into the second training camp
would be wise to bear the advice in
mind. Some men in the camps go
rmiping off to town Saturday afternoon
and you never see them again until 10
o’clock Sunday night, which is the
last minute dead line, while others use
their spare time catching up on the
work.
Sumter County Men Drawn In
General Military Draft Today
258 —E. McCord Prather.
458 —Julius Statham Lawrence, Leslie.
1858 —Josie Napier.
1752—George Croxton, Smithville.
1117 —Lewis Simmons,
I'72—Fred Foster.
1748—Fred Rulefora.
2195—Jake Crittenden, Andersonville.
837 —Cleve Mack.
2036 —Ananias Lockhart.
337—James E. Kemph. ,
676—J0el Roach.
275 —John William Westbrook.
1894 —Arthur Watson.
1436 —Elijah Brown, Cobb.
854—Robert Johnson.
1878 —Will Merritt.
1095 —John Ingram.
2022—Monroe Paschal, Leslie.
1455—Lucius Thomas, DeSoto.
783 Willie Blanch.
1813—Adolphus Tullis. Plains.
509—A. D. Mitchell, Smithville.
1185 —Claude Adams, Sumter.
564 —Molittle Martin, Andersonville.
2166—Thurable Burke.
945—Henry Mumford, Andersonville.
1113—Benjamin Jackson, Old 26th Dis
trict.
596 —Oliver Jennings Timmerman.
Plains.
1267—Gilbert Judson Sheffield, Leslie.
2148—John Anthony.
536—Lynn Daniel Mashburn.
1495 —James Simmons, Leslie.
373 —Cloyd Buchanan.
1676—John H. Carter, Smithville.
1266—Harper Smith, Leslie.
1891—Billy Stewart.
775 —John Staley Robinson.
486—Hugh S. Page.
692 —Luther Fussell, Leslie.
600 —Luther Alonzo Wise, Plains.
1986 —Benniei Young, Plains.
810—Henry Lee Brown.
1539—Jonah Woods, Leslie.
1682 —Arthur Clements.
500—S. E. Mitchell, Smithville.
735—Buster Sheppard.
53 —J. Bryan Freeman.
309—Jesse Lee Jeter.
437—Jesse L. Davis, DeSoto.
1324 —David Furlow’, Cobb.
604 —Charlie Crisp Wilder.
43—Joseph Curry Pouncey.
2181 —Sam Montgomery, Andersonville.
1763 —Jack Idlett, Smithville.
1548 —Leroy Johnson, Cobb.
1264 —Willie Jackson, DeSoto.
1066—Emmett Blanch.
924—Judge Taylor.
548 —Calvin Grady Davis, Route C.
126 —Harvey Worth Smith.
1679 —Bob Williams. Smithville.
1237—Wi1l Pittman, Albany.
784 — Jesse Will Luke.
1732 —Will Jones.
755 —John Henry McLaughlin.
107—Walter Scott McGarrah.
1546—J0e Lamar, Leslie.
1563 —Ebenezer Milner, Cobh.
2099—Ophelia Green.
1369 —Charlie Brown, Huntington
bl 6 —Albert Cooper, Plains.
432—Walker Grady Carter, Cobb.
329—Aaron Leon Ranew, Ellaville.
62—Robert L. Edwards.
18 —Nottingham Law.
652—Clarence H. Williams, Smith -
ville.
927—Joseph Maddox.
1484—Dozier Oliver, Cobb.
739—Homer Crumley. ,
908—Homer Ray.
51 —Bubble Cleveland Ammons.
17—Allen Chappell.
1323—David English, Cobb.
1847—Ike Anglin, Smithville.
797—Thomas Griffin.
140-I—Russell C. Speer.
1536—Reuben Savage.
1922—Burland Bryant, Plains.
29—Walter L. Hamilton.
1723—George Moore, Smithville.
28—Arthur Mize.
1008—Mose Bell.
1779—Henry Bruce, Sumter.
1236—Thornton Frazier.
2011—Merrill Spencer.
39—Fred Jefferson Whittington.
92—Walter Rylander.
420 —Walter Lee Johnson.
1014—William Lloyd Thomas.
1173—Johnny Walton.
514—Floyd Israel, Smithville.
433—Robert Earl Statham, Cobb.
1329—Prince S. Hawkins, Cobb.
1039—Charlie Hix.
26 Bob Berner Decker.
27 Robert. Searles.
25—Eugene Davis.
1045 —Buck Scrutchins.
1031—Samuel D. Armstrong.
1005-Berton Burnett.
1685 —Early Wilson. Smithville.
487 —James Hilton Perry.
1282—Artie Lanier, Leslie.
601— Linton Stevenson Wilder, Plains.
1322—Anderson Ellerson, Leslie.
1246 —John Douglas Carter.
1395—Fate Brown, Leslie.
606 —Phillip Chappell Wise, Plains.
182—James Emmett Denham.
1771—Geo. Evans, Jr., Sumter.
513—Robert Sumter.
46—Samuel Leon McDaniel.
1020—Allen Hill, R. F. D., A.
1651 —Atwood W. Smith, Leslie.
1955—Charlie Luther Idlett, Plains.
1636—John Jackson, Leslie.
223 —Charles Daniel Giddings.
2066—Rufus Weston.
1441—Webster Allen, DeSoto.
117—Emory Griffin.
1090—Geo. Carter.
602 William O. Williamson.
75—Clayton Davis Steever.
390—Homer J. Prance.
2233—Charlie Tinsley.
90 —Grover Cleveland Purvis.
33—Leonidas Veatrice Freeman.
1918 —Charlie Floyd, Smithville.
772—Fred Freeman.
1450 —Luther McDonald, Cobb.
629—J. B. Hill, Smithville.
35—John Edgar Wright.
700—Geo. Brown Tucker, Leslie.
21—Sidney Beckham Howe.
1419 —Olden Bivins, Leslie.
1549—Richard Jackson, Leslie.
1476—Ernest Major, Cobb.
280 —Elias Attyah.
1292 —Cato Jones, Cobb.
972 —Wesley Warner.
983—Wisdom Wallace.
757 —Sam Moye. Andersonville.
966 —Jesse Allen, Andersonville.
868—Willie West.
2230—Idus Coleman, Andersonville.
332—Lonnie Malone Norville.
2093 —Sam Gibson.
179—Clyde Carey Tomlinson.
1560 —Thomas Mitchell, Leslie.
522—Harry Carlton Priddy.
2107—Ely Collier, Andersonville.
194 —Dennis Thomas O Hearn.
874—Clinton Mincey.
552—Logan Carlisle Buchanan.
1300—Nathan Green.
2124—Thomas Casey. Leslie.
It73 —Berry Reddick, Sumter.
1887—Anthony Pryor.
298—John Ike Hudson. Jr.
675 —Charlie Crisp Clements.
2032—Lovey Searcey.
69—William Ben Worthy, Jr.
1294—Eugene Harvey, DeSoto.
1148 —Fred Luther Harris.
1647 —Robert Spivey, Leslie.
1554 —Alex Clark, Cobb.
1906—Leonard Schley, Plains.
2010 —Jimmie Jones, Leslie.
343—Charles Samuel Ranew.
2008—Benjamin Hollins.
982—W’illiam B. Vinson.
726—Willie Lee Harrison.
15 —Homer Chappell.
505—John C. Webb. Smithville.
933—Cage Hammonds.
1531—Love Thomas.
2209 —Wm. Cullen Brown, Anderson
ville. ‘
1288—Jno. Henry Mason. Cobb.
452—John Earnest Harp.
300 —Robert Judson Hill.
55—John Warren Chalkley.
1843 —Stick Bell, Plains.
530—James Barney Walters.
809—Eddie L. Wiggins.
25 —Eugene Davis.
79—Reuben Hoffman.
1114—Evans Ray.
1470 —Fletcher Jackson, Cobb.
645—Oscar McLendon.
2135—Johnnie Bryant Clements.
218—Gust Adolph Anderson.
1620 —Calvin B. Derrick.
1334—Pleas Council, Leslie.
MISS LONG LEAVES
ON FONMN
Miss Rowena Long left last night
tor Athens, where she will spend a
day or two, preparatory to going on
* tour of two weeks over the state do
ing institute work in the interest of
fall crops and gardens, canning and
all other conservation work.
Eight groups of experts will be sent
out, leaving Athens Monday morning,
each group being composed of three
men and one woman, and they will
visit all sections of the state. Miss
i. Long did not know to what section of
the state she would be sent.
The time for the planting of fall
crops and gardens is fast approaching
and it is intended to stress this fact
io every way possible on the farmers
and housewives in every section of the
state, as the food supply can be very
greatly increased by fall planting.
This tour by the state’s experts is
but a continuation of the food plant
ing and conservation campaign which
was inaugurated in the spring by the
State College of Agriculture, and so
far has been productive of much good
Miss Long will return to Americus
in about two weeks and has expressed
the hope that the housewives through
out the district will continue their pre
serving and canning during her ab
sence. and will communicate with her
immediately on her return as to en
gagements they desire to make with
her.
GENERAL mTcK
ON FRENCH FRONT
/ PARIS, July 20. —German troops
made a general attack during last
night along one whole sector of the
Aisne front between Craonne and Vau
elerous, using large bodies of infan
try. The war office announcing the at
tack says the French withstood the fu
rious onslaughts maintaining their posi
tions everywhere. The ground before
the French positions today are strewn
with German dead./
beicmm
PEACE H [SOLUTION
COPENHAGEN, July 20.—The Ger
man reichstag late yesterday adopted
the majority peace resolutions by a
vote of 214 to 116, with 17 present not
voting.
50 SERVICE AT CAVALRY
EPISCOPAL CHURCH TONIGHT
L
On account of the absence of the rec
tor, Rev. James B. Lawrence, there
will be no service at 8 o’clock tonight
in Cavalry Episcopal church.
550—Mark Howel] Bell.
1611 —Jimmie Bryant.
574—James E. Carter, Plains.
11—Eston Byron Parker, Anderson
ville.
1432—Cy Brcwr., Leslie.
1727—John Henry Brown.
2047—James Mercer, Leslie.
981—Connie E. Wooten.
1848—H. W. Tullis, Plains.
1570 —Ed Lanier, Leslie.
1817—Arthur Lester, Plains.
770—Robert Carr.
882 —Fred Williams.
2078—Jno. Lewis.
667—Wm. Chambliss.
2119—Herman Higdon, Leslie.
149—Joe Ed Buchanan.
1868—Gene Black.
1509—Jesse Jackson, Cobb.
pity
V edition!
GERMANY WOULD
CONCLUDE WIR
ON OWN TERMS
COPENHAGEN, July 20.—(Delayed)
—Chancellor Michaelis in his first ad
dress before the German reichstag yes
terday, said Germany would not con
tinue the war a day longer, if the na
tion could obtain an honorable peace.
America’s intervention is not to be re
garded with serious concern, he said,
a> the German fleet, and more partic
ularly the submarine flotilla, would
master the situation.
The new chancellor opened his reich
tag speech with a hearty tribute to
von Bethmann-Hollweg, his predeces
sor. whose work, he said, history would
appreciate. He declared the war was
I forced unwillingly on Germany by the
Russian mobilization and the unre
stricted use of the submarine was also
forced on Germany by the British il
legal blockade. The submarine, he
declared, had proved all and more than
expected, asserting at the same time
that false statements of those who had
predicted the end of the war within a
definite time had done harm to the
Fatherland.
bridgTWragt
HAS BEEN SUBLET
The Southern Bridge Company, of
Birmingham, Ala., which holds the
contract for the construction of the
new steel and concrete bridge across
the Flint river at Murray’s Ferry, has
sub-let the contract for the steel work
to the East St. Louis Bridge Company,
of East St. Louis, 111.
l|m inability of the Southern Bridge
Company to manufacture the steel
work w thin a reasonable time and ob
viate unnecessary delay in putting up
the bridge is the reason for the taking
over of the steel contract by the East
St. Louis concern.
The county commissioners of Sum
ter county have been informed by the
Fast St. Louis Bridge Company that
the steel work will be placed on the
ground within the next few weeks, and
by the time this portion of the mater
ial has been delivered, it is expected
that the concrete abutments will be in
readiness.
The Southern Bridge Company is to
go ahead with the construction of the
concrete work.
The original time limit for the start
ing of work on the bridge was July 1,
but owing to unforseen difficulties the
date was set back, and it is expected
that under the present arrangement the
active operations on the new structure
will be under way within a week or
two.
BLOCKADE STILL RAID
IN WEBSTER COUNT!
Sheriff Charles Christian, of Web
ster county, has captured a consider
able quantity of blind tiger liquor and
the remains of a moonshine still as the
result of a series of raids made on
Wednesday night.
The home of John Dew, a negro liv
ing near the Marion and Webster coun
ty line, was raided by the officers, who
I found five quarts of corn liquor. Goimr
I to the home of Martha Dew nearby, the’
i parts of a home-made still were dis
| covered, although no liquor was found
| at this place.
I At the home of Jack Gordon, another
' negro living in the same locality, one
pint of moonshine was found.
None of the negroes was appre
hended, as they had decamped before
' the officers arrived.
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