Names of
Those
Person
1 Willie Wilkerson, Roxboro.
Jasper Pettiford, Roxboro.
3 Jess Cousin, Roxboro.
4 Nick Mumpass, Timberlake;
5 Isaac Bumpass, Timberlake.
CNicholas Walter Allen, Roxboro.
7 Clyde Pleasant Allen, Roxboro.
8 Ernest Wright Allen, Koxooro.
Henry Hubert Alien, Timberlake.
10 Howard Franklin Allen, Roxboro.
llJoseph Nicholas Allen, Roxboro.
12 Gaither Alexander Ashley, Tim
berlake. 13 Bunny Ashley, Timberlake.
14 William Oscar Blalock, Timber
lake. I :joseph Vivian Brooks, Timber
lake. ?v,
liiEdward Alfred Brooks, Timber
lake. !7William Andrew Brown, Timber
lake.
15 Lex Calvin Brown, Timberlake.
19 Beniehen Clayton, Timberlake.
20 Ollie Davis, Timberlake.
21 Eugene Willard Garrett, Timber
lake. ;
22 Nathaniel Bunyan Garrett, Rox-
i ' boro.
23 Stephen Jones Garrett, Roxboro.
24 Hilnon Herman Garrett, Roxboro
25 Albert Hicks Roxboro.
2f, Walter Long,' Timberlake.
27 James Walter Moore, Roxboro.-
2S Daniel RufFin Rhew, Roxboro.
29 Frank William Rogers, Roxboro:
30 Walter Fnn Rogers, Roxboro.
3 1 Roy Jackson Rogers, Roxboro. -
32 Joa Burnis Satterfield, Roxboro.
Willie Redford SatterfieloV, Rox-
boro.
34 Frank Harvey Thomas, Timber
lake. 35 Jack Louis Wilkerson, Roxboro.
36 Claud Ingram Wagner, Timber
lake. 37 Robert JacksonWagnfirTimber
lake. "' '-
38 Simeon Elliott Wagner, Timber
lake. ' , '
39 Harvey Coltrane. Wilkerson, Rox
boro. , r , r -
40 James Catesr "Timberlake. . "
41 Lige Cates, Timberlake.
42 Davi Cousin, Roxboro.
43 William Cameron, Timberlake.
44Eugene Cameron, Timberlake.
45 Peroy Cameron, Timberlake.
46 Edward Cameron, Timberlake.
47 Wilborn Day, Timberlake
48 Rufue Dockins, Timberlake.
49 James Edwards, Timberlake.
50 Charlie Hamlin, Roxboro.
51 James Holeman, Timberlake. "
52 Aleck Holeman, Timberlake.
53 George Bemis Harris, Roxboro.
54 George Lunsford, Timberlake.
55 Pink Leathen, Timberlake.
56 Lex O'Briant, Roxboro.
57 George Ira O'Briant, Timberlake.
58 David Dallie Pettiford, Timber
lake. 59 Ned Rose Pettiford, Roxboro.
60 Rufue William Pettiford, Rox
boro. ,
61 Jeff Pettiford, Roxboro.
62 Ed Petiford, Roxboro.
63 Tinny Royster Timberlake.
64 Jonah Tapp, Timberlake.
"65 Franklin Swann, Timberlake. j
66 ddie Wadd, Timberlake. - 1
67 Willie Wade, Timberlake.'
68 Winston Wade, Timberlake.
69 CharHe Graham Ashley, Rox
boro. 70 Joseph Lamberth Ashley, Tim
berlake. 71 Sidney Warren Ashley, Timber
lake. .-
72 William Isaac Aiken, Timber
lake. . .
73 Haywood Cleveland Andrews,
Timberlake.
74 Claude Bolin, Timberlake.
75 Dyes Columbus Blalock, Timber
lake. 7C Charlie Bradsher Blalock Tim-
lerlake.
h James Henry Blalock, Timber-
lakv.
-7 Ira Lowell Blalock, Timberlake.
7'! Walter Leonard Barton, Roxboro.
fc''1 Willie Robie Barton. Roxboro.
Thomas Gold Brooks, Timber
lake. :
;v- Riley Briggs Brooks, Timberlake.
3 James Robert Beal, Timberlake.
David Pratt Bowles, Timberlake.
RoWrt Obe Cothran, Timberlake.
SH James Edgar Chambers, Timber
lake. J Arthur Lester Cash, Timberlake.!
Cyrus Davis, Timberlake.
9 Noah Edward Davis, Roxboro.
90 Oscar Gold Davis, Roxboro.
SI William Roy Edwards, Timber
lake. '
92 Claud Alexander Gray, Timber
lake. S3 Alphona Gray, Timberlake.
ltd Tom JT 3 n -i. -- . nr:-!. 1 nm
- ,iiCa vvuouy VzaLCS, llliiuaaac.
j-James Woody Gates, Timberlake. V.
Oo-Elmore Richard Gates, TimberOSJr
96 James Madison (Gregory, Timber -
lake
7--Jack Moore Gregory, Timberlake.
James Brandt Gooch, Roxboro
?9-William Oscar Hicks ltobW -
100- Invin Hicks, Timberlake. - .
101 TinnvJ.nni ' TTarlir, PnvWn.
102- John ywood J nes, Roxbori
103 Samnpi Pni Tn tL
nr. "ttiuei am Jones, iwxuuru.
104 Fred Waltor T.aw TimWlaVe.
:"uiriie avis Mcuropm,; iim -
106Thomas
TimberlaVA
.Jefferson" .jHcBroom,
107 (Wi n' Kiir ' - y 221-James- B. 'U'Jfcien, iimDemke.
lake - ?- DaumIln5r!Timbe;222-John Beacham O'Briant, Ncrlh:
u "
Who
Re
outy and Numbers They
;:;-WiU;:rai
lake.
III 3 B1-T?- el1, TimberIake
,.TflUlam Cari:Needham, Timber-
113 John Graham Oakley, Timber
lake.
114 Rush Oakley, Timberlake.
115 Thomas Luke Oakley, Timber-
lake.
U2oh? WesIey Rogers' Timber"
117 William White Rogers, Timber-
lake.
118 Hide Riley, Timberlake.
118 Hyde Riley, Timberlake. 'S
119 Charlie Rhew, Timberlake.
120 Arthur Garvis Tuck, Timber-
lake.
121 James Rudolph Taylor, Rox-'
boro.
2 122 Ira Cleveland Tingen, Rox
boro 123 James Frank Timberlake, Tim
berlake. 124 Ralph Benjimine Tapp, Rox
boro. 125 Nathaniel Taylor Williams,
Timberlake. -
126 Hugh Alfred Williams, Roxboro.
127 Louis Wilson Wagner, Roxboro.
128 Claude Weaver, Timberlake.
129 Lester Ezra Whitfield, Roxboro
130 Joe Lamberth Wilkerson, Rox-
Doro.
131 James Manon Yarbrough, Tim-
t - berlake.
132 Dee Yancey, Mill Creek.
133 DeWitt Yancey, Mill Creek.
134 Lem Street, Virgilina.
i 13a Chester Arthur Smith, Virgil-
ina-
James batterfteld, Roxboro
137 Arthur Satterfield, Mill Creek.
138 Edgar Saterfield, Mill Creek.
139 Allen Rogers, Mill Creek.
140 Samuel Ramsey, Mill Creek.
141 Dock Ragland, Roxboro.
142 Isaac James Townsend, t Mill
..Creek.
j 143 Joseph Thorp, Virgilina.
i 144 Robert Thorp, Roxboro.
j 145GlenieThomas, ptoxboro.
1 146 Albert Thomas, Virgilina.
147 Jonah Thosias, Mill : Creeks. . 5
ll-David .Jhomas,rMiU Creek.'
149 JmS Tally,vRoxbbfo.
150 Marvin McCoy, Roxboro.
151 John McCain, Roxboro.
152 Samuel L Lyons, Roxboro.
153 James Leonard! Lawson, Virgil
ina. . J'
154 Lucious Lawson Timberlake.
155 Eugene Greenj Berea.
f56 Thomas Green, Virgilina.
157 Reuben Gentry, Roxboro.
158 William Johnson, Mill Creek.
JL59 Raymond Daniel Johnson, Rox-l-boro.
. . . '
160 Walter Johnson,-- Roxboro.
161 Jack Johnson, Roxboro.
162 General Jeffries, Mill Creek.
163 Walter Jeffries, Virgilina.
164 Thelreg Jeffries, Roxboro.
165 Cornwallis Jeffries, Virgilina.
166 Robert . Lonzie Hobgood, Vir
gilina. 167 Chas. T. Howard, Roxboro.
168 Arthur Downey, Virgilina.
169 Payton Cunningham, Roxboro.
170 Frank Clayton, Roxboro.
171 Monroe Clayton, Timberlake.
172 Henderson "Clayton, Timberlake.
173 William Chavlous, Roxboro.
174 Alex Chavious, Roxboro
175 Joe Cash, Timberlake
176-Alonzo Burton, Roxboro.
177 Luther Bumpass, Roxboro.
178 Lonnie Bullock, Timberlake.
179 r-Earley Q. Bullock, Timberlake.
180 Edd Bullock, Berea.
181 Dossie Bullock, Berea.
182 Hester Brown, Roxboro
183 Silas Bradsher, Roxboro.
184 Paul Bradsher, Roxboro.
185 Sye Barnett, Roxboro.
186 Arch Baird, Roxboro.
187 Ben Allen, Roxboro. .
188 Weaver" Young, Virgilina.
189 Ernest Moore . Young, Mill
Creek.
190 Edgar Ernest Young, Virgilina.
191- Reuben Yarbrough, Roxboro
192 Phenious Herbert Yarbrough,
Roxboro.- v
193 P. N. Yancey, Roxboro. Y
194 Crawford G. Yancey, Virgilina.
195 Robert Eg Yancey, .Virgilina.
196 William Yancey, Virgilina.
197 James Marion Wilbourn, Rox
boro. . ' ; -
198 Charlie Thomas Williams, Berea
199William David White, Roxboro.
200Otto Vena Wade, Timberlake.
201 Iria Talmage Wade, Timberlake
202 William Robert Wade, Roxboro,
203 Henry Lee Tuck, Roxboro. .
204 Jasper Cleveland Stonefield,
Timberlakei
205 Charlie Hampton Snow, Virgli
ina. 206 Thornton Stone, Virgilina.
207 Ossie Purene Sherman, Timjber
: lake. .- ' :. i - -
On0T. P Sfcoa TJmWIaVo
! f
211 Theorphalis Elbert Slaughter,
Roxboro.
212 iJLonnie Thomas Riley, Roxboro.
3
StZxSSJS R pftSVd RonrJ
215 J0S6phR. PlttaTd, ROXbOTO.
213 John M: W. Riley, Roxboro.
C Pulliam Ro'
.217 Groover L. Puliiam, Ko:
Roxboro.X-
i-'oiQ Willi sxm Thdis O'Rripn Timi
18-r-wiUiam Lanais . u unen, iim-
jpj - ,.
221 James . B. .O'Brienr Timberlake:
ous . K. O'Brien Timberlake.
mi.' i - - -7-JUv
T7
gistered in
By Fo
226-Willie H. Morris, Roxboro 'v
227-Edear R. Moore. Timberiakf
.cougar xv. moore, AimueriG. tea
228 UharUe Kountree Moore,- xi
berlake.
229 Marvin H. Little, Virgilina,
230 Brandie U. Long, Mill Creek,
231 William Norman Long, Roxbofp.
zsz Maaison Mursh LAinsiora, . 11
berlake
233 George Maxie Lunsford, Ti
berlake.
234 Luhter D. Knott, Berea ' f :
235 William J. Knott, Berea. ,
236 Eugene R. Abbott, Berea.
237 William Tinsley Harris, VirgSU
ina. f
238 Bunion Darise Hargis, Roxborjr,
z.-sy lamest t;nwftOf! hutt. - rserea.
240 George Poke Huff, Virgilina. -ci
241 Bunnie Daniel Huny Roxboro. i
242 George N. Gentry, Mill Greek:
243 Chas A. Gentry, Mill Creek. 3-
244 Aubie Watkins Gentry, " Mill
Armtt-lj:::
Creek 1"? ?. uviv,
245George Thomas Gentry, RoxWiner and Preacher, is to be there to
1 . ; .. li,J J 4-U niTi'i, i
hA1A " W-
246 Erlie George Gill. Timber "V
247 Ollie C. Gravett, Mill Creekf
ji.a lirey Jdvans, KOXDoro. .
249 Sam Lucius Evans, Timberlak&
250 James Andrew Evans, Timbe
251 William B. Evans. Roxboro. ' v
z&z lieo. w uavis, KoxDoro.- .
253 Joseph Archibald Davis, BereEi
254 John Wesley Davis, Roxboro. .
255 Solon B. Davis, Roxboro.
256 Lea A. Day, Roxboro.
257 John Arthur Denny, Virgilina. r
258 Ira. Alfred Denny, Roxboro. '
259 Jesse W. Denny, Berea.
260 Luther E, Duncan, -Timberlake.
261 Daniel Clyde Duncan, Berea:
262 James Samuel Duncan, Timber
lake. - . "1?
263 Ollie Berry Chandler Ml
Creek. -i
264 James D. Chandler, Timberlake
265 Leman Hill Chandler, Viigilina;
266 Ruffin F. Clayton, Roxboro. - ;;r
267 Owen Lester JBurch', Roxboro! ft
268 Charlie: Psc? BpchanEo
269 Noby A. Buchanan, Mill Creek.
270 Elbert Watkms Buchanan, Rox
boro. ' "
271 Joe Lamberth Buchanan, Mill
272 Ollie" Avcrett, Roxboro.
273 Aruthur Comon Allen, Roxboro.
274 Lafayette David Allen, Roxboro.
275 Jim Blain Allen. Roxboro.
276 Henry Thomas Adcock, Rox
boro. . "
277 Carl B, Adcock, Roxboro.
278 Alex Garland Adcock, Roxboro.
279 Young Villines, Hurdles Mill.
280 Harvey Yancey, Hurdle Mills.
281 Joe Arthur Yellock, Hurdle
Mills.
282 Junius Woods, Hurdle Mills. "
283 Silus Woods, Hurdle Mills.
284 John Samuel Warren, Hurdle
Mills.
285 John Yellock, Hurdle Mills.
286 Eugene Walker, Hurdle Mills.
287 Dallas Willie Villines, Hurdle
Mills. -
288 Calvin Villines, Hurdle Mills.
289 James Willis Vincent, Hurdle
Mills.
290 Unis Idra Vincent, Hurdle Mills,
291 Ernest Torian, Hurdle Mills.
292 John Louis Torian, Hurdle
- Mills.
293 Walter Ira Torian, Hurdle Mills.
294 Sidney Thompson, Hurdle Mills.
295 Willie Snipes, Hurdle Mills. '
296 Brodie Itogers, Hurdle Mills.
297 James Rogers, Hurdle Mills.
298 Hugh Rogers, Hurdle Mills.
299 Thomas Roan, Hurdle Mills.'
300 Parker Poindexter, Hurdle Mills
301 Flem Paylor, Hurdle Mills".
r302 Jack Ross, Hurdle Mills.
303 William Rossr, Hurdle Mills.
304 Louis Oakley, Hurdle Mills.
305 John Mitchell, Hurdle Mills.
306 Arthur Moore, Hurdle Mills.
307 Otis Moore, Roxboro.
308 John Robin Moorv Hurdle Mills.
309 DaVid Moore, Hurdle Mills.
310 rOsboxne Lawson, Hurdle . Mills.
311 Bert King, Virgilina.
312 Isaac Johnson,- Hurdle Mills.
313 George Johnson, Hurdle , Mills.
314 Tourgee Jacobs, Hurdle Mills.
315 James -Henry Jennings, Hurdle
Mills. - - :
316 Walter James Hester, Hurdle
Mills.
317r-James Ed Harris, Hurdle Mills.
-318 Walter Pool Farrish, Hurdle
-Mills. 4 -
319 Wijlie Jasper Farrish, Hurdle
' Mills. . ; '
320 Lee Hester, Hurdle Mills.
321 Doss Day, Hurdle" Mills.
322 Arthur Thomas Ceornal Hurdle
Mills.
323 James Crisp, Hurdle Mills.
324 Will Crisp, Hurdle Mills."
325 Willie Clayton, Hurdle Mills.
326-Harry Cameron, Hurdle Mill.
327 Arthur Charis. Hurdle MillsT '
328 Otey" Blackwell, Hurdle Mills. -
tszy jacK uiacKWell, llurdle Mills.
330 Ira Louis Bradsher. Hurdle
Mills. - -
331 Walter, Henry Bradsher, Hurdle
Millls. - - . , --
'332 Willie Burton, Hurdle Mills.
333 IraXrreen Allen, Roxboro.
334-rDaniel .Alexander Allen,' Rox-
335Joe Ahdrews AlW: RniW-
336-Benjamine 'LWrenc 9; Bradsher,!' 1T;
Hurdle Mills." ' - - " lu.vu p.:'.---
O O F-T T T--T , I t. I 4 ' i. i. j f .. ' 1 .
. pTotice of Meeting at QemonV Church
Ifwyiiinimmici mon
Dr. John E. Briggs
.pur meeting of several days begins
third Sunday, July 15th. - 1
J Ul. Willi 1U. JJligga, ui ii aomiig, vyii,
Di- C., will be with us to do the
preaching. : . j
nr MnrUn W T?nrk. a snlendid -
7 ir
lead the song service
Everbodjr is welcomed.
FROM CALTOLINA
rc What thrshine' ns about all done
ind the crop is considerably better
thali expected. Corn and gardens are
d6ing fine, while tobacco is a little
late it looks like it would make a good
3 I
L I SrT '
rop. ! school to Join our new Business Men's
t:70nr folks are getting interested inBible lass.
fhe canning business and held their B. Y. P. U. Monday evening at 8
first "club "meeting last Saturday af- o'clock.
ierhooh with Miss "Spurgeon and Mrs. A cordial invitation to all these ser
Capehart, - Home ' Demonstration vices is, extended to you.
Agents for. Person; and Granville . .
preseit, teaching the proper methods
inrthe.work." Mr. Crosby, of Raleigh
lyMCus next Saturday after-;
ot SssirM; Mrrosoy aseT
an Interesting speaker. ,
Rev. J. J. Boone precahed a deep
prmrtn at. Trinitv Sundav to a larffe
congregation. Many will regret to
lose Brother Boone at the end of this
Conference year. j
Mrs. W T. Calton and Miss Wiloree
returned home last week from a visit
to relatives and friend in Cleveland
an4 Rutheford counties.
Our congenial friends, Mr. and Mrs.
Henry Davie were visitors in our
.community Sunday. 1
The fourth of July passed and work
was so pressing we could not go to
Allensville much to our regret. A
heavy local rain that day caused Tar
river lo rise at a rapid rate to the
surprise of Mr. S. L. Slaughter and
his friends who were fishing down the
river and the came very near being
ATmA wrp tW conM 't their
nets to safety.
Folks have talked so much about
the war and food conservation and
distribution that the hens have caught
the spirit, so last Wednesday Mr.
Charlie Williams drove his buggy to
Caltolina store and a hen cackled' in
his buggy and he looked and found
three eggs in the nest. , .
I hardly think he wiffseU this hen.
REPORTER.
HURDLE MILLS ITEMS
t, Mr,i nlnb-nnilt. rnTiteat bfiM
in the interest of jtha Hurdle Mills
Gommunitv Fair was a great success
having netted the handsome sum of
$65 and "the small girls' quilt $4.28,
which will be a great help in financ
ing the fair. If the?est will do their
part as well as the club girls are we
are sure the. fair will be ' a success
from every standpoint. The manage-
ment desires and invites the help-and Helena Saturday and Sunday, .July wons ior pnysicai or otner reasons,,
co-operation -of everyone interested 14 and 15. .Preaching Saturday 11 has-been generally employed m com :
in the upbuilding of the community. A. M. Business session-after dinner, muting the probable size of the task,
We trust that this will be but the My revival: Services will begin as before'he exemption boards.
beginning of greater things for Hur- following: Mt. Tirzah &jrd Sunday,
die Mills as the community is sadly July 15; Mt; Zion, fourth, Sipiday, : ment plans call double the number. of.-'
in need o a good high school. July 22; - Allensville, fifth : Sunday, . men actually, needed on the first se--;,-Let
everbody attend the Fr.rmer's July 29; Vebb's Chapel,' first Sunday, lection -m ,order4o provide ; against, :
Institute at Roxboro Thursday, July August 5; Trinity, second - Sunday these exemptions, Possibly nly .the ; v
19th? Hurdle Mills gave up the .ir August ll ' ' smaller number will be taken; .to' be; f:. ;
stitute-this year.in the interest " of- J. J. BO 6E, Pastor of Mt. Tirzah. filled out, by; later selections until the,.., .
the County,as he department ould- ; -"7 '. . ' .-:r - w ,afTe If, ; emPtioE i fac-, .
n't give us but one and as Roxboro is
near the ccenter it would give all a
v-4. . rrv. io;o 'xniii
also" have ;an institute at - the - sameJ
m - ' -
ume anct place. 'fr ,: . - auyuuexjumug yiuaiuKmuiiiui.
s There was-a lawn party heldat. This::July. lOthV wiVr Jf.
A: Mriron-Son's store to ielnX; ' -"'A. I -WILLIE CLAYTON
defray! .the expenses jof -,the pewsr- f qr.T
tthe hcwM; E. church here. :1 Vti
THROUGH THE HOLY LAND
- WITH TftEMASTER) v
Dr. John E. Brgigs, of Washing
ton, D. C, will deliver, a lecture on
the "Life of Christ, or ' Through tlje
Holy Land With -the ;Master.". This
lecture will be delivered with sterop
tician views and , will be" intensely in
teresting. Many have desired to, take
just the trip, the lecture will be pro
fusely illustrated, and -will probably
be the nearest many of us will ever
get to seeing(this wonderful land. The
lecture "will be given under the aus
pices of -the Ladies' Aid . Society o f
the Baptist Churchc for the benefii
of the Society.
Remember the lecture will be Jat
the Baptist Church onr Friday, night,
June 20th. Admissionadults 25 cents
children K cents. Let everybody, at
tend, for you will find it worth many
tknesc the cost of admission, and at
the same time help the ladies in their
worthy work. ; .
Services at the First Baptist Cbich '
There will be no services at the
PfJ.f ni,v u;e
xunti vutuyit evening Jil a
xjapuiau cuuim ims evening un i
count of the Presbyterian meeting.
TV 1.1 CI.-' J -S: i
IQAhmfV Vlinrlovr mmmintw avw at
u A. - tvt tt 4. on.
emng by the pastor, J. M. Hester. The
j subject for Sunday morning: "Con-
I . j u n j
i quermg and -being Conquered."
'RihlA snKnnl
9:30 o'clock. J. W. Noell, superin-1
tendent.
A Special invitation to all men in
town who are not attending Sunday i
TIN CANS FOR" SALE :
- X .
Through the assistance of the- Peo;
" ,
.
birls
summer Dy canning vegeiames ana .
other perishable products. In return
or this .patriotism op the part - of
tnese, ousmess. iirms, we are unenng
at cost the surplus cans to those peo-.
Pie m ine voumy wno wisn tnem to
save pensnaDie iooa proauctcs
MARY E. SPURGEOT,
Home Demonstration Agent.
SALE SCHOOL HOUSES
It is ordered by the Board that' the
" . -
following school houses be sold &l mn mgenuity can conmve nave- -
public auction to the highest bidder: jn suggested. The matter has had
The first known as Grove School and j President Wilson's personal consider-
the second known as T. T. Clayton ation, m line with his pledge that the i ;, y
school, both, situated in Flat River method employed would be just m
Township, District No. 3. JSn68. . . L'X'r
Sale will take place on the premises' tthe contingent of the;
on Julv 28. 1917. ) , new army under the bill is limited to;;
J. W. NoeU, Chm. School Board.
J. A. BEAM, County Supt.
This July 11, 1917.
NOTICE
The Farmers Unipn will hold; its
annual picnic at Warren's Grove, Sat-,
urday, July 21st. The pubUc is cor-,
dially invited to 'attend and bring a'
lunch basket with you especially are
'theunion members requested to bring
dinner - ' s
Dr. H. Q. Alexander will speak for
us in the afternoon and we will hold,
--'
our executive meeting in the after-
noon. Come one, come all. and let's
make this the bes tpicmc we jiave
ever had.
S. P. JONES, President, ;
J. H. FOUSHEE, Secretary.
NOTICE
The third Quarterly Conference for
the Mt. Tirzah Circuit will be held at
NOTICE Aubrey Clayton, .white, r"" AU1 " .
having contracted;.with men for-this Jt;semesjikely tha a-: million ox rS
Amn'niij v,oVmtii leff ntrrtntTnv Wnl million land, a-halfmen.willbe pro-- v -
sent, notice is' hereby given forbidding
t.:w! -V- i.'M.v.Xt.:M
- -
FAR3I FOR r SALE loo r acres near:
and churches'.'.' Very
" - - . t..1
SELECflONJmY:3FOR?.3
NATIONAL ARM Y .IS 5
CLOSE AT. HAND
DRAWING MAY BE NEXT W3EE3l
r
Drawing Will Be By Numbers; High--ly
Probable .1,200,000 Men WiU Be
Called Before the Boards for Selec- v
tion -x' - -.---rT :
Washington, July 6. Selecction
day for the new national army-is ap---'
proaching rapidly as the local exemp
tion boards in the various states f-'-complete
their organization, ive ser-;
ial numbers to the jregistration cards
and forward certified 4 copies to Pro:
vost Marshal General Crowder, - In
dications are that the drawing- .will:: -t.4
be held next week, but no official ttv
statement has been made , as to . the
war department's plans. - - '""y.
Administration officials still main-,
tain strict silence as to the method t6Tr"
be followed, but the recent statement,'.
?f?et?,T1?ak f1-:
w a ! .u,
witn me sxress laiapon ine seriw -
numbering of registration cards indi--V
.v.- -
It is understood that it is proposed.
, , - . . , . ' , .
C-1U - J- -
j Washington one complete set of num-vv
L . .
bers. "When a number is taken froin,.
wl?eelV the man m each exemptio
mct wnose car Dearsnat senai
nuner araftet' us ' " e?f
number 18 atn' WT08 '
! 000 men. will be drafted, or one in
! each exemption district. If 100,000
men are to be called before the ex-
emption boards in the first selectioni:;.;".-5
I which seems highly probable 40 nwri-'prr
r bers, would need to be drawn. I - -
Ther are .numerous complications1
which must.arise and the. method 6f :f,
solving them can be known only whenf -"
the plan in detail is made. ,-For .ifl?"
stance, the number of registered inTV"--.-"
M,Mt f
aii tnis musi De consiaerea :inj
framing; the regulations. 'Provision-V
must be made also to balance as.far-
o puoaiutc wic uiouv, w , iu"w,jf
duty between the men in each district;.
u wiai- uiuaimwwuii vi a axg
jiumber in any particular' district for
any reason will not put: upon thos;-
qualified additional likelihood of be-:
ing sent to the front. : - N -1
Various ways of accomplishing.' tt
this correction of chances so as'-to -
make the resulting draft as fair as
T. ?J J. 1. - -i.---W'-.TS'
500,000 men, an additional 125,000 or,
150,000 will be needed to make up
the reserve battallioris of this forces
Reserve battalions are now - being re-,Hj
cruited for all regular regiments and':
will be i recruited for the national -
uard when it is drafted into federal -
vice. ne organization oi tne na-:
tional army will be on the. same-basis.. :
" may be necessary, also toft
enough men to fill up the regulars . -
andnational guard to war strength,"
aiinougn no ueciaiua iu tuia euu uas -
been reached.. The regulars are close -V
to war strength and the guard' nnifar.
-n.iAi" ; ji .it.lr . s
are recruuin-. rapimy, n pobudw:. ;
they ill be completed by the wars.;;:.
wiu OJ
There is one - other consideration r
which will affect theiotal number of
men. to be drawn. Opinion. varieas "
to J:he number of exemptions . which -
i must be made for the various causes
outlined in; the exemption clauses: A.--'
rough estimate of at least 50 exempf
de? at that time, the men- to ap-:
rear for examination in the order: in-
j;ear'fqrfmmnationimj:the;ord
which they were drawn and the cards?;-'
of : : those not reported' in any-'district -
y?
returned. v - . - ,
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