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Tg PU? Of DUFT, yRMAT PAIN* TAKEN TO MAKE DRAWING FOR ARMY EN s T1RKLY FAIR Kurier the System Worked Out The Draft Wil he sa Impartial Lottery Can be> No favoritism or on Registration List by N mm bore and The Norn hers Apply he All Die Washington. July It.?Ten million ore registered tn the United lotos for war servloe?887,000 are needed In tho first coll for the Nat tone) army. Who shall go first? ? This question Is asked and the mot hoe by which It Is to be answered outlined by Provost Marshal General Crowd+r tn an explanation Issued to? night of the great drafting about to bo held In Washington. The scheme evolved la so etmple that the drawing fa one act of a thousand numerals and another of ten will fix with abeo lute equality of chance the order In which every one of the ten million regtet rants shall report to hie local hoard for examination and subse? quent exemption, discharge or ac eeptonce for military eervlce. ? Banco tho overage exemption dis? trict registration to 8.000 and there are 4.167 districts, the average num? ber of men listed with each opera? tion of tho drawing machinery will be about 19.900. Qoasral Crowder announced, also that local boards will bo Instructed to oaM 10? pqr cent, of their quota at <the> trot soil to provide for probable That means that 1.274, wlll bo notified to appear for within the next few days. It more are necessary they will be called for ee needed by the local boards la tho order provided for in too drawing. la some districts, the one hundred per ooat. allowance for exemption ho too largo and in others too hat tho leal boards will be Instructed tn every case to continue calling for men until the district quota to Ailed. Bach State governor Jo aow allotting to hie districts their f sop satire portions of the State's la each of tho 4,117 exemption die trjito, among which the 10,000,009 Qpghmratloo cards have been divided, tho sards have boon given serial smmhoro. The number of registrants 0JH hi the largest, so that tho aerial to ho dealt with In the range from one to 'between aiae ond tea thousand. In order to feduce tho mechanical process end make it possible for the ooo thoosand numbers drawn to reach every man In every district, a so-called master key has been de vtaod. This will be obtained by drawing slips numbered from naught to nine which win bo listed In the order that they are drawn to form thej key. Thon will begin ths drawing of the Bombers one to 1,000. For the dis? trict with not more than one thou reoistrants there will be no to determine the order of sp bofere the exemption heard. The number drawn first will As the man whose card bears that serial nurober es the first to appear before ate board. In the district with eaep Ml registrant* tho lit will be Neble for appearance la Ihn order tn which their numbers are drown end when e number higher than that ap? pears the district of course will not ho affected Application of the master key makso It possible to apply fairly each of tho 1.000 numbers drawn to dis? tricts with more than 1.000 regis? trant*. As a number is drawn Ml will be added to each of the thou sende In eacees of 1.000 In each dis? trict. For Instance. If 21 la the first num? ber drown. It will represent 26; 1, ?21; 2.026; 9.021; 4.026; 6.026; 9. 921; 7.026. 1.026; t.026. By applying the master key the or? der In which the numbers will be list? ed la each district will be determined If the drawing of 10 numerals for the bey ehould result thle way t; 7; 1; 6; 2; 2; ?; 1; 4; 0. Then the drawing of 26 as the first number a the thousand would fix the first man to appear before the ex? emption board* In this order: 9.021; 7.921; 1.926; 6.026; 2,026; 26; 9.996; 4.026; and 9.026. Tho district with more than 9.ooo registrant* the* will have 10 of its men assigned to their places at the head of Ite list, with 9,026 on top. Th* district with lees thsn 1,000 men will have one, number 26. at the head of It* lint. This process will be continued until every man of the 10, 900,900 hs* been assigned to his place on tho roster of his district. In bis explanation of the process end of tho reason for fixing the order of liability for all of the men when only 997.000 are needed, Qen. Crowd? er paye: "Tho order of examination If wo were dee! ni with the an ?OSSUMS NOT CHECKED. THEYGAIN MORE ''ROUND IN EASTERN OAl.tv'IA. Situation In Petrograd Is More En? couraging? No Important Military Operation? on Other Fronts?At? tack on French at Verdun tolls. Whim the world awaits the maid? en spec oh of the new German chan? cellor in the Reichstag, which is ex? pected oday, Important military oper? ations *re reported only in Galicia. The Russian reports are encouraging. The statements of an apparent check In eastern Qallcla yesterday are nulli? fied to some extent. Petrograd reports that the Ruesians took a part of the village of Novlca and are holding it. The government is reported to be In control of the uprising in Petrograd where a firmer hand Is promised, if necessary. The Germans attacked the French near Verdun last night with? out result clent draft we ehould take every fourteenth nen. But we are not conscripting. We are selecting for military service those whose civil ser? vice can beet be spared. Therefore the question is not 'Who shall go first?' but 'Who shall be first called up for examination' and what we must do Is to make a list showing the order of examination. "No one one knows how many men must be examined to yield 687, 000 soldlere.. Therefore, no one can eay Juet how meny men it is abso? lutely necessary to put on this list. A moment's reflection will prove that the whole 10,000.00 must be giv? en their places on the list of 'order of examination." "Every registered man Is in a state of uncertainty. He does not know Nvhen he will be called. He hesitates to plant a crop for tear he will not reap it. Employers hesitate to en? gage hie services, fearing they will be but temporary. This condition ought to be cured for the repose of the public mind. It can be cured to some extent by putting every man on the list "For this reason the whole 10*000, 000 males are to be given places on the list of order of examination. "The segregation Into groups; "Obviously no single agency could examine 10,000,000 men. Therefore, the 10,000,000 are segregated i into groups of suitable slse for convenient examination. Them one 4,667 el those geoopa. *5> eeeh group a boerdifcaa been appointed to examine for selec? tion. By far the greater number of these groups consist of approximately 3.000 men. "Since this is so, our problem is not to put the whole 10,000,000 names In one list, arranged in the or? der of examination. It Is to < deter? mine the order of examination In each group. "The necessity for drawing: "Since all registered men stand in equality of right and duty the question of priority can only be determined by lot or drawing. It would be possible to have 41557 separate drawings? one for each group?but since meth? ods will vary and since supervision and absolute Insurance against the charge of fraudulent manipulation could not be had in that way, ev? ery consideration of experience and Justice urges one drawing in Wash? ington. "The method for the drawing: "In each group, every registration card has a red-inked number written on its fai?e and these numbers run in a single series from unity ($) to the number corresponding the greatest number of cards in the group. Nor? mally, this Is from unity (1) to about 3.000. "Exact copies of the cards In each group have been attested and sent to the various State capitals. Lists show? ing the name of each man in each group and the serial number of his card have been posted in the office of the board, published in the press, and one copy is on file in Washington. There is. therefore, no chance of any man's number being changed with? out detection, or of any card being lost beyond replacement. "The idea of the central drawing: "Suppose there were Just 3,000 names and numbers in every group. It Is at once apparent that it would be a very simple thing to have a cen? tral drawing that would control the order of every name and number in every group of the whole 10,000,000? Just put 3,000 numbers into a bowl and draw them out one at a time. The first number drawn out would place the 4,557 cards bearing that particular number at the head of every list In the United States. The second number drawn would put the cards bearing that number second on all the lists, and so forth. "Now. the thing enn not be lone in precisely this way, because there are not precisely three thousand numbers In every group. Hut the same bleu with a fow necessary modifications Is the Idea on which the present draw? ing is hiiH'd. The drawing by thousands: "To draw 10,000 separate numbers DISORDER IH ROSS1A. CONFLICT BKTWEKN FORCKS OF LAW AND ANARCHY. Provisional Government Prepared to Fight, But Is Reluctant to Use Extreme Force Until Absolutely Necessary. Petrograd, July 19.?An extraordi? nary meeting council is discussing the proposal to move' the seat of the provisional government to Moscow. The minister of post'and telegraph*., naid the general assembly of work? men's and soldiers''delegates should be held there, away 'from interfer? ences by the irresponsible section of the Petrograd garrison. Government forces are bivouacking in the winter palace where guns ar?* posted. The general feeling is that the decisive Btage between the forces of order and disorder is rapidly approaching. The government does not Want to use ex? treme force until absolutely neces? sary. There was sporadic fighting in the streets today. Street Demonstrations Forbidden. Moscow, July 19.?-The local coun? cil of workmen's and soldiers' dele? gates voted against allowing street demonstrations here*. TO FLY THE PAPAL FLAG. Immunity From U-BoOt Attack Prom? ised for Archbishop. Washington, July 1?.?When Arch? bishop Bonaventura Cerretti sails shortly from an American port in an Italian liner for Home to become as? sistant papal secretary of State, the ship will fly the papal flag under an arrangement by which Germany has promised Immunity from submarine iattack. Ambassador Riano, of Spain, obtained the promise. Archbishop Cerretti until recently was apostolic delegate to New South Wales, and foi I ten years was auditor of the delegation here. ? WAITING ON DRAFl'. Government la Reo dpi 00 Soon as Sev? en States File Complete Reports. --?r? Washington, Julj^ ^ 18.?Although seven States have ?lll not reported the completion of thO^Sraft organiza? tion, the plans for Ihe drawing are complete with the 'exception of the place and' date. \ Tj?SUplans will be minutely explained & -correspondents before it Is given out for publication. Wire facilities for quick getting out news is a factor tn selecting the scene. The plans have been approved by Secretary Baker.' The government will be ready as soon the the last dis? trict reports. ? ' would take 10 hourfaTTd would multi? ply the chance of error. Moreover, if the "nine thousandrthe eight thou? sand, the seven thousand, and the six thousand were scattered all over the .master list indiscriminately the cancellation by boards having small groups would be Very tedious and would open the way to numerous er? rors. All this is easily avoided. "Suppose we drew dnly 1,000 num? bers. We could theh provide that the drawing of the number 878 would also draw the numbers 1878; 2878; 3878; 4878 6878; 9878; 7878; 8878, and 9878. ? ? ? "The group of numbers, from 1 to 1,000, and a aoital group from naught to 9, have been carefully print? ed on opaque sJtps of paper, blank on one side counted ar. J checked These slips have been rolled up and each put inside, a gelatine Capsule with the blank side out. To insure absolute accuracy of count, the capsules con? taining numbers from 1 to 1,000 have been emptied into 10 glass jars in groups of 100 .each the glass jars have been sealed and kept in a safe awaiting the day of drawing. "The contents of the Jars will be decanted into a large glass receptacle from which the numbers will be real? ly drawn. "A blindfolded man will stir the capsules in the receptacle thoroughly before any are drawn, and will keep stirring them during!the drawing. "A blindfolded man will then draw capsules out one at a time. As each capsule is drawn It Will be handed to an announcer, who will break the cap? sule and announce the number drawn. While ho is announcing the number a second capsule will be drawn and handed to a second an? nouncer, who will Weak the capsule and read the number. The drawing will proceed In this "way until all the capsules are drawn. "Three tally sheets will be kept One keeper of a taly chart will repeal (each number as it is announced, and all three will write it down. In caae of disagreement between tally Sheets on any number the sheets that agree will control. Immediately before the drawing of the numbers from I to 1,000 the draw? ing of the numbers from naught to 9 will take place to determine the order in which the thotr aufls" shall appear ,>n the master lists." YOUNG DOCTORS HEEDED. ENLISTING 20,000 PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS. Medical Students Should Kenia in at Home, Together With Faculties ot Schools. Columbia, July 19.?Dr. Joseph C. Bloodgood, chairman of the commit? tee on preparedness of the Southern Medical association, in a communica? tion received yesterday, says that the need for well trained doctors under 3~> years of ago for the new armies to he drafted is so great, and the supply ?o small, that every effort should be made to bring the correct informa? tion before the public. Both Dr. Franklin Martin, chairman of the gen? eral medical board of the' council of national defence, whose board is charged with the duty of enlisting the 20,000 physicians and surgeons who are needed for tho army, and Dr. Bloodgood, who is aiding the work in his territory, say that the need for men under 35, rather than the older men or medical students, Is one that must be lllled, and filled at once. Only 11,000 of the physicians and surgeons needed have thus far volunteered, and all save 1,200 of these are over 3D years of age. Men under 36 arc wanted for two reasons: Older men can not stand the physical strain of life near the battle lines and there is great danger if the medical students go that the population which is left at home will not be supplied with a sufficient num? ber of physicians and surgeons eith? er during the war or after it ends. It is said that the rush of so many phy? sicians and nurses in France and Eng? land to the front when the war began and the enlistment of medical students have stripped both those countries of physicians, who are indispensable to the welfare of the people, at home. Dr. Martin says that there are section* in both England and France whee there isn't a physician or a surgeon to care for the civilian population. For that'reason it'is desired that th* medical student remain in his classes. "The need is especially for men un? der 36 years of age," said Dr. Blood good, "awd it is not a remote noed. It is present at this minute. "It Is an unusual opportunity tor physicians" to serve their country. They wlif'have charge of the health and very lives of the men we send abroad.' -Col. T. H. Goodwin of the medical eones of the British army tells Ih bp'manual just Issued that the British soldier relies on the med? ical officer more than on any one else In the army. "I refuse to believe that tho younger men of the profession are less patriotic than the older men. They have been* J slower to volunteer, per? haps, because they have young fami? lies and young children. But the need for them is great and immediate, and I believe they will respond." BRITISH CABINET CHANGES. Carson Retires from Admiralty? Gethles Succeeds Him as First Lord. London, July 17.?Sir Edward Car? son has relinquished his post as first lord of the admiralty and Joined the war cabinet without portfolio, accord? ing to an official announcement of new ministerial appointments issued this evening. Sir Edward will he suc? ceeded by Sir Eric Campbell Geddea. who has been director of munitions supply. Winston Spencer Churchill succeeds Dr. Christopher Addison as minister of munitions, Dr. Addison becoming a minister without portfolio in charge of reconstruction. Edwin Samuel Montagu, a formet cabinet minlHter, Is made secretary fo: India. One of the most acceptable ap? pointments, as far as the general pub? lic is concerned, is that of Mr. Mon? tagu. He is one of the very few members of the Asquith administra? tion, in which he was minister of nm nitionb, to join the Lloyd George min letry. Mr. Montagu has had considerable experience in the affairs of India, hav ing once held the post of undersecte tary for India. The necessity for finding a new sec? retary for India, however, caused B modification in the plans, and Dr. Ad? dison, who had been slated for the projected ministry of health, now he comes bead of the reconstructive com? mittee. RIOT IN PETKOGHAD. Another Demonstration on Nevsky PffOopect Tuesday. Petrograd, July 18.?Another dem? onstration of .sailors, soldiers, work? ing men and women occurred on the Nevsky prospect yesterday afternoon A few stray shots were followed by firing at the upper windows and roofs at apparently Imaginary foes. Cossacks patrolled the streets for the first time since the revolution. The companies curried machine guns Strapped to the saddles while men led their horsee. SHIP PROBLEM CONFERENCE. BOARD AND GOETHALS DISCUSS THKIR DIFFEKENCES. Denmau Suys There are No Disagree monts Which Reasonable People Can Not Adjust. Washington, July 18.?Members ol the shipping board and Maj. Goethals, manager of the board's fleet corpora? tion, who are at odds over the govern? ment's ship building programme, at a lengthy conference today went over the general's proposals for construct? ing government shipyards and for speeding up tonnage now building. The board, it was announced after the conference, made no decision re? specting the general's plans and anoth? er conference will be held tomorrow. The shipping board, Chairman Den man said, wants more information be? fore it approves the general manag? er's programme but Gen. Goethajls said he thought he had submitted most of the information asked for. Neither members of the board nor Gen. Goethals would say what are the points of difference over the pro? gramme. Chairman Denman intimat? ed that all disagreement would be settled satisfactorily. "There are no physical differences," he said, "only one of policy. I know of no difficulties that could not be ad? justed between two rational persons, each willing to concede to the other an intelligent difference of opinion." The shipping board, it is under? stood, demanded of Gen. Goethals full information regarding his plans for requisitioning ships building, and sought fuller information concerning his proposal to build two shipyards for fabricating steel vessels. At tomor? row's conference the board is expect? ed to try to ascertain Gen. Goethals' attitude toward wooden ships. Although Gen. Goethals has let con? tracts for many more wooden ships than he has steel, the shipping board, it is said, will insist that the type he intends to build is too slow of con? struction. Differences over the commandeering programme are confined largely, it is said, to the price to be paid for the I ships and the amount of money to be used in speeding up their construc? tion. Reports that Gen. Goethals will re? sign unless given the fullest au? thority to carry out the programme he has announced, were discredited tonight. The general himself, asked about rumors of his resignation, mere? ly said: "I am a soldier, and a man in my position appointed to a place virtually is under orders." At the shipping board it was made clear that despite differences there is no intention to ask Gen. Goethals to quit. WILSON PARDONS SUFFRAGETTS. White House Picket Released From Sixty Day Sentence. Washington, July 19.?President Wilson today pardoned the sixteen suffragists who were serving sixty days for picketing the White House. Secretary Tumulty said the president would make no statement why he pardoned them. WILL NOT PARTICIPATE. United States Will Not Send Repre? sentatives to Allied Conference. Washington. July 19.?The United States has declined an ;.ivitation to participate in the inter-allied confer? ence which is to be held in Paris this month. It was decidod that it is not necessary now, but it is explained that this should not be taken the perma? nent policy of the United States. -\ Pisgah News Notes. Pisgah, July 17.?After a week of almost Incessant wind, some of it very heavy and disastrous to the crops, we had on yesterday' afternoon a most magnificent rain, just the kind the corn needed. This rain if general over the county will add thousands of bushels of corn and greatly benefit the other crops. The agricultural prospect is so much better than last year that it should be a matter of great thank? fulness to all. The high cost of liv? ing is unprecedented in modern years and unless prices are reduced there will be suffering in the land. A number of the colored people are going North to get the palace prices Offered. Hope they will be able to help their needy ones who sadly need It. Peaches are getting ripe. Water? melons are small and not good; the big June rains tixed their vitlaity. The protracted meeting at IMsgah church will commence Friday evening and go on a week. Hev. Andrew Hart? ley of Columbia will aid. Mayor Godfrey, Alderman King and City Attorney Sullivan of Andereon, were fined $r? each In the recorder's court In Anderson last week on the charge of excedlng the sped limit in an automobile, AI.'DU BOX SOCIETY WILL REC? OMMEND WADE HAMPTON GIBBES. Howard secretary?Election Was Unanimous?Adams ami Richard* son Attended Early Part of Meeting; but I>eft. ? ? Columbia, July 19.?At a meeting of the Audubon Society of South Car? olina held yesterday at the Jefferson hotel, Wade Hampton Gibbes of Co? lumbia was unanimously elected the nominee of the society for recom? mendation to Gov. Manning JSSk ap? pointment as chief name waf^^P of the State. At the same time Albert R. Hey ward of Columbia was selected for recommendation for reappoint ment as secretary and treasurer of ?society. Fifteen members of society were present in person, and 321 were 'represented by proxy. The meting was called to order by the vice president, Dr. C. W. Barron, who stated that its purpose was to elect a suitable person for recom? mendation to Gov. Manning as chief game warden. "The time has come in South Carolina when this office should be filled,' said Mr. Barron, "and it is to be hoped that partisan politics will be dropped on this occasion." Dr. Barron stated that illness would pre? vent him from presiding over tl meeting, so he called W. A. Clark Columbia to act as chairman, and tired. On motion of Francis H. Weston j committee on credentials was anoint? ed consisting of Mr. Weston, A. S. Salley and A. R. Taylor. This con-., mittee tabulated the number of prox? ies presented, and reported ( to the chairman that there were 32 l, and that 16 members were present in per? son. Under the by-laws the^ necessary quorum is 16. A great majority of the proxies had dollar bills or checks pinned to them in payment "of the an? nual membership fee. On motion of Mr. Weston the persons so represent-! ed were declared to be members ofn the society in good and regular stand-? ing, with all its rights and privileges. Mr. Gibbes was nominated by R. Beverly Herbert. No other nomina? tions were made. Mr. Gibbes was elected unanimously. Dr. E. C. L Adams and Alfred A. Richardson attended the opening part of the meeting, both leaving before the report of the committee on cre? dentials was made. Mr. Richardson^ stated to the chairman that he wished it understood that he came merely as a spectator. It seems to be the con? tention of Mr Richardson and the \ members of society supporting him that the meeting was not one legally called, and that its proceedings were therefore void, because the members were not properly notified, according to the by-laws. A. S. Salley stated that Albert R. Heyward had been appointed secre? tary of the society in 1907 by Gov. Ansel under the State statute, and that as Mr. Heyward had never re? signed, and another secretary had never been properly appointed Mr. Heyward was still secretary. Mr. Salley said that the appointment of Miss Belle Williams was not legal be? cause under the constitution a woman could hold no office except that of li? brarian. Mr. Heyward was therefi**? recommended for reappointment secretary, and appointment as treas? urer, and 1 is compensation fixed S10 a month. Mr. Hey ward 'eg* take charge of the funds of the society, and take over from Dr. Adams tho funds now in his possession. In an? swer to a query from Mr. HeywaiejH who said that he expected that tho society would be again involved in le? gal difficulties, it was suggested that; he call on the legal department of th* State for h?lp in that contingc LIGHTNING STRIKES CHURCH. St. Anne's Catholic Church Badly Damaged by Lightning Bolt and Fire. Lightning: struck the er.st spire of St. Anne's Catholic Church about 3.30 o'clock this afternoon, badly damaging the spire, the roof of the church. The brick work of the tow? er was shattered, the slate roof ripped off on one side, and several windowe broken and the frames torn out. The sheeting under the roof was ignited by tho lightning, but the flames gained little headway before the fire depart? ment arrived and the chemical ex? tinguishers soon had them under con? trol. The extent of the damage Is difficult to estimate by a superficial examination, but a considerable sum will be required to make the neces? sary repairs. TRAITORS IN AUSTRIA. Normans Accuse Anti-German Party in Austria or Alliance With the En? tente. London. .luly 19?The Vienna cor? espondent of the Deutsche Tages Zei? tung, according to a Reuter dispatch Tom Zurich, accuses the non-German jarty in Austria of being in un alli? ance with the entente powers.