BALLOTING FOR AMERICA'S LEGIONS
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In the drawing for America's first conscript Army of 687,000 men Mr Baker, rf^ae^. bv i b^K CongreTsmen Provost-General Crow/ler Ms aides, and eereral Army officials and a score of newspaper meii_nnd ■ mohon 'picture operators gathered in office buildings. A huge glass bo«l was brought in under guard, and there was silence as Mr. Baker £ Then the kmema machines began to click and when Mr. Balcor read the first-'number it was sent by wires connoted with the room to all the awgj miner agencies. Each of the 681,U1W numbers is enclosed in a gelatine cap; S similar to thaw used by chemists, but larger The blindfolded men vorkod e b Sy g with them and then, dravnn gs for the day were estimated at 10.5UU.
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Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 8, 4 October 1917, Page 4
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134BALLOTING FOR AMERICA'S LEGIONS Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 8, 4 October 1917, Page 4
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