From The Indianapolis News, Thursday, June 5, 1919: The Indiana Society of Selective Board Members was formed today by over 100 former local and district draft board members at a meeting in the Claypool Hotel. The organization’s purpose “is to keep alive the associations formed by men on whom rested the primary responsibility for the selection of soldiers so that the valuable knowledge of military preparation acquired by these men may not be lost, to preserve historical dat

From The Indianapolis Star, Friday, February 14, 1919: The 124 Indiana local boards have reported 13,000 delinquents to the state draft headquarters. Maj. Robert Baltzell, Indiana draft executive, conferred yesterday with L. Ert Slack, U. S. district attorney, to arrange a final review of the records of draft deserters. It is estimated that 75 per cent of the delinquents will be cleared up because many of the registered men who failed to file a questionnaire or appear for

From The Indianapolis Star, Sunday, September 15: Major Robert Baltzell, Indiana conscription officer, estimates 148,900 men, ages 19 to 37 years old, registered Thursday under the Selective Service Act. Official reports from 34 of the 124 local selective service boards show total registrations of 91,114. Of those registered, 5,998 are 18 years old. There are 10,743 men in the 19 to 20 age group, and 27,837 in the 32 to 36 age group. The age group 37 to 46 compose the la