DRAFT MEN WILL SOOfJBEIfl KHAKI OFFICIALS PREDICT THAT THOSE CONSCRIPTED WILL BE IN ARMY BY SEPTEMBER 1. As Soon as Printed Master Lists of Each District Reach Exemption Boards They Are Ready to Begin Be-gin Sifting Process. Washington. Before September 1 thousands of men sifted from the top of the draft list will be in khaki, it is officially predicted. The war department notified Provost Pro-vost Marshal General Crowder that the first men through the draft will be placed in the ranks .of the regular army and national guard as soon as picked. Disquieting reports of members of exemption boards resigning or refusing refus-ing to serve readied the war department. depart-ment. But no delay by these evasions eva-sions will be brooked. Veiled threats to deal harshly with them were made by officials. The draft law provided that any inexcusable evasion eva-sion of their duty by exemption officers of-ficers is punishable by fine or imprisonment. impris-onment. Many of the resignations are tendered ten-dered because the members fear to take "political risk." As soon as the printed "master lists" for each district reach the boards they are ready to begin the sifting process. At first they will summon from the tops of the lists a number equal to twice their quota. Owing to the large number of exemptions ex-emptions for dependency and physical reasons, this number will be insufficient insuffi-cient in most districts and the boards will summon the next ten men on the list. Forces of clerks in the provost marshal mar-shal general's office labored throughout through-out the day to check the lottery lists and the first proofs of the printed "master lists" for the boards. The lits are being mailed special delivery to the 4557 boards.