Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-08-04
INSUFFICIENT WEIGHT
IS NO BAR To SERVICE
Many Rejected by Local Boards to
BE Recalled for Ex-
animation.
TAKE ALL ORGANICALLY FIT
Local Boards Are Making Steady
Progress--Much Pleased With At
titude OF ifen-Nu,nber of Trivial
Claims for Exemption Reduced.
TAKE ALL oRGANICALLY FIT


Scor, of Eichnonders rejected by
the nve local exemption boards because
OF insufficient weight will be recalled
| for examination. and IL found organi-
cally ft. will be certified as accepted
for military service. Instructions to
disregard weight when the subjects
are otherwise physically nt were re-
ceived here yesterday after the boards
had already rejected a large num Der
OF men during the early stages of tho
examinations Notices of the recall
Will be sent out Immediately.
All five boards got down to work
yesterday. and TIE examinations a.e
| beng rushed through. Two. three and
tour physicians a:c voluntarily work
inG III each division. and all arr Keep
ing uD with their schedules. Divi.ion
| No. !, the first 10 start work, com
/ pletcd the initial examinations Of Its
! hrJt Increment yesterday aud will start
| on ,re.cxamlnatioTs for hose re- jeclet,
| to-day. On Wednesday .hl5 division
viii start the examinations tor tbs
| supplementary Increment. which was
dc r,cessaey by the Large nu,.,be,
! OF phfsica rejections and claims for
eArmrt,on on other grounds
While claims for exemption continued
! un. baied ,r all five divisions Yesterday.
| II w"s noticcable that few were or
/ trN ial grounds. The majority OF tie
| mrn seeking to avoid service are dong
so because th.y are married Many
| others claim TO be the sole support OF
dependent parents
GATHERING VALUABLE
MEDICAL STATISTICS
Aside from the raising Of an army.
! he s@lectre draft will prove hig
| ihine in the gathering OF medical sta
tis;ics. The fact that nearly 10000
p"6 men will BE- examined means that
many valuable things will be discov-
cred The government officials them
selves had no idea that the pAyaica.
! reflections would reach such a tDtal
as is already Indicated. The figures
for Richmond alone will be worth the
study which The City Health Eepart-
:nent is already preparing to civ. them.
All ave boards will find 1t necessary
10 summon additional mon for exami-
natior. The 200 per cent baing entirely
| TOO small. The physical reflections will
alone put big hole in the initial in
crements The iarEe number Of ap-
parsntly justihable claims for exen.p-
! ton. together with the men already
| enlisted. will necessitate the summon
ing oil at least 50 per cent of the quota
| in Zach division
| Division No. 2 yesterday accepted
twenty-five men for service who made
| no claim for exemption. This division
examined. los men and found physical
| exemptions very large. Claims on the
grounds of dependent relatives will
| total rs per cent OF the whole. accord
Ing to S. Watkins Ellerson. chairman
Of the board.
Mr.. Ellerson and his fellow members
have decided not to make public the
result of the daily examinations. but
will make a summarized report at tho
end OF the three days. This Is done
in order to avoid embarrassing men
who who are rejected for physical
reasons.
MUCH IMPRESSED WITH
ATTITUDE OF REGISTRANTS
I'VE are much impressed with the at
| titude OF the men," said Mr.. Ellerson.
Every one is perfectly amiable and
ready to answer all questions. They
seem to be appreciutive and grateful
for the way in which we are trying to
serve them. 1t has been gratifying to
the board that we have gone through
| two days without any disturbance or
without having the interference Of
weeping mothers or wives. We already
have forty men physically At and not
claiming exemption"
| In Division No. the examinations
were conducted until nearly midnight
last night. On account Of the e~am-
inins physicians having to look after
| their regular practice. this division
e 'nducted its examinations in the morn
/ .ng and at night. Other divisions. how
ever. have found 1t better to work
straight through without stop. and con-
sequcntlS finish before night
Division No. s found that the ma.
jority of it's men were claiming ex-
emption. but on apparently honest
grounds. the majority being married
men. The percentage ofphysical rejec-
i ffona In the diyfsion was pnrtfcula n riv