The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1917-08-09
Those Who We're Excused.


Monday. Tuesday and yesterday
were busy days at the Court House !
fer the Parish Exemption Board-Dr.
A. r. Bush. Of Bossier City, Sheriff
Edwards and Clerk of Court JAS. NJ.
Henderson.
OF the 344 summoned to appear for
physical examination so that 1t might
lie ascertained if they were physically
equal to the demands of service in the
Army, only about twenty, or less, fail
ed to appear. And it SHOULD be stated
here as a matter of information to all
that these through their failure to
perform their duty to the letter, are
automatically drafted into the Army,
if physically fit for service. Also, if
any enc. of those examined or any of
the shirkers. are not at present phys
ically fit to enter the Army, such de-
cision by the board does not exempt.
1t merely excuses for the time icing.
The process Of the physical exami-
nations. the enrolment of the several
names. and such. is Omre tedious and
trying than one would ut first think.
Those practicing physicians of the
Parish. aside from DIR. Bush Ia menu
her of the loard) who We're present to
give assistance in the work of the eX-
aninaticns were DIR. c. NJ. Tucker, of
Haughton weight and girth of chest)
Dr. y. J. McAnn. of Atkins general
eXamination) DIR. II. l.. Crow, of Elm
Grove those. throat and earl: DIR. {.
II. Irion. of Benton (heart) DIR. j. X.
Sheppard Of Haughton (genitO-urina
ry organs) /; DR. s. f. Prince, of Curtis
{eyes), and DIR. &. A. Wise, of Vance
vile. who obtained personal health
statements from those examined. Also,
DIR. Mc.Ann examined the rsospects for
| flat foot and ether defOrmities of the
feet, and DIR. Bush, along with his
other duties, made the hernia and
hemorrhOitlS examinations.
Mr. w. r. vinson. Secretary for the
LEGAL Exemption Board. has furnished
| the list that appears below as show
| ing the names of all who were found
physically deficient and not physically
qualified fer military service" Ii your
name was among those. from Bossier
Parish in the first draft (shown in the
| Banner last week. and does not APP
lear below, you have been found phys
ically fit for service. You may later
be excused for che time. or even ex-
empted. by the local or district board.
Claims for exemption should he filed
promptly.
Here is the list of those excused:
1423-Chrry, Frank Lee, Cotton Valley
(ioute u.
9O6-McGee, Nathan, Benton (R. y.
73G-JohnSon, Isaac, Allendale.
5SS-tiilcrease, Corbett, Bossier.
:,SS-Mccoy, Alex. Curtis.
707-Hampton, Willie. Bossier.
944-Cochran, Andrew. Plain Dealing.
1677-Hargrove. Richmond, McDade.
122-Moss, Robert. Ninoch.
12S1--Windsor, Sidney Vasser, Plain
Dealing.
15S:rJackson, Pleas. Sligo.
7U5-Hall, Albert. Bolcau.
1166-Demoss, james Thomas. Plain
Dealing.
-Bumgardner. John W.. Plain
Dealing.
ampton. Warren, Elm Grove.
9E-COok, Hartwell Plain Dealing.
12G7-AIatlock, t;rover Cleveland, Plain
Dealing.
676-ElIis, Herman. Shreveport (12O
Market Street).
12G-Mct;ee. Buck, Atkins.
s37-White. Tom. Bossier.
156l-Dayis w. f., Haughton.
33O-Engiish, John Wilburn, Plain
Dealing.
125O-Hendricks, Sidney, Plain Deal
| ing.
1O1O-Worley, William Milton, Plain
Dealing.
1O91-Stcphen, Ed, Plain Dealing.
1414-Fuller, Ebert, Princeton.
11S7-Thomas. Arthur, Cotton Valley.
3S3--Ludd. Arthur, Sligo.
1221-Rawls, Jesse. Cotton Valley.
11G7-Demoss, Allie. Plain Dealing.
1:EJ7-t'arter. Brooks. Princeton.
| 6-Franklin. Noel Lester. Atkins.
/ u, 4
(Route -.
! 26i-NIayfield. Walter.
| M-Jones. Alex. Atkins
30-Bell. Jim, Atkins.
64-t'oleman. Albert, Shreveport
(Route b.
IO4-Johnson. Leroy, Benton.
11a1-Windsor, Calvin Lee, Plain Deal
ing.
| 1:a:rJOnes. James. Hauyhton.
32.i-l'nderwood. Homer, Benton
(Ieoute y.
323-Durham. Jay Bee, Sligo.
1730-Dillard, Frank.
| S4S-Arnold. ]. H.. Benton (Route ~ !.
13:@-l'ani.lin. Eddie, Cotton Valley
(Route II.
1:31-Heed, Ernest Stephen, Haughton
151O-Elston. Dudley Clark. Hauglton
13cO-IOckey. Jesse Edward, Benton
(Route b.
1i1S-Hudson. Thomas. Benton (R. u.
113l-Watson. Walter owen. Alden
/ Bridge
:.Hi-White. Willie. Benton.
iG6-Smith, Tom, Curtis.
Ss9-Jones. Quamby, Benton Or. y.
1t21-l'arisll. Shin. Bluffs.
1O.H-Janles Ben Plain Dealing.
/ J4-AloOdy, james Morris, Plain
Dealing.
S2-Kicharilson. Cato, Curtis.
1294-I.eighton. LIAR. Plain Dealing.
452-Stinson, Thomas Woodruff. Ben
4 ton.
11-Jones, Weaver. Atkins.
.'42-Stephens. Huey, Benton.
3E,-Iowery. Conudore, Curtis.
| St;S-DayiS. Nathan Renfop fR ~