The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-05
BRIDGEPORT'S FIRST CONTRIBUTION
TO Big NATIONAL ARMY LEAVES FOR I
MOBILIZATION CAMP In AVER, MASS.

Here Stormed by Weeping
Mothers and Other Rela-
tives Seeking Exemption
for Eligibles.
Without special announce
ment Or arrangement, the
Third district draft board in
session at the county court
house is having ladies' days
right along and the board mem
bers have under consideration
the opening Of a nursery for
the next month that the board
will surely be busy.
Daily the Office is >swarmed with
weeping women, many Of them car
rying babies. The wives and mothers
are seeking the exemption, of their
husbands who have been certified for
military service in the National Army
under the old rulings that took all
men whose wives were able to sup
port themselves. The pleas Of all are
received automatically by the corps
of workers in charge and the claim
ants are advised to file the evidence
in aff1davit form rather than making
personal protestations.
Meantime the board Is buried with
cases ready for action and they are
being taken up as fast as possible.
Yesterdays session was one of the
busiest and 160 claims were consid-
cred. OF this number 73 were those
Of Bridgeport who sought exemption
ON Industrial grounds The board de-
MED 46; allowed. 5 temporary dis
charges until Nov. s and 20 condi-
tionaI discharges to- March 5, 1913.
A large number of decisions on ap-
peals from local boards through the
entire territory within the jurisdiction
of Third district board will be an
nounced tomorrow: Many of these
are on claims of dependents and ply
cical disability.
OF the claims denied today two
Bridgeport policemen were included.
Daniel j. Fitzroy, of 70 Edna avenue,
who led the Fourth division contin-
gent that left Bridgeport today for
Camp Devans was one oG those for
whom the. police commissioners had
F'itzroy volunteered to. go with the
first contingent Of his division quota
at the same time that the police COM
missioners were seeking his exemp-
Ntion. Policeman Rosenpenny is the
other man who will not be exempt be-
cause Of his police. duties.
The New Haven railroads. claim for
some employees, including locomotive
f1remen were passed upon and denied
on the assumption that the number to
be taken would not be SO large as to
embarrass the road.
The district board continued ses-
sion today to pass upon a number. of
cases ready for action. 1t is expect
ed that the work may be brought up
to date and that the next meeting for
the week will not have to be held Fri
day. It was noticeable from today's
decisions that all of the claims of the
Remington Arms employees that were
ready for action had been passed
upon. This will not only enable the
men to know exactly what their fu-
ture will be, but it will also give the
company a chance to determine who
must be replaced.
The following are the Bridgeport
decisions on Industrial claims. an
nounced by the board today:
Temporary Discharges, Dec. S, 1917.
Stanley Grzylala, .5s41 Noble avenue
toolnaker. Remington Arms.
Joseph Mccarthy, 1913 East Main
street, shell loader, Remington
Patrick J. varrilly, "a Meadow street
bayonet sfraightener, Remington
Arms.
Tony Alfano, 269 Grand street, ma
chine operator, Remington Arms.
Edward F. McNamara, S64 Lindley
street, die grinder, Remington
Arms.
Reinbold c. Speiser, 425 Jane street
student; Baltimore Dental College.
John J. Dugas, ESQ Brooklawn ave.
nue., foreman, Acme Shear Co.
John Feeley. 206 Park street, profler
Remington Arms.
John J. Duffy, 1880 Main street, crit
foreman, Remington Arms.
Harry Clarke, 54S Huntington Road
/ lathe hand, Remington Arms.
Patrick tHagan, 16O Park avenue
lathe hand, Remington Arms.
John r. Sheeney, S66 Noble avenue
steel worker, Remington Arms.
Albert Eek, $50 (Housatonic avenue
pattern maker, Remington Arms.
Harold o. Kuykendell, 142 Fairviev
avenue, toolmaker, Bridgepor
Chain Co.
Boleslau Sosnoski, 761 Hallett street
woodmaker. Remington Arms.
Louis S. Blumenfield, Orchard
street, polisher, Remington Arms. 4
J. H. Hayward, 1645 E. Main street
press operator, Remington Arms.
Harold L. Wilke, 60 North avenue
machinist, Remington Arms.
Dennis Andrus, S3 Fairfield avenue
| riveter, Remington Arms.
| George Binetrug, 251 Goddard avenue
| fi1er, Remington Arms.
! John r. Wirth, Sit Huntington road
| clerk. Remington Arms Co.
Peter Leo Rudden, 1860 E. Main st.
! machine operator, Remington Arms