Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-08-16
FOUR men OUT OF TWENTY
First Days Work Of County Elk.
emption Board.
Nine Claim Dependent Relatives, Five
Fail ON Physical Examination. One
Does Not Appear and One Case
IL Continued.


Chittenden county for the new ma
tional army started Saturday morn
ing in earnest at the county court
house. and at the close Of the first days
work there were but four men who
made no affidavit for exemption or
were not for some reason disqualified
from service in the new conscripted
army.
Although the call was for twenty
registrants to appear. one man failed
TO show up. This man was Felix D.
Hallihan, and It was said at the county
clerks office that this registrant was
out Of the State on business. "A fine
showing of young manhood" was the
verdict Of the board when the examina-
ton of the 10 men from this district
was completed.
Examination Of the registrants start
ed promptly at nine o'clock. and work
on the last man who was called was
completed at four o'clock.
The first man to be examined by the
board was L. A. Derrick, formerly Of
Richmond. Mr.. Derrick was examined
by the board at the request of the
Fitchburg, Mass. exemption board.
The first man of the 10 from Chittenden
county and the second in line to appear
before the local board was Cyrus F.
COOnrad OF this city.
In addition to the four accepted men
mentioned above nine men passed who
claimed exemption on the grounds Of
examined and rejected, the examination
Of one of the registrants was completed
Monday and one man failed to ap-
pear. Also several men from other dis
tricts were examined by the physicians.
William j. Kelley Of Cherry street and
Louis G. Manos Of Church street were
the two men from this city who were
passed, accepted and who did not apply
for exemption. The other two from this
county who were accepted were Perley
s. Sweeney of Westford and Charles r.
Wells Of Colchester.
Louis G.. Manos is a resident alien, a
native of Greece, and the spirit mani
Tested by this young Greek was the most
exemplary of any of the registrants ex-
amined, said a member of the board.
Chester l.. Prim of Winooski. who was
examined. re-examined and rejected, was
in tears because of his disqualification by
the physicians on account Of poor eye
sight and ELECTED the sympathy Of the
members of the board by the manner
in which he chokingly requested the board
to call on him at any hour or day or
week If they needed him to help fill the
quota allotted to this county.
Every applicant who was rejected was
the recipient of a button which was put
in the lapel of the mans coat by the
chairman Of the exemption board, DR..
c. ]. Russell. The button is to show
to the public that the man has appeared
for examination. and that he has been
disqualified from service in the con-
scripted army for physical reasons The
button is made of a composition of metals.
In the center of which is SHE'D. Over
the shield In raised lette"., is the word
Exempt" and beneath are the letters
~. S." In addition to the shield. the
disqualified man will receive his discharge
papers, which will be mailed to him from
the boards office as soon as ready.
The names Of registrants accepted with
no exemption claimed. registrants passed
with exemption claimed, registrants re.
examined and rejected, registrant whose
examination is not completed and regis
trant who failed to appear before the
local exemption board follow:
ACCEPTED-NO EXEMPTIONS.
Perley S. Sweeney Of Westford.
Charles r. Wells of Colchester.
Louis G. Manos Of Burlington.
William j. Kelley Of Burlington.
PASSED-EXEMPTIO CLAIMED on
GROUNDS OF DEPENDENCY.
Cyrus F. Coonrad of Burlington.
Eugene c. Lamson of Hinesburg.
Israel Adler PRESIDENT alien) of Burling
| ton.
William J. Millham of Jericho.
Victor Benoit OF Burlington.
Richard NJ. Howard of Burlington.
Harry Besett of Richmond.
Uber Lafond of Essex.
Albert E. Redmond of Hinesburg.
EXAMINED, RE-EXAMINED AND RE
JECTED.
Harry r. Gallup Of Burlington.
Eugene Delorge of Winooski.
! Chester L. Prim of Winooski.
| Peter Maynard of Winooski.
| Albert Blanchard Of Winooski.
EXAMINATION NOT COMPLETED.
Albert Fortin Of Winooski.
| FAILED TO APPEAR.
Felix D. Hallihan.
The names Of registrants examined pre-
vious to and on Saturday by the loca
board from outside districts by the loca
board of exemption follow:
Alonso r. Gon Of Essex. N. Y. (Passed)
Thomas C. Burton of Windsor, V,
(Passed).
y Henry d. Kemp Of Boston, Mass. (Ex
amined. re-examined and rejected).
l.. A. Derrick Of Fitchburg, Mass
(Passed).
Otto A. Spar Of Chicago. Ill. (Passed)
claims exemption).
Lawrence C. Staples of Boston. Mas,
! (Passed).
, Hugh A. Mulholland Of Chicopee, Mas,
! (Passed).
All the members of the board wer
present: DR.. c. J. Russell, chairman: I
e. OSullivan of Winooski, clerk; d
Lyman Allen. examining physician. an
DR.. Donly C. Hawley. assistant exam
ming physician. who re-examined III
registrants disqualified by DIR. Allen