The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-09-13

County has not been reached. Attic
naarlv sou men haye. heep- exanltaad
the 50 have not been found as yet
and because Of this fact more men
are to be called for examination
During the session on Tuesday, We'd
nesday and Thursday OF last week
l. came under the scrutiny OF the
examining physician Very few
were found to be fit, the great maj
ofi,g being discarded because ol
poor eyes
Il will be seen from the number
who are being rejected that Uncle
Sam intends to have a well nigh per-
feet organization culled from the
first draft. In order to get in on
this first call. man must be as near
physically perfect as possible, devel-
oping the fact that when this body
OF men have reached a stage Of mill
tary perfection that they will be
something which ought to terrify the
Kaiser and his followers.
More men from the county are to
be called. Just how many has not
yet been determined but it is neces-
saty 70 get that S5 and this will be
done if all registered have to be ex-
amined.
The last few days have been busy
ones for the Somerset County Ex-
empion Board Among the many
examined we're: Alfred T. Morrill,
who asked for the examination be-
cause he was about to leave for
France to take up his duties with the
field Y. NJ. c. A. Mr. Morrill, was
rejected because of poor eyesight.
The following persons were exam-
ned and rejected on September 4
Victor L. Hartford, Smithfeld; Ar
hur McFarlane, Detroit; John NJ.
Stanley, Mercer; John S. Fitzsim-
nous, Caratunk; Herman F. Austin,
Pittsfeld; Everett E. Doyle, Ripley
Ernest j. King, Fairfield; Milford
Crosby, Lexington; Arthur II. Adams
New Portland; Henry A Browning.
Madison; Milton G. Reynolds, Hart
land: Miles H. Robinson, Fairfield :;
Herbert l.. Chapman, Fairfield; Earl
Stanhope, Hartland; Wallace F.
Fogg, Fairfield; Clyde E. Savage,
New Portland Allie A. C. Randall,
Ripley; Herbert w. Perkins, Madi-;
son; Mariner NJ. Moody, Solon; Ray
mond c. Whitney, Cambridge; Daniel
l.. Jones, Norridgewock; Joseph
Fortin, Madison; Foster w. White,
Pittsield; Alfred B. Curtis, Moscow; !;
Harry R. Libby, st. Albans;- Perley
Durgin. West Forks.
Paraskivos Hadjididiacos and Earl
Harrington appeared and filed exemp-
ton because of being aliens. The
following men passed the physical
examinations and filing exemptions,
we're dismissed: John F. Spear, Mad
ison; Alfred Crotto, Bingham Irving
E. Towne, Bingham; James A. Know
Ian, Madison; Leahman NJ Swart,
Rockwood; Ivan E Chadbourne,
Harmony; Ray Alton Nye, New Port
land; Reginald H. Farrar, Ripley;
Valentine E Lippold, Creighton; /;
Charles T Berry, North Anson
THOSE EXAMINED AND AC-
CEPTED
On September 5th, many were ex-
amined and accepted but their ex-
emption claims have still to be reck-
oned with, if there are any. Those
who passed successfully were: Earle
l.. Patten, st. Albans; Embert Ram
sey. Pittsield; Elden V. wilkins, St.
Albans; none of whom filed claims
for exemption. Others accepted
who did file claims we're: Lindsey
Foster, Pittsfield; Joseph Grevois,
Fairfield; Lester L. Ferland, Fair
held; William Oakes, Fairfield; ;
George w Moses, Solon; Merrill A.
MUM, Cornville. Those rejected on
Wednesday were: Eleazor Russia
koff, Skowhegan; Ora j Gilman, An
son; Warren Jones, Brighton; Ora
A Williams. North New Portland ;
Jonas Wescott, Madison; Adele D.
Beror, Anson; Paul l.. Wordsworth,
Fairfield; Arthur f. Harding, Madi-
son; William S. Fuller, New PORT
land; Alfred J. Turcotte, Skowhe-
gan; Gerald G. Mason, Madison ;
Clarence Baron. Anson; Walter II.
Harvey, Skowhegan; Amidee Jack
man; Harry E. Spaulding Bingham /.
Forest A. Gamage, Skowhegan; Nor
man +. Hume, North Anson; Clar-
ence S. Steevs, Smithfeld; Harry W.
Kicker, Harmony; Albert E. Hanson,
Pittsfeld; Clifton A. Lancaster,
Skowhegan; Forrest H. Luce, Madi-
son; Elleworth Prince, Madison !;
Ralph Brazier, Brighton; Earl L.
Green, Norridgewock; Raymond
Liyeioy, Anson; Joseph Quay, Jack
man; Napoleon H. Fluet, Skowhc-
gan; Henry Ladame, Pittsfield; Ray
A Shepherd. Pittsfield; Elmer H.
Forbush, Harmony; Clyde l. Chap
man, Fairfield. Those filing claims
Tor exemptions on the ground of be-
ing aliens we're: William r. Hulk