New-York tribune., 1917-07-31
Eleven Pass Physically and
Nine Fail; Ten Claim
Exemption
200 Added to Quota
Here; $4,000 in All
Recruiting Officers Blamed
for Change in the
Figures .....-.

.lsyenth-hour upward revision, is now
called upon to put into the ranks Of
the National Army.
With physical examinations actually
under way in two districts, the city's
selection machinery at last had done
With the tedious preliminaries and
was ready TO deal with the life-or-
death question of who goes and who
stays.
At the same time IL was announced
that every arm and agency of the
Federal government was sweeping
into action on the trail of the Stacker;
that finally the men who didn't regis
ter and the others who have been
ssheming and conspiring to beat the
draft" will have a chance TO feel the
power behind the law at which they
thought TO laugh
OF twenty-one men examined in one
district eleven passed the physical
tests. Ten of these say they will claim
uemption, and the other may do so.
Exemptors Now Judges
Thanks TO q special ruling by Provost
MARSHAL General Crowder which per-
nitted the two racing exemption
boards to go ahead with the examins-
tons, the selective service law in It's
sn!orcement may now be said to have
passed beyond the middle ground. For
tie selecting men, except in the few
ases where the call lists are yet to be
psted and the notices Of call mailed to
ngistrants, the weeks of exact and
hborious clerical work are over. From
aow on they will sit as judges
The local boards which solicited the
special ruling from the Provost Mar
ihal General were the 145th, which has
Charles H. Tuttle for chairman, with
headquarters in the College Of the City
Of New York, and No. II, Of Brooklyn.
The headquarters Of No. II are at Mad
iton Street and BushwicE Avenue, and
it, chairman is John r. Lindsay.
Mr.. Lindsay and Mr.. Tuttle had asked
General Crowder if they must neces-
nrily mark time for five days after
he notices to regisUrants were mailed
and the call lists posted. The general
didn't see any reason why they should,
20 long as the registrants were given
10 understand they were voluntarily
waving the notice 10 which the regU-
ktions entitle them, and so were to
signify for purposes of record.
So when the exemptors Of Local
Boards l45 and II sent forth their no.
tees they inclosed slips announcing the
aince TO "come early and avoid the
nSh." Plenty Of registrsnts in the two
G7triets took the hint, and the physi-
asa members Of the boards and their
assistants were kept busy.
Two More Boards Start To-day
The fact that New York City's quota
las been rehgured will not upset the
work which these two boards have ac-
eomplished, nor will it delay the pro-
eesdinEs Of other boards, two of which
tart to-day with their examinations.
According 70 Deputy Attorney Cen
eral Roscoe S. Conkling, whose news
Of the revision of state quotas did not
come until late in the afternoon, the
extra men whom the city is asked 70
supply probably will not number more
han 200-an average scarcely exceed
Ing one 10 each exemption district. Up
ttate counties, from some OF whlch
here has been considerable complaint,
viii be most affected. Not single
metropolitan district, by the way, has
sonplained OF its quotas.
Recruiting officers both Of the Ma
nenal Guard and regular services are
Named for the failure Of the quota TO
stand. Many Of them, as Mr.. Conkling
heard II explained over the Albany
sire, did not realize the Importance OF
hs states request for information.
linking the figures wanted only for
liatistiesl purposes, they went mostly
1 gues5work in supplying them.
War on Slaekers Starts
Tie crusade on the slackers,
i1asnst whom 10 date there has been
y organized movement made by the
sihorities, was set under way at
stss!ngton by Attorney General Greg
'T,,,., s..... n,.,-,,. Attorney c.t-
icy received from Ar. Gregory a tele-
gfsn IN which IL was called to his at
tntlon that thousands Of men had
s5aeed any chance Of military service
" simply not registering. He was In
uuetsd, as were Federal attorneys
throughout the country, 20 begin a
fsshe-up OF slackers and start criminal
pfoeeedln1s
NJ. Conkling has been in receipt OF
ttefes Of communications, some signed,
s1e anonymous, which have warned
- Of the plans Of certain men 20
atsps eonscription. These he has
,,rnsd over 20 United States Marshal
ssCarthy. Of New York, and United
SAtt Marshal Power, Of Brooklyn.
ygspnty marshals, as the first step in
snti-tlseker campaign. ere checking
On the information.
ihe Federal Attorney has as special
snst1nts twenty-five lawyer volun-
etfs tuppiied 20 him BY tns War Com
slnse Of the Bar Of the City OF New
.gf<. These men Will direct investiRs-
Ie and prosecutions Of Stacker cases.
- q outside agencies, including To-
~. VHitlslz. will be sought and tax and
,.hT litis vii be compared carefully
NE registration list However, II
Af volunteer Informant, after all.
VII De the slaeksr'E worst enemy.
,.~-fh Of draft age who deliberately
Sseted 70 register will be punished
h1psonmeBt for not more than
80, and a. the end Of the year into
s~nserl1t army they'll 20.
..sL Con1iDg had some good news
s,Ptesy Tor men Of military age who
a.. xliilng 70 20, willingly enough,
we Astiensl Army, but who now