Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-08-21
All Men Whose Numbers Were
Drawn Between 558 and
1000 to Be Summoned.
CITY'S QUOTA is NOW 307
Exemption Claims of Over a
Hundred Drafted Men
Allowed by Board.

The city exemption board has
found it necessary to call at least 442
more men for physical examination
TO secure this city's quota for the new
draft army.
Mayor John II. Simmons, executive
officer of she Tulsa local exemption
board, Yesterday announced that the
second call of drafted men probably
would be issued within the next two
days. Already 55s men have been
called, examined and either certified
to the district board as ready for mill
tary service. or have claimed eXemp-
tions and the claims have been disal-
lowed
Not more than 1865 men found phys
ically fit have been certified to the
district board by the Tulsa board as
ready for service. This leaves at least
10 men who must be secured from
the second call to fill the city's quota
of 276.
Lists Are Ready.
Yesterday afternoon the local board
members announced the names OF
those men of the first call whose pc
titions for exemption had been grant
ed, and another list of those whose
claims for exemptions had been disal-
lowed. Both lists will be placed in
the hands of the district board at
once. and within five days all ap-
peal claims are to be presented.
In the cases of those who were
granted exemptions by the local
board, John b. Meserve. city attorney.
H. l..f. tlNa gptN
board on behalf of the government. In
some instances it is probable that the
finding of the lower board will be re-
versed, and the claims disallowed by
the higher board, but Mayor Sim
mons and other local board members
do not anticipate much relief in this
quarter
Those drafted whose claims for ap-
peal were disalowed will now have
the opportunity to make appeal to the
district board within five days, and
they may support their claims for ex-
emption with additional affidavits. In
the whole. however, the decision OF
the local board is expected to guide
the members of the district board in
deciding the appeal cases.
Announce Decisions Daily.
Chairman Robert Scivally announce
ed yesterday that the first open ses-
sion of the board would be held to-
day, at which time appealed claims
for exemption will be heard and de-
cisons rendered. In most of the cases
to be decided upon today, the appeal
board are only asked to certify up
those who make claims for exemp-
tions of industrial or agricultural
grounds. The decisions of the district
board, according to one Of the MEM
bers. will be announced daily in order
that those who have claims pending
before it may know the fate of their
appeal.
DR.. S. DeZell Hawley, examining
physician of the local exemption
board. declared yesterday that there
yet remained pending before his
board at least fifty claims for ex-
emption which had not been decided
These claims, according to the board
member will be held under consid-
Grafton until decisions are reached
when they will be announced and
either discharged or appeals taken to
the district board.
The second call which is to he is
sued by the local board in order ia
fill the city's quota, will include all
serial numbers drafted between 55S
and 1000, according to the local board
members, 1t being evident that it will
take at least this number from which
to secure the quota and the ten pei
cent additional which is a margin al
lowed for discharges granted by the
medical officers at the concentration
camps later. With this additional ter
per cent. Tulsa's quota as certified
thru by the district board as read,
for military service will be 3O7.