Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-10-16
DEVISE PLANS TO
GET ALL SLACKERS
Employers May be Asked TO
Check Up Order Numbers
of Employees
STATE BOARD HEARS
APPEAL OF OFFICERS

Ways and means are being plan
ned by the local exemption boards to
trap all those men who are slackers
and II their scheme is adopted It is
believed many OF the men who have
failed to report for physical ex-
animation and military duty will be
rounded up. It has been suggested
and tho Idea. It is understood. will be
carried into effect. that all employers
demand from their men their order
number.
After the registration OF those
within the military age employers
made their men show their serial
number II they did not have It they
we're made TO lose time from their
work until they got It. A demand for
their order number would, It is con-
tended. trap many OF those who have
been called for examination and who
have failed 10 report
The local exemption boards are
preparing TO get together their next
/ contingent OF men to go to Camp Dix.
The original orders were to send 40
per cent. OF their quota on October 3.
but these orders were Withdrawn.
Now It IS expected the order for the
next contingent will be received al
most any day because at Camp Dix
many of tho soldiers there are being
sent to other cantonmonts In the
South. or the Delaware men alone
one thousand will be transferred
some OF them having gone south To-
day and others TO follow on Friday
This will leave big gaps in th'
ranks OF the local boys at Camp Dli
NJ and the next call Is anticipated II
order to MI up these gaps.
Local boards, while they have no o.
fetal information on the subject, ar
much interested In the announcemer
, from Washington that every man
r the United States between the ag'
( OF is and 81. and 81 and 40 yeal
will b. compelled to register for mil
e tary service under an amendment
I the Selective Draft Act to be intr'
8 duced when Congress meets IN ID
,, cember. These men who are exeml
J. under the original act will not
n called out under the proposed amen'
Q ment until the entire first draft
G men from 21 to 81 years or age hs
Q been exhausted. But IL IS believe
l. that IL will be well to have theI
registered tnd examine d so trat th
government will know just how man
men are available for service abroa'
Youths from 1S 10 q, while the
must register and take a physical eN
animation. will not be called on 70
> service until they have attained thei
majority. Il Is also probable tha
men over 81 will be used for wor
behind the battle lines. thus releasin
younger men for active service Il
the trenches.
The District (State) Exemptio
Board was busy today hearing
long list OF appeal cases. There wa
a large crowd OF witnesses waitin
In the court room in tho old Cour
House TO give testimony.
One OF the cases OF more tina
usual interest being heard today
that OF Patrolman Skipskt He
} single. but claimed exemption o
} the ground that he is the sole sur
port OF his mother. His appeal wa
refused when his case was hear
, first. but he succeeded in having
. reopened One OF his witnesses
: Chief OF Police George Black. II
:, was prepared 10 urge that the onice
ba granted exemption on the groun
that he Is a police officer and tina
his services are badly needed in thi
r. capacity by the city. He pointed on
that Wilmington at the present tim
is having trouble In getting enoug
$ policemen. ad that there are vacar
cies In the Police Department whic
! are hard to fill because Of the scar
u city OF the right kind OF men. chic
;, Black will endeavor to have exempt
IS ed all the members OF the force wh
IT have been called on the draft Ds
]. cause OF the same reasons.
e The following cases have been r.
j. versed by thc District Board on appea
d from the >provost marshal: Walter J
IT pitts. No. 1923 West Fifth street; Z
e wood Simon, Rose Hill; John undel
It hin. No. 406 Lincoln street.
a The following cases have been a
l. lowed by the District Board: J. v
It High. No. 4OT East Fourth street; Ferd
s nand Ketterer, Jr., No. ii3 West Twen'
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