New Britain herald., 1917-08-15
MANY EXCUSES FOR
 NOT GOING TO WAR.
Jacob Wrinkle Discovers Just in
 Time That He Is an Alien


 ALDERMAN TO STAY HOME John stadler, IT,, Exempt on Ground
 of Dependents, He Asserts-Four
 Subjects of England Prefer Not to Fight-More to Be Called.
 Out of the S71 men examined at the close of the three days session of the second district exemption board at 1 o'clock today it was un- officially recorded that total of 177 had been accepted by the, surgeons as physically fit and had not claimed exemption. A total of 256 were found to be physically acceptable put claimed exemption because Of de- pendents or occupation. The remain der claimed exemption because they are aliens. As the board announced today that all claims for exemption because of dependents or occupation are to be rigidly investigated and the rule granting them will be very strict it was stated by Secretary Stephen Robb that when all cases have been passed upon it is probable that a number of other elfgibles will be added to those already drafted from the first thousand called. Neverthe- less, in order to be positive that they have enough men for the required 239 quota the exemption board has de- cided to summons between 500 and 700 additional men. These calls will be sent out on Friday and the men ordered to report for examination on next Tuesday morning.
 First 30 Per Cent. Goes Sept. 5. The exemption board has been noti- fled to post lists of accepted men at an early date and the movement of the first members of the new army will begin on September Instead of September 1. Gen. Crowder wants at least 30 per cent. of the entire quota ready by September 5 and, ac- cording to his present plans, 30 per cent. will be called to move on Sep tember 5; 30 per cent. on September Is; 30 per cent. on September 30, and the remaining 10 per cent. as soon thereafter as practicable. The drafted men will be given application blanks which, by being filled out, will ordered to entrain
 These Men Want to Fight.
 Among those who were examined today were several who expressed g. desire to fight. One of them was Ed ward George Burke, a fireman at tached to No. 2 Engine company. He passed the physical tests and declared an intention of waiving any exemp- ton claims and doing his bit. Anoth- CT was Walter O. Cook of 15O Jubilee street He was rejected by the local surgeons but was so insistent that he was finally accepted for final exani- nation at the mobilization camp. NIT. Cook is former member of Company I, rejected at Ncgales last summer, and Is at present captain of the New Britain City Guards. Two aliens who yesterday sought exemption today re- turned to cancel their claims. They are Gennario Ravilla and Charles J. both Church-street Italians. her husband, when passed, made no claim for exemption, Mrs. B. the board thjs morning and in tears
 
 on the ground of dependents.
 Englislmen Seek Exemption.
 Numbered among those who asked exemption on the ground that they were aliens and thereby exempt were four men who said they were subjects of Great Britain They are Irving Co., hen of 55 Oak street, who came here from London in 1899; Samuel A. Per kins of "A Park street, Meriden, for merly of Chapman street, who came to this country from Birmingham, Eng land, in 1891: Thomas A. Bailey of AZ Cottage place, who came to this coun- try in 1909, and Edward T. Tippett of 138 Pleasant street, who came here from Cornwall, Eng, in. 1918.
 Jacob Wrinkle of 91 Church street, at present awaiting trial for man. slaughter on a charge of having run down and killed a Plainville child with his autmobile, claimed exemption after he had at first been passed by the doctors. His first idea was to ap- peal from the doctors finding, but subsequently, he remembered that his first papers were taken out more than nine years ago and were void. He therefore claimed exemption on the ground that he is an Austrian alien. Three divinity students sought exemp- ton. They are William P. Botticellf, 80 Lawlor street; Jerome N. Jermaln, 6S5 East street; and Cornelius A. Cur rv 38 Summer street. Louis Vienna, the first Swiss to appear, asked ex- emption, and exemption will also be granted to Damazi Rama of 60 Sexton street, a German alien.
 Among others examined teddy was John Stadler, Jr., of Chestnut street, alderman from the fourth ward. He passed the physical examination, but claimed exemption on the ground that he has dependents. Dr. Edward $. Grace himself one of the examining surgeons, was also caught in the draft
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