The Washington times., 1917-07-31
ONLY g. CHOSEN
FOR DRAFT ARMY
FROM 2S7 TESTED

OF the first 2s7 drafted men ex-
amined IN eight OF the eleven wash
ington exemption divisions, only
thirty-two soldiers, or little more
than one in ten, were accepted for
military service.
OF the 2s7 examined, 2o4 were ac-
cepted as physically At for military
service. The others claimed exemp-
ton.
II this proportion OF exemption
claims continues, draft officials be-
lieve, It will be necessary to call q
second 1883, or 400 per cent, to OBJ
tain the Districts quota OF 929 for
the draft
An Avalanche Of Claims.
An avalanche OF claims for Sx-
emption has swept in on the local
exemption boards. Physical exemp-
tions have been rare, but from the
preponderance OF exemption claims
from men with dependent families, IL
would appear that a large percentage
of the first 1855 summoned for ex-
animation Is made up OF married men
with dependent families.
Nine of the eleven exemption boards
are in session today. All are at work
examining men summoned for the
draft except divisions and 10, both
OF which will begin work tomorrow.
Exemption division No. g. with
headquarters at the City Postoffice,
and No. Z, with headquarters at the
Western High School, reported II and
Z men, respectively, as having pass
ed physical examination without max
ing claims for exemption.
In division No. 8, meeting at No.
police station, there were fIfty-seven
claims for exemption out Of sixty
one men passing the physical exami-
nation. Many Navy Yard workers
are in this division.
Every one of the twenty-five men
passed as physically fit for military
service in division No. 9 asked ex-
emption.
Hacker without Data.
In division No. 8, forty-four men
out Of sixty-four examined passed the
physical examination, but no record
was made OF claims for exemption.
These will be reported to the Dis
trict board of appeals when the ex-
animation is completed.
In only one division was information
denied the press as to the progress OF
the work Of examining soldiers. Morris
Hacker. Building Inspector. chairman OF
this board, which is meeting at the Cooke
School, refused to give out any figures
as to the number OF men examined, the
result of the examination, or the num-
Der accepted for military service.
Division No. II got only two soldiers
out of twenty-slX examined. OF the
others eight were rejected for physical
disability. and sixteen claimed exemp-
ton.
Calls Out More Men.
The first step toward calling out the
second class of registrants in the Dis
trict was taken today. when the "N-
emption board in division No. IL sent
out notices summoning go additional
men for examination. This waS about
two-thirds OF the number originally
called in the eleventh division.
Other exemption boards realize that
IL will be necessary to call out more
men TO I'LL their quotas, but they are
delaying action until they examine
the present list.
Provost Marshal General Crowder
has sent out instructions that the
posted in local exemption districts all
over the country. 1t was specified
that 40 per cent OF the number sum-
noned for the first call will form this
second class, which will yield a total
of 100, 700 men. Names will be drawn
from this list as they are needed TO
ELL vacancies caused by exemption Of
men FIRST examined.