The sun., 1917-08-02
BUT 43OF 439
DRAFTED MEN
FOUND WILLING
Less Than so Per Cent. Pass
Physical Test; 40 Per
Cent. Have Excuses.
RATIO AMAZES BOARDS
BY First Days Results 400, 900
Must Be Called to Provide
City's Quota.
RATIO AMAZES BOARDS

OF 43s draft candidates physically er-
amined in Now York city yesterday
211 passed or these ali only 4s did no,
claim or say they would claim exemp-
ton.
In other words. less than 80 per cent.
Of the men examined In four local ex-
emption districts were found fit by the
physicians, and only 9.s per cent. IL the
Government takes their say so. are avail
able for the National Army. The pro-
portion Of apparent availables is one
man in eleven. At this rate the boards
Of New York city would have to call
for examination 10000 men to get their
quota OF 3S,S65. The total city registra-
ton Is 606,00
1t should he said AT once that the
word apparent" is very important when
used to qualify exemptions" Many OF
the candidates who glibly told yesterday
of fathers and mothers and wives and
children who will starve II the candidate
Is sent to France will be exposed as ex-
aggerators, to use a mild term, when
the boards begin to investigate their as
sertlons. Generally speaking. this in
vestlgntion has not even started yet.
Boards Are Disheartened.
From the day on which they are called
for examination the candidates have
seven days in which to claim exemption
and ten more days in which to file proof
by affidavit. So 1t will be seen that the
time has not yet arrived to determine
how well the claims will stand up OF
how many men must face the medical
examiners before New York fills its
quota
But It can be said that the number oi
probable exemption claimants revealed
thus far Is dishsartening to the boards
In lesser degree the high percentage o.
physical failures Is surprising. The Wal
Department estimated that the medica
rejection rate the country over woult
be between 26 and 80 per cent. In New
York city 30 far 1t is nearly 50 per cent
OF course better figures may develoI
| when more boards get Into action and
| the whole city Is being canvassed, bu
| there is nothing to indicate that It will
be much bettar. Exactly half the mel
| examined yesterday In District 154
which embraces a West Side territor!
that may be called fairly representative
were rejected by the physicians.
More Men Already Called.
Two boards--the 1920, at Publ
School II, Elghty-fifth street and FIrs
avenue. and the 154th. at the Julia Rich
man High School, so West Thirteenth
street-examined yesterday the frs
third OF the candidates they had called
| Each of these saw at once that NOR
| men would have to be summoned Z
make the quota. Board 142 has alread,
called 1873 more for exaYfination on Mon
day. Two other boards from which
! report was obtained on examination
| that took place ahead of the prescribe
time were 16s, at the Wadleigh Hig
School. 220 West 115th street, and 2
in The Bronx.
| Other boards examining candidate
yesterday were Board 112, at Publ
School So. East Third street; Board IL.
Public School II. West Forty-sevent
street; Board II, Bushwick avenue an
Madison street, Brooklyn, and Boar
| 1S9. New Dorp Richmond. The result
In the eight districts were in brief
! Board 112-Examined, 2; passed. l
no exemption claim.
Board 115--Examined. 100; passed
about 30. or those passed all but
indicated exemption claim
Board 7l-Examlned, 90; passed, 81
OF those passed all but 12 indicate
exemption claim.
| bOdTu loS-ENdHlneu, m pdSsel
30. OF those passed all but s indicate
| exemption claim.
Board 142-EXamlned los men. G
| whom 43 passed of those passed 81 In
dicated that they would claim exemr
tion.
Board 154-Examined 5s men. c
whom 30 passed of those passed rs In
dicated they would claim exemption
SIxty-five men appeared for examina
ton. but five were Germans and there
fore barred without examination an
two OF whom the physicians were
doubt will be reexamined later.
Board l6S--Examined 20 men,
whom 10 passed OF those passed all ir
dicated they would claim exemption.
Board 22--Examined 8 men. of whoI
passed; of those passed 4 indicate
they would claim exemption.
Thirty Ignore Call.
In the Julia Rlchman High School 10
candidates were supposed to appear yel
terday. Sixty-hve ala appear. A fe
OF these had been excused until a late
day, but II looked as II there were
least 81 who had ignored Uncle Sam
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