The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-08-11
WARN DENTISTS
NOT TO EXTRACT.
SOUND TEETH OF
MEN In DRAFT
State Association Secretary
Issues Statement Cover
ing the Operations
go ALREADY ASK
STATE BODY ACTION
Would Win Freedom From
Service on Grounds of
Industrial Needs

Men within conscription age and
who have teeth extracted must be
prepared to present them on the re-
quest of the Cass county exemption
board.
This information was given out
this morning by DR.. Solon Crum'
secretary of the North Dakota
State Dental association. following
reports to the government that men
within military age have made APP
plication to dentists to have teeth
extracted to the extent Of incapaci-
ating them for service.
1t is said that several men have
presented themselves to Fargo dem
lists who would not take their cases.
Dentists guilty Of extracting for this
purpose, according to DR.. Crum, will
be prosecuted to the fullest extent by
the federal government.
Issues Statement.
1T has been brought to the notice
of the government at Washington"
said DR.. Crum, that men within the
conscription age have made appli-
cation to dentists to have teeth ex-
tracted to the extent of incapacitat-
ing them for military service. Orders
have been issued. to the state and
the local societies to inform the
members that such cases are to be
Immediately reported to Dr.. Y. A.
Broadbent. rs East Washington
street, Chicago, secretary Of the CHI
cago Dental society, giving the name
and address, If possible, of such per-
sons.
1T is also demanded that men
within conscription age, who have
teeth extracted, be prepared to pro-
duce the extracted teeth on request
of the exemption board.
dentists who, are guilty Of ex-
tracing Tor this purpose will be
prosecuted 10 the fullest extent by
the fadeEal Narnnaent" A-sgstssseF
The C;ass county exemption board
will start its work Tuesday morning,
commencing at $3.50 o'clock. 1t is
planned to examine 33 men an hour
or 264 day until the net quota OF
3S7 for the county has been obtained.
The examinations will be made in
the courtroom. Following the work
of the board the names of the men
who have been accepted after a ply
siciaI examination or who have
claimed no exemption, will be c7rti-
fed to the stateboard.
The state exemption board has al
ready received so claims for exemp-
tion on the grounds that the regis
trant is actively engaged in agricul-
ttiral pursuits and that his labor is
needed in the production of food for
fighters. The state board will hold
its first meeting at o'clock next
Monday afternoon, by which date IT
is anticipated the number of asri-
cultural and occupational claims will
have been swelled to zoo at least.
Mclean county leads in the number
of claims fled for agricultural ex-
emption, partly because the board in
that county was among the first in
the state to get on the job, and larg-
ely because Mclean is almost ex-
clusively rural. The claims from
Burleigh county are also relatively
high.
Forks Board Through.
The Grand Forks county exemp-
tion board completed it's three days
task of examining registrants includ-
ed in the first call for draft. During
the three days, 3SS of the 458 men
called from Grand Forks county were
examined. Over twenty-five from
other counties were transferred there,
but were not recorded for that coun-
ty. Forty slated to appear failed to
Ao SO VI W HIS 0AAy SSA 1AASN SS0S
ment of enlistment in the army or the
navy. Twenty others certified to en-
listment and ten were transferred to
other counties.
OF the 5SS examined. seventy-four
were rejected for physical disability.
1t was announced, however, that
when the Grand Forks county board
reconvenes to reconsider each regis
trant, several Of those rejected will
be recalled for another examination.
The final reports show that 314 pass
ed. 146 claimed exemption, leaving
1873 who were considered eligible for
military service. From 16S. 1t is cer-
tain reports from Grand Forks say,
that at least one-third win still claim
exemptions, cutting this number who
are willing to enter the liberty army.
to practically 100.