New-York tribune., 1917-06-13
,,l,nations by Officials
Serve Only to Increase
Uncertainty in City
p.oistration Here
Reaches 100000
o,.b Continues and Several
Polling Places, Lacking
Blanks, Close Doors

r.,,.nstions Of officials TO clear the
.,rsion as 10 who is exempt from
,.rvjce and how the exemptions are
!. claimed appeared only further TO
..euss thousands of people who regis
..,.s Yesterday in the state military
...us. Three hundred thousand more
20, registered in greater New
T',t making a total for the first two
-. Q. 100000. or 20 per cent of the
,noooo eligibles in this city subject
.,,olment before June 20.
Utas Director Z. p. Goodrich and
c.,,,v Clerk Schneider were announc-
T., ,ss. only certain state and Federal
.s;,ials and "lunatics, habitual drunk
"a: yagabonds and convicts" were
-,, clerks at the $3.50 registration
e,tjOns yesterday continued to give
:, red slips declaring that "all per-
y,,' who claim exemption should ap-
,,,st the County Clerks office within
:A,,n DAYS. Mr.. Schneider said it was
= mistake" TO give out the slips. Mr.
,vdrich said it was "the law"
County Clerk Upheld
r,r,sin G. G. Henry, State Director
>, the Census, at Albany last night
;,.rsd 4 ruling upholding Mr.. Schneider
!, his refusal 10 record exemptions ex-
,.s. for those "who are in the pre-
,-bed exempt class" After declaring
"a, the question Of exemption from
-ilitsry duty will not be cleared up
,,tu the Presidents proclamation is
s,r.d detailing the classes OF men he
1..ires 10 exempt. Captain Henry said;
apersons served with notice of enrol
-snt in the militia who know they are
!, the prescribed exempt classes may
rnlv 10 the County Clerk Of their
,rnty and have exempt written oppo-
g,e their names. In the last analysis
however, exemption boards VIII DC
aled upon 70 determine exemptions
Meantime $500 persons, each Gluten
ius red slip, besieged Mr.. Schneider
,sc. Most of them wanted exemption
for personal reasons. This slip says
he law provides that if we want eN-
nnt;on we must come here and claim
. and that's what we've done!" shouted
cores OF claimants, fourishing their
ed slips. ~ came all the way from
ne Bronx. and 1 want my claim re-
srded," said a man on crutches.
Crowds Turned Away
corps Of clerks stood outside an
,ouncing that the slips were mo GOOD
IA that thev should not have been
rven out except 10 few persons. Inc
,rowd pointed 20 placard posted Dy
Director Goodrich at all registration
,ztions: "If you are male citizen
s.,ween eighteen and forty-five be sure
you receive a notice about exemption
he notice was the red slip telling them
u 20 10 the GOAl ki4ONoNs
al who appeared at the courthouse
we're turned away perplexed.
The slips already have been given 20
5000 men in New York City. Il would
,os, them $500 in carfare 10 make the
sseless trip 20 the courthouse II they
al seek 20 file their claims.
W. Schneider looked up the law.
lie net result. he said, was that only
utsin Federal and state officials,
hasitual drunkards who brought
y,oof." lunatics, vagabonds and other
n,onpetents were entitled TO exemp-
tsL
How can an habitual drunkard rec
cd bis exemption ?" Mr.. Schneider was
Uked.
Must Prove Incompetency
by bringing proof that he has been
anyicted for habitual drunkenness.
re same way as with vagabonds,
rsgpers and idiots"
At Director Goodrich's headquarters,
81 Broadway, II was said that not
outstanding the confusion, the regis
ration places would continue TO give
CT the slips, as required by law.
Confusion worse confounded than