Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-08-03
WILL APPEAL ALL
EXEMPT CLAIMS
Governor Stuart to Appoint Rep
resentatives of Government
for Each Division.
DISTRICT BOARDS MEET HERE
Will Map Out Program to Insure
Uniformity of Action
All Over State.
DISTRICT BOARDS MEET HERE


structions from Washington imme-
diately to appoint in each repatriation
division a representative to press all
government appeals before the district
boards. Al the same time, the Cover
nor ordered the two district boards TO
meet here nj a date to be named later
for the purpose of formulating uni
form rules OF procedure in all cases
&oming before them.
The Governor will as soon as prac-
ticable. name the government repre-
tentatives for each OF the ia divisions
In the state. This representative viii
be empowered to take any case set
tied by local board to the district
board of review. and TO present evil
dence to disprovc any exemption or
finding of local hoard. To make the
appointments will require several days.
as the qualifications of eliEibles must
he carefully considered.
Joint meeting Of the two district
boards Will be held here, probably on
Monday. The time and place for the
meeting will be designated by the Gov
crnor. The boards will map out
program TO insure uniformity of ac-
tion. The meeting must bc held quick
". as the boards VIII soon he compelled
I" get down 10 work, especially as oc-
cupational exemption claims will soon
:he coming before them. The first
claim for exemption on the occupa-
tional ground came before the Eastern
Virginia District Board Yesterday. when
William a. Griffin. employed by the Oil
Yer Chilled Plow Company. nled ait-
davits.
Three Richmond divisions were down
i,,ip ~
men summoned on the first draft One
OF the divisions examined its second
quota. while the others examined their
first The remaining two division
boards VIII get to work to-day.
CLAIMS FOR EXEMPTION
OK TRIVIAL GROUNDS
Z, Claims for exemption. chiefly on the
most trivial grounds. were filed before
all three boards yesterday. The ex-
einptfon boards. however. Will careful
ly examine into each individual case. and
with the majority Of those who have
fled claims there Will be little time
lost in making a decision. The remark
ably large number OF claims will work
10 the disadvantage OF those with hon
est excuse as the boards viii pro-
ceed on the ground tha, all are
trumped UP for the occasion. Such men
as are exempted on any grounds will
md that the district boards will also
review their claims carefully, and may
require further evidence Criminal
charges are likely TO result in in
Lnccs OF misstatcmcnt or cxaggcra-
tion OF the facts.
Besides the number OF claims for
exemption. the number Of absentees
is also noticeable. Abscntccs will be
certified TO the district boards as men
who have been summoned and no, rx
empted from military service. These
men Will be expected TO report TO
camp with accepted subjects. and II
they fail to do SO will be subject TO
trial by court martial
Division No 1. presided over b.
George w. Rogers. examined its sec
ond increment OF men yesterday. Again
this division had an unexpectedly larg.
percentage of men claiming exemption
on various grounds. or the los men
ordered for examination. seventy were
found to be physically qualified for
military service. Twenty-three were
rejected and will be re-examined on
Thursday of next week. Ten men fail
ed TO show up for examination, one had
his time extended. one had already
enlisted and one was transferred This
latter case was that of Jeb Stuart
Hinchman, whose father. Dr. J. S.
Iiinchman, is the medical member of
Division No board. Young Hinch-
man was transferred to Division No. 5.
FIFTEEN PHYSICALLY FIT
MAKE NO EXEMPTION CLAIM
Division No. ?. OF which s. watkins
aminations yesterday at Richmond
Academy. The board was late i'm get
ting started. but finished the first in
crement before night The board, how
ever. could not furnish a tabulated list
showing the status Of each man, such
as the other boards have provided for
the benefit of the public. OF the nine
ty-five men ordered up for examina-
ton, twenty-nine were physically dis
qualified. forty eight were found ply
sically fit, but claimed exemption on
the grounds Of dependent relatives;
fifteen physically fit made mo claim,
and three had previously enlisted
=, In Division No. 3. at the Virginia
Mechanics Institute. the work proceed
ed without a hitch. Ninety men were
ordered to appear, but as twelve dis
regarded the summons, the physicians
quickly finished their task and the
board took breathing spell before the
storm cooled the atmosphere. Forty
-four OF the men were accepted as ply
sically f1t, twenty mine were rejected
and five had previously enlisted. The
work was done with such dispatch that
the rejected men were given their Sec
ond examination at once. Drs T.. T.
Rucker and T. D. Jones conducted the
examinations
Trivial claims for exemption havo
considerably aggravated the boards.
One man yesterday wanted to be ex-
enpt because he contributed from So
to So month to his fathers support.
Another had a sister in the Salvation
Army to whom he sent a small sum
each month. Scores Of claims equally
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