Evening journal., 1917-08-02
\. A. CRAIGUE is
LISTED NO. | FOR
SELECTIVE ARMY.
DUPONT Co. Civil Engineer
Passed Physical Tests in
District No. /
COLIN M. moore FIRST
man TO Be Rejected

Norman A. Craigue. OF the AIhaul-
bra Apartments. a civil engineer con-
nected with the DUPONT Powder Com
pany. has the honor Of being tho
first Delawarean to be accepted for
the selective army by an exemption
board in this State. He passed the
physical examination conducted ily
the exemption board of district No 1
yesterday afternoon. He still has an
opportunity to claim exemption from
military service, however, and II ~
expected that he will do so on tho
ground that he Is engaged in an oc-
cupation essential for the prosecution
/ OF tho war. His serial number was
2l66, and he was No. 85 in tho order
OF reporting for examination In his
district
Tho first Delawaiean rejected by
an exemption board in this State .s
Colin NJ. Moore. OF No. 912 West street.
n paymastor in the service Of the du-
Pont Company. who failed 10 meet the
physical requirements for army ser
vice. he having been examined by two
PHYSICIANS at separate timd5. His
serial number was 174S and he was
No. 20 in tho order OF reporting for
service in this district.
Both men were examined prior t.
Monday next at thoir own request, be-
cause both desired to leave the city
on important business for the duPont
Company connected with government
work. They waived tho Ave days no.
uco to appear for physical examines
ton, and as their applications were
considered as meritlng immediate ac-
ton. the members of the exemption
board OF District No. Joseph Ban
croft. DR.. Harrison W. Howell and II
Coleman duPont-decided to permt
X. them 20 undergo physical examination
Immediately. The same procedure
being followed in Philadelphia, No'
York and other cities, and viii b
~ followed by the board OF Division M
~ 1 in Imperative Gales. ~ was az
10 nouuced today.
Moore has been ordered 10 Chile b
~ the DUPONT Company on a mission tha
!, has 20 do with government work, ant
I Craigue also has been ordered ava,
from the city in connection with some
~ contracts for the War Department
- Craigue applied to Mr.. Bancroft on
y Tuesday afternoon TO be examined "a
!. soon as possible 10 determine whether
- - or not he would be passed physically
4, Mr. Bancroft notified Craigue he would
- have 10 refer his request TO the chair
:, man OF the board. Craigue called on
DR.. Howell on Tuesday evening and
II. stated the situation to him. After a
h. telephone conference DR.. Howell and
ed Mr. Bancroft decided TO have DR.. w.
no II. Kraomer to examine Craigue yes.
NJ lterday afternoon. Moore yesterday ap
of plsed for examination. Before consent
Iaf ing to the examination Of the two ap
ed plicants Mr. Bancroft and DR.. Howell
on satisfied themselves. by statements o
ms a high official of the DUPONT Company
that the purpose of sending the tw
men from the city was urgent and in
portant. General DUPONT, who was on
,or Of the city on Tuesday. arrived in wi
IN mington yesterday afternoon an
ON went TO the exemption board headQua
lat ters in the old Court House, Just abol
-ds the me Moore and Or. Kraemer a
ate rived there. Moore was examined
Of the physician In tho presence of &c
ing dupont the law requiring the presen
,ne OF a member of the board, and the ph
or sician decided he did not come up
.ec- the army's physical standards. AS &
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