Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-08-04
INSUFFICIENT WEIGHT
Is NO BAR TO SERVICE
CONTINUED from First Pagc)

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another large batch of prospective SOL
diers.
Darkness overlook the workers In d.
vision No. ]. sitting in the West End
School. Lomhardy and Main Streets.
With the failing light tho physicians
found II impossible TO conduct the eye
tests. and quit work FOR the day.
Eighty-nine men presented themselves
for examination of whom seventeen
claimed no exemption. Sixty-two
claimed exemption and ten had already
enlisted One man failed to appear.
DIVISION : HAS FINISHED
IT'S WRIST EXAMINATIONS
Division No. finished It's initial cH-
aminations Yesterday. or the los men
called up. sixty-siN were found TO be
physically fit for service. OF the sixty
six however. ffty-scvcn claimed eN-
emption. Twenty-sevcn men were re-
iocted for physical reasons and ten men
failed to appear. Three men were
given extension of time and Ave men
absent on Wednesday, or Thursday
showed UP and were examined Four
were found to be physically all right.
a peculiar feature Of the exemption
claims in Division No. 4. yesterday was
the number OF claimants who want TO
evade military duty because they are
sons OF widows. Fourteen OF TINS
class appeared. Three claimed exemp..
ton because they were the fathers or
mothcrIcss children. four because OF
aged and infirm parents, twenty-five
because OF wife and children. five as
aliens and one because of religious
Scruplcs.
Division No. 3, had ninety men up
for examination yesterday Twenty
eight were rejected both on eNamina-
ton and reorganization for physical
disability. Fifteen men were absent
and three had enlisted Forty-four
we're found physically qualified. but
90 per cent put in claims for eXemp-
ton.
CLAIMS EXEMPTION THROUGH
TREATY WITH SWITZERLAND
In this division. man claiming to
be unable TO talk. was encountered.
His case will call for serious investi-
cation az his hearing Is perfectly nor
NAL. One genuine deaf mute was re-
jected yesterday. One peculiar case
was brought up. Albert Christeller, n
declarant claiming that he is exempt
| because of d treaty agreement between
the United States and Switzerland. his
native country. The case will be sent
to the district board for decision and
: may be appealed TO Washington.
I Both a policeman and n fireman were
! examined yesterday. passed by the
\ physicians and made no claims for eX-
/ emption. The policeman was George
/ c. Schultz. of tine Second Police Dis
| trict. and the latter Frank NJ Ka-
/ nary.
Hundreds of additional men will he
/ called for examination TO complete the
I Richmond quota. 1t is the Intention
I Of the government to add 10 per cent
to the quota In order to take care Of
reflections by tho army surgeons at
the camps. This means that Rich
mond VIII supply SGT men, instead of
7SS. Virginia Will have a like in
crease.
! Adiutant-General w. w. Sale is re-
/ ceiving notices from all over tho
state indicating that all local boards
are getting down TO work. 1t is ex-
pected that all boards Will have ply.
sical examinations either completes,
In progress or started on Monday.
DIVISION NO. e.
J DIVISION No. continued its work
yesterday and completed the examina
ton OF the following men. the nrst
column showing their red ink or draft
number. while the last column sbow.
the disposition OF their cases and tho
order in which they were drawn:
| lo-Lawrence Johnson. Absent al
ANB-DonAld +. Tucker...........Aecepted 81