Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-08-14
DRAFT BOARD IS
BUSY ON DETAIL
TODAY is SPENT IN "CHECKING UP
LOOSE ENDS" AND PREPARING
FOR ITS FURTHER WORK.

Checking up the loose ends" has been
today's principal occupation OF the select
i've draft board. Following the passing
upon alien claims for exemption ycstcr-
day the board worked until eleven o'clock
last night and all morning IN arranging
their files, answering letters and prepar-
inga list of Cameron county e~ligihles to
forward To Provost General Crowder at
Washington.
II was intended that one Of the original
lists would be- forwarded, but through ex-
c,~sivc checking and handling Of these lists
new ones will have 10 be made. A the
forwarding of the lists H. several days
overdue the board j. making an especial
effort 10 catch M.
me board IL ai~o checking over the list
III Cameron county cligibles who have en-
tered the military service in order that
these men may not be counted n among
those available for service because of non
appearance. "A number OF alien claims ~
which not sufficient proof Of exemption had
bc,n filed Yesterday were passed upon aud
with one exception were granted.
Forty five aliens yesterday proved their
claims TO the satisfaction of the -elective
draft board and were excused from mill
tary duty. All 81 the claimants were
equipped with the necessary papers pro-
perry filled out and executed and salts
factorily answered AL question asked
them by the board.
Several amusing incidents came mp IN
yesterdays investigation If the claims
One man objected 10 being sworn but upon
being informed that u was necessary for
him to swear 10 tell 'the truth. the whole
truth and nothing but the truth remark
ed. well. I'LL tell the truth about this citi.
zenship business but I won't be- sworn
abonI ANYTHING else" The man Was IN
formed that. nt the present sitting. citizen
ship business was all that Interested the
board and then completed his statements
Another was questioned ~ Ia whether
Or not he had ever voted and replied. YES
! voted once" did Won vote 4 Red "a
n Blue ticket, and who did Won vote for!
asked Judge Jones. 81 voted 4 blue ticket
and voted for myself and here T. NY tick
-" replied the claimant. lie produced
the certificate gwen him by the precinct
officer on the day of registration. The
claimant confusion arose over the fact
thai the registrations were held IN thu vol
ing precinct.
! third man stated that he had voted
in M election IN Houston three wears ago
The claimant stated that he knew only
citizens were entitled To vote bat that some
politicians told him that II didn't make
any difference ~ H. paid his poll tax and
voted.
The men passed yesterday not includ
ing those names gwen yesterday afternoo',
WtIC:
Manuel Hernandez. Ana~tacio Garcia
Eduardo B%ecerra. E-tevan Garcia. Crriliu.
Escovedo. Miguel Guerrero. Victor Mo
relies, Francisco Estrada, Urbana Come
Gonzales. Domingo CARA. Jose T.. Lopez
Macario Barbo~. Trino Cavazo~. Ttlc-
foro Lopez. Jesus Jaurigui. Carmen Ger
%vantes, Miguel CiSneros, ErneSto Ramo
Ernesto CardenaS Otero. Alfredo Roblc-
Victor Camera. lIidalgd Francisco Guerra
'f'h'l 'FAN'A'~s ~ Hiil Tutilt-. INlftllfl
Sabine Montaamvor. Frank Olimpi
tia. Andrew Pappatheodoru.
The application 81 Yrine~ Cavazas
twenty-five years old. ct San Mateo. who
claims 10 be- IN alien, was the first Cam
county claimant 10 have his alien
claim refused. Accompanied w hi~ faith
cr, Tcoiilo 4. Cavazos. The young man Thu,
morning appeared before the scIcctivc
draft board.
Both CavazoS and hiS father testified
that they had been born nd San Mateo and
with the exception of u brief residence inI
Mexico. had spent their lives there. Each
of the two men had application for cin-
z'n-hlp ~ the republic If Mexico with
them. the applications having been made
IN the office Of the Mexican consul i'm
Brownsville. The application u the sen
Tor CavazoS bore the date Of January 18th
1917, that Of the son April I6. 1917. about
two weeks after war was declared.
Under the law Il citizen Of 4 country m
war cannot cXpatriatc hismeli and the ap-