The sun., 1917-08-01

taken out his hrst papers. Philip KG.
man, created a scene by asserting that
he would never fight. He was passed
by DR.. Franklyn Welker, the physician
in charge, but he said he was a con-
solentious objector to war and could not
be forced to go to the front.
do you belong 10 any society or re-
ligious body which is antl-war In
creed7" asked Chairman Tuttle.
NO" holman admitted. Mr.. Tuttle
thereupon notified the Adjutant-General
Of the case, while holman prudently
went over to Newark to draw the pay
due him from the l. II. Nelson Company
as a preparation for going to Jail.
One Mr.. Rosenbaurn who appeared be-
fore the board raised a laugh by his in
dignant denial to Mr.. Tuttle's question
az to whether he was zone OF the three
Rosenbaums who tried to get married
this morning at City Hall 10 escape ser
vice."
II Amt married, not yedt;' said this
Rosenbaum. II don't want to go to
war. but don't fear II bad enough for
that" ..s-..
And the Fiat All Fnrnished.
Five or six young fellows brought
their sweethearts, all Of the men, by the
way, conscript who had not yet found
out their red ink numbers. One pair
lowered disconsolately on the outskirts
till Mr. Tuttle had assured them at
least elk times that he couldn't tell them
the mans red ink number, that he was
In the wrong district anyway
This war makes' dreadful upset.
ment." mourned the girl as they
wandered downstairs and out into the
stifiing street. Here we can't even find
out II Ben's conscripted. and the fats
furnished--and my mother won't let US
get married till we find out"
II was 10 O'Clock when the room was
finally cleared and the exhausted Mr.
Tuttie drew the first long breath he had
INDUCED in all day. In an inner room
the three physicians were still working
LIN BILE to turn away the men who insisted
on being examined. Three times they
had sent out word to Mr.. Tuttle that he
wasn't TO let in another man, but the
soft hearted chairman couldn't resist
the pleas of the conscripts to have the
agony over. At IL, however. the board
did shut up shop TO go home and snatch
= few hours sleep before going at 1t
again to-day.
One in 10 Eligible In 18sth.
The irst days work by Exemption
Board 16s at wadleigh High School
showed this result when DR.. E. n.
Lyons examining physician. looked
over a long line Of waiting men at 6
O'Clock last night, and gave his opinion
that not more than one man In ten in
the district would be eligible for military
service: Conscripts examined, II. Passed
physical examination, 3. Ali hve will
claim exemption from service because
of dependents.
Exemption District No. 16S found
other dlscouragements after being one
Of the first to open its Offices to
registered men who wished to waive the
FIVE day allowance before submitting to
examination.
The postman appeared at the head
quarters yesterday with three envelopes
containing examination calls. which had
been returned from tho addresses given
by registered men on June 9. These
were Samuel Ratney, who gave his adj
dress as 1856 Fifth avenue; William II.
Levy. West -.122d street; Charles
Strauss, 101 West 1t5th street This
appears to bear out, the fact, shown in
THE SUN canvass in other districts,
namely. that many men gave false ad-
dresses on registration day
Since the examinations showed that
before the board in order to obtain its
quota OF l5s. letters will he sent to 350
additional registered men Tomorrow.
At present 375 have been called. There
are 2,73l registered men in the district.
Women Plead for Husbands.
All day yesterday women entered the
Offices and appealed to Chairman Max
Shack for their husbands serial num-
bers and for an interpretation OF letters
calling them for examination. Accord
ing to Mr.. Shack many residents Of the
district still have only a vague idea of
what the entire conscription is all about.
He attributes a large number of the
claims for exemption to this cause.
The difficulties encountered by the
neighboring exemption board, No. 169.
with headquarters at 81 West l16th
street, were even greater. In spite of re-
peated efforts the officials have been un-
able TO obtain any physical examination
blanks or forms Of any kind. When
they applied to city headquarters. said
the chairman, a half dozen sample forms
of each kind were passed out.
AS result exemption board 1863. al
though ready to start examining con-
scripts who wished 10 apply before the