The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-07-27
PHYSICAL EXAMINATION

But should man claim for any one
| of 10 reasons, which follow. that he should
| be discharged from the selective draft,
| he is first put through a physical exami-
nation, being shown to the doctors clerk
| first, then to the eye specialists, thence
| to the examining physician, where he Is
stripped and passed upon for physical
qualifications. If he is found to be ply
sically sound, then he is passed to the
other two members of the examining
board who are physicians, there being
! three on each examining board. The ex-
aiming doctor may pass the applicant
| for service, but still he has to be again
passed by the other two doctors, who
| are not present when he is first exam
ined, and it takes a majority vote to
finally Q. k. his physical examination.
Then, if the man wishes to establish
| his claim for discharge from the selec-
| tive draft, he Is asked to fill out a blank
| that is furnished him, and he is given
I 10 days to furnish three affidavits prov
| ing his claims. The claim for discharge
from military service may be based upon
| any of the following 10 reasons:
TEN REASONS
l. A county or municipal officer,
| elected by popular vote, not to be
| filled by appointment for unexpired
term.
| @ A customs house clerk of the Uni
| ted States.
g. A person employed by the United
| States in the transmission of mails.
| a. An artificer or workman employed
| in an arsenal, armory or navy yard
| of the United States.
| g. An employee in the service or the
| United States necessary to the ade-
| quatel and effective operation OF de-
| partment commission, board bureau,
| division or branch of the government
| 6. A licensed pilot.
T. A mariner actually employed in
| the sea service of a citizen or nler-
| chant within the United States.
| g. A person having dependents upon
| his labor for support (mark with
/ cross one Of the following five sub
| classes):
| (a.) A married man with wife or
| child dependent upon his labor for
| support.
! (b). A son of widow dependent
| upon his labor for her support.
| (c) A son of aged or infirm parent
| or parents dependent upon his labor
| for support
! (d) A father of motherless child
| under 16 years Of age, dependent upon
| his labor for support.
I lei A brother of a child under 16
! years of age who has neither father
| nor mother and is dependent upon his
labor for support
g. A person who was a member OF a
| well-recognized religious sect or or
| ganization, organized and existing May
| Is. 1917. whose then existing creed or
| principles forbade him to participate
| in war in any form and whose relig-
| ious convictions are against war or
| participation therein in accordance
| with the creed or principles OF SAID
| well-known religious sect or organiza-
| tion
10. A person convicted of a felony
NOTIFIED BY MAIL
| The work of the local boards is pro-
crossing nicely, and just as soon as the
( boards find themselves ready. which Will
be In just a few days now, they VIII
mail letter to each man drafted, and ne
will be told just when to appear pefore
the board. He will be met at the door
upon presenting himself upon the day
designated in the letter which Will be
| mailed him, by clerk, who Will take
him to the exemption board clerk II he
claims exemption, or If he claims dis
charge from the selective draft he will
| be taken to the doctors clerk and duly
examined. 1t will be one continual per-
Torrance until enough men are exam
ined and accepted to fill out Birming-
hams quota, 1851 men.
| The work of arranging the cards OF
registrants in the order in which their
red numbers were drawn is being rapidly
completed, so that each board will have
\ their cards in order, as the men appear
| for examination. This work.. and the
making of list Of each division, is be-
ing done by the Birmingham Equal Sur-
| frage association. without pay. They have
volunteered for this service and in view
| of their splendid work on registration
day. the boards gladly accepted their of
| fer. Those working are: Mrs. E. G.
Armes, Mrs. Dora Fell Mrs. Angus Tay-
lor, Mrs. C. S. Caldwell, Mrs Scion
Jacobs, Mrs. B. A. Peppernian. Mrs. l..
c. Brownlee Mrs. Fl. H. Smell, Mrs. Mur-
ray, Mrs NJ e. McCrossin, Mrs. H. H.
Harrison, Mrs. Charles Spencer, Mrs. Lee
Rust, Mrs J. D. Mcneil. Mrs Wilcie d.
Jones, Mrs Neill Wallace, Mrs. William
Weller, Miss Helen Benners, Miss Lenora
Loveman Miss Ellen Dickerson, Miss
Amelia Worthington and Miss Yielding.
While some of the above named women
worked yesterday and some of them will
work today. quite number of them will
spend both days at their task.
MUCH CLERICAL WORK
The boards announce that there is no
use for anyone to come to see about their
cases until they receive letter from
their respective boards notifying them Of