South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-07-23
EXAMINATIONS
FOR DRAFT To
BEGIN SOON
Local Boards Only Awaiting
Official Lists to Issue
Call For First Quota
From County.

With the city's quota OF men 10 be
furnished on the first call placed at
245, and the county's quota placed
at 1913, the exemption boards are
nearly ready 10 go on with the work
OF calling and examining the men
who will help TO form Americas
great national army. All that Is
needed now before the local eXemp-
tions boards get under fun sway IS
the Official list from Washington.
County Clerk Raab chairman OF
the county exemption board, had a
large force working Saturday anc
Sunday, checking the list OF names
according TO the press dispatches.
and making out the notices TO appear
before the board. When the official
list arrives from Washington COM
Parsons viii be made and the no
tees TO appear before the exemption
board for physical examination Will
be mailed the same day. Chairman
Raab expects 10 receive the official
lists from Washington by Tuesday.
First tO BE Called.
The quota from the county being
placed at 1873 men. in all probability
the first 266 men drawn in the draft
living outside Of South Bend viii be
those notified 10 appear. the War de-
partment regulations callins for the
notification Of twice as many men as
needed 10 fiji the quota in order 20
allow for exemptions If the first
266 men are not enough 90 III the
quota as many more men as are
needed will be drawn according 10
their numerical order as fixed by the
draft. The chairmen OF the three
local exemptions boards desire Il
understood that no matter what
claims for exemption are made every
man notified 10 appear before the
boards must appear for the physical
examination.
The city exemption boards have
not as vet determined how many
mum bers will be notified 20 appear
before them TO fiji the city's quota
Of 245 men The city's quota viii
be divided among the two city dis
tricts and il is likely that city dis
trict No. .. being the larger district.
will call FOR the larger number or
men 10 appear before il. The pro
rata number will be determined on
receipt from washington Of the ofti-
csal list City district 40. con-
tains 3.412 names. while city district
No. ] contains 1924 names.
When to Appear.
The war department regulations
provide that one-third Of the men
called before the exemptions boards
must apepar within five days after
one-third must appear within six
days. and the last one-third must
appear within seven days. Or. Feag-
Ter will be in charge Of the physical
exa limitations Of the county board.
Dr. Berteling viii be i'm charge OF
city board 30. ., and DR.. owen VIII
be i'm charge OF city board No. 1.
Claims for exemptions must be
made within seven days after notif-
cation is sent Blanks on which TO
make claims for exemptions can be
secured at the Offices OF the boards.
The district exemption board for
northern Indiana Is composed Of NJ.
L. Ray, Peru. representing labor;
William Lawson. Chase. agriculture,
J. ". Lees. Indiana HarbOr. indus
trial. G. O.. Terry. South Bend. physi-
clan: Andrew J. Hickey Laporte.
lawyer This district board viii have
original Jurisdiction I'm the matter OF
exemptions claimed for Industrial
and agricultural purposes. and VIII
have appellate jurisdiction i'm eXemp-
ton claims before the local boards
Examining Absences.
Men who were drafted and who
are out OF the city. III among those
called 20 appear before the eXemp-
ton boards. must have some rela-
tive or friend appear for them and
make the proper affidavit covering
such cases. in which event the local
boards must certify such names 70
the boards Of the districts where
such men are located and such men
can then stand their physical exam
nations before such foreign boards
instead OF being forced % come
home Claims for exemption how
ever. must be fled with their homa
board Failure 20 receive notice Will
not be considered an excuse.
The local exemption boards viii
post the names OF those who pass
the physical examinations in their
respective offices. and furnish a COPY
OF the names 10 the newspapers for
publication. $50 further notice viii
be given.
County Clerk Raab expects thar
the work n examining the men call
ed before the county board viii 90