The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-10-04
NUMBER OF UNFIT MEN
IS APPALLING
OF the Fifty Recently Examined But
10 Passed the Physical Test

Allusions to the effect that the draft
quota for Somerset County Is filled
would not be in order at this time
On several occasions It has been felt
that no more men would be called
for examination but the call has come
During the many weeks which have
passed since the examinations began
over 900 boys from Somerset County
have come under the careful scrutiny
of the physicians. Some have al
ready departed for the training camps
and many more will go in the near
future.
The following. list of men called in
to military service by the local board
were reported and certified by the
District board last Friday, as being
accepted for military service. neither
exempted or discharged. Valentine
X. Leopold. Brighton; Clarence
Sands, Jackman; Fred A. Gleason
Fairfield; Leahman Smart. Rock
wood: Ivan E. Chadbourne, Harmony
Lindsey Foster. Pittsfeld; Miles T
Shaw, Fairfield; Eugene c. Wilson,
Jackman These men reported Tues
day.
THOSE REJECTED ON LAST CALL
Fifty more men we're examined on
Wednesday and Thursday of last
week and of that number the follow
Ing were rejected because of physical
disabilities: Henry G. Corey. Skow-
hegan; Willis A. Brooks. Pittsfeld !:
Jean Bixier, Jackman; Arno Padham.
Bingham; James T. Staples. Skowhe-
gan; Leon E. Cottrell, Skowhegan !;
Clarence A. Brooks. Pittsfield; Fred
P. Roullard. Skowhegan; John E.
Sinclair, Pittsfeld; Harold V. Dun
lap, New Portland; Hiram E. Hoyt
Anson; James Boyd, Skowhegan /:
Cecil C. Cooley, Cornville; Parker
Sands, Moose River; Louis " Le-
Plant, Fairfield; d. Gideon Carriveau
Jackman Lennie r. Smith, Madison
James H. Thorne, North Anson Car
roll Richardson, Hartland; Ray Otis
Moore, Starks; Ralph l.. Padham,
Solon; Lindon l.. Devoll. Norridge
wock; Frank e Brown, Pittsfeld j:
Edward Jarvis, Skowhegan; Erwin H
Laskey, Skowhegan Omaire Lecasse,
Jackman; Leo H Butler lockwood /;
Jules Boutin, Jackman.
THOSE EXAMINED AND ACCEPTED
The following men were those who
were examined and accepted: Joseph
Delaware. Madison; Paul e. Cham
berlain, Jackman; Guy D. Booker'
Cornvilie; Frank B. Adams. Solon;
Hollis Brown, Athens; Elmer J.
Loomis, Skowhegan; Joseph Phili-
pone, Moose River; Manuel H. Berry
Anson; Alton F.. Rolfe, Canaan: Geo.
Webber, Madison; Ora Nj. Sawyer
Moose River; Philip Nadeau. Jack
man: Warren e. Dickson, Fairfield !;
Leon v. Walker, North Anson; Albert
Michaud, Madison. All of the above
except Michaud and Nadeau filed
claims for exemption. The following
filed exemption claims on the ground
OF alienship. Douglas Howe, Ed
ward N Shibley and Lloyd Hensbee.
Those who failed to appear, altho
notified, we're: Joseph Adelbert,
Thomas Cady. Wilford Veilleaux,
Mark Howieson. Joseph ]. Robinson.
Claims of the following persons
were disallowed: Horace Mclean,
Boston; Carl A. Dahlburg. Madison ;
Fred Whittier. Cornville; Miles A,
Spinney, Fairfield
The following claims for exemption
were allowed. altho the men had pass
ed the physical requirements sulfi-
cient to permit them to military ser
vice: Kcenofone Torbonuk, Brigh-
ton, alien; Willis Quirrion, Skowhe-
gan, alien; Conrad Webb. Norrldge-
wock, alien; George C. Crocker, st.
Albans, wife and two children; Harry
E. Cobb Harmony, wife and child:
David Culleton, West Forks. alien :
Charles A. Brown, Hartland, wife and
two children; Randolph LeClair,
Moose River, alien; R, F, Berry. Nor
ridgewock. wife and three children; !;
Donald McTaggart, son OF widowed
mother, brother OF two under 16 years
of age; Seman McKarus. Long Pond.
alien; Frederic c. Shuler, alien Ger
mani.
1t will be noted from the above that
very few passed the physical test dur
ing the last examination and that
nearly all who did get by the doctors,
filed claims for exemption. It is such
conditions as this that necessitate so
many calls in order to make up the
quota.