The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-08-11
Alcohol Looms Up AS
Giant Menace To
Land AT War

Alcohol continues 20 prove Itself
distinct and dangerous enemy Of
the nation This Is apparent in the
great number oi men who have
been found physically unfit for mill
tary service In the new national
army because OF the excessive use
Of liquor. which has undermined
their noalth
Members of local boards have
found many drafted men who could
not measure up no What ,ha United
States government has established
a. standard man. with no other
reason for the condition except that
they had disslpated 90 such an or
tent that physical conditions were
on the ebb.
Dr George A Trizisky. the medi
cal member of The district board o,
appeals. declares that when such
cases come before the board the
medical examiners Will use their dis
erection about accepting them, and
n u appears that month or two
of rigid military training. away from
tho influence 81 booze. viii restore
them 90 normal condition they
Will be- accepted n az the eypira
tion ~ a month or more u Is found
that mans physique is 80 badly
shot up' thar n viii not respond
90 treatment he may be- discharged
IN many eases the action Of the
haI
Is affected that Tho trouble has be
come organic and The subject is be
Nond reclamation
Booze hghtcrs. however. who
have not been cnnrely ruined by al
cuhol viii be expected 20 fight some
thine besides whisky Members ~
the district exemption board feel
that it would De unfair 90 exempt a
man who has temporarily abused bis
system hy he excessive use W al
cnhol. whom Tho board viii md u
necessary 20 accept men who would
hc % value 10 the community " al
lowed to remain az home.
Tho local boards as we'll as tho
district board Saturday morning re.
ceived an order from Provost Mar
shall General Crowdet threatening
60 withdraw section Is or the draft
regulations II drafted men invoked
it too much This section has 20
DO with The exemption OF men with
dependents Gen CroWder SAYS
early indications are that this
clause h. being Oyerworked and ap
pears likely to seriously interfere
with fhe raising OF an army He
SAYS that the clause was inserted IN
tho general regulations with the
idea at reducing the misery az home
a. much as possible lie declares
that % Us MP 90 the local boards 10
treat such claims for exemption with
The utmost severity and unless the
boards $50 ihr most uncomprcmis-
ine armness the clause will be re
voked and another one much more
stringent Will be- substituted
Several doctors have been drafted
who have applied for commissions
I'm the medical officers reserve corps
and have assurances that these com
MISSIONS will be granted soon Mean
while they are subject TO the draft
board u Is the disposition Of the
district board 20 grant such men a
UfiAN " MNif'U my NllWN fNANN illff hAf
actually subject 10 call by the gov
ernmcnt altho they viii not BE- OK
emptea until they are actually sum
m0ncd for service. II IS held that
thcy will ~ OF more value AZ medi
cal officers than as privates In the
national army The district board
f. expected 20 furnish 2o per cent
of its quota immediately. bur the
orders do not specify that it may
nor grant delays go men who would
be done an injustice " called AZ
once
la connection with raising the
army ~ conscrtpts. the government
has had to do 80 much printing ~
blanks thaf " ends itself absolutely
-wamped A. result the lack of
blanks for fho local boards Is caus-
INK delay IN the work Each appli
cant FOR exemption must Ale four
different blanks One contoins hts
request for exemption. another his
reasons for claiming exemption, and
n he bases his plea on the claim
a.