Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-06-27
ALLOW FEW
TO EvADE WAR SERVICE
Places Provided for All to Permit
Sending Of Physically Fit
to Battle Front.
DRAFT COVERS ALL WAR WORK
Will Be Heavier Than Expected.
President Issues Regulations to
Exemption Board Shortly-Causes
for disqualification.

WASHINGTON. June 26.-Exemption
regulations were whipped into final
shape at the Cabinet meeting to-day
They have now been formally approved,
and President Wilson probably will
promulgate them within the next forty
eight hours.
With few exceptions, the rules are
the same as contained in the draft sub
mitted to President Wilson by Provost
Marshal-General Crowder 1t is un-
derstood the President eliminated GER
tain exemptions, as he is known to hold
the belief that every man in the ma
tion must take his share in the war;
whether on the battle front or not, and
work within the country on war duties
Will be found for many who are unfit
physically to go into the trenches.
Information emanating from the
White House during the last two days
has led TO the belief that the draft Will
be much heavier eventually than has
been suspected. Instead OF merely Sc
curing men for the army. many will
be drafted for other work in connec-
ton with the war. The grounds on
which exemption will be made beca me
known to-day. They follow
]. Physical incapacity. Crippled per-
sons. if drafted. will. OF course. have
TO appear before a medical examiner,
but will be immedia tely excused from
service. In the first 625, 900 conscripts
the following physical ailments will
disquaiify:
Heart disease, fiat feet, eye diseases
or arrangements which cannot be cured
by glasses. tuberculosis and other chest
diseases. cancer. serious affection of
the kidneys or liver. varicose veins, in
fectious blood diseases
RELEASE MEN TO ARMY BY
USING WOMEN IN FACTORIES
,. Employment in vital war Indus
| tries. These include shipbuilding, mu-
milton making. work in gun factories,
| navy-yardS. oil fields. coal mines, GER
| tain duties in government departments
! and certain factory work, such as uni
form making and work on other army
supplies. These latter eventually viii
| be turned over largely to women, and
the men will be released for army
| service.
3. The cOnscription act specifically
provides exemption for persons Of re-
| lig ious beliefs opposed to war. To Sc
cure such exemption. however a man
must have been a member of the faith
in question before March Is. 1917
4. Men the sole support of families
The exemptions enumerated above
| cover practically the entire field The
| regulations TO be issued by President
| Wilson will be long. and will go into
each exemption at length. dealing with
It's various phases. expla ming under
which aspects of it each will be
| granted and under which claim for
| exemption will not hold. But. broadly
speaking. there will be few roads
| open for any eligible person to escape
| service should he be unpatriotic enough
| to wish to-
The only thing. in fact which will
| disqualify man from service is COM
plete physical incapacity. and even then
he may be called for work in a clerical
line or something on that order that
he might be qualified for.
With the publication of the exemp-
tion board to-day the preliminary ma
chinery for handling the draft almost
was completed. All that now remains
is the publication by the President of
rules for the boards guidance and the
setting of a day for the draft. The
latter will be done within the next
two weeks. according to all indications
at the White House and War Depart
ment.