The sun., 1917-09-06

Mrs. Herbert at IS Charles street and
the arrest of the brother and sister fol-
lowed.
When arraigned before United states
Commissioner Hitchcock, who held them
in $3.50 bail each, Miss Herbert asserted
that their predicament was due II
mistake. She admitted having signed
her sister-in-law's name to her brothers
exemption claim. but said. that she was
only trying to correct IT," Her sister
in-iaw. she said, had originally signed
the paper, but in the wrong place.
Another man who admitted having
concocted an elaborate scheme to escape
military service was released by As
sistant United States Attorney Content
on his expression Of willingness to fight.
He was Anthony Golliane, barber, OF
East 107th street. In his exemption
claim he had sworn that he had a wife
and two children solely dependent upon
him.
His wife. Mrs. Fannie Gollianc. told
the authorities that she Is making her
own living as forewoman In shirt
waist factory. that they have no chill
dren and that she had been separated
from her husband until the conscrip-
ton law forced him to seek hurried
reconciliation. Mr.. Content nevertheless
had dropped the perjury charge which
against the man.
William NJ. Offiey, superintendent of
the local branch Of the Department Of
Justice. said yesterday that recent In
vestigations show that the majority or
men who have failed to appear In re-
sponse to the notices sent them by their
local boards have no intention whatever
Of lodging conscription.
Many Of them. he said, have enlisted
H.. sxla tod
to notify the exemption boards OF that
fact. Some are In hospitals. some dead.
and a few in prison. Government OPP
eratives have also learned that many
transients who registered here last june
have since registered and reported for
service in other cities.
"Aii In ALL" Superintendent Offley
said. mot more than 2 per cent. Of the
cases investig ated so far have shown
real evidence Of Stacking. These were
mostly cases of lodging house denizens,
whose habitually shiftless ways are re-
sponsible for their disappearance"
Indispensab biIity Proof Lacking.
Louis Marshall, chairman Of one OF
the investigating committees of the dis
trict board, emphasized at yesterday
meeting the necessity Of concerns en-
gagged in the manufacture OF war ms
tertals submitting proofs OF the iniis-
pensability Of those employees for whom
, they claim exemption.
Charles +. Hughes, head Of the board
has asked that the greatest care he ex-
ercised In weighing claims presented by
employees Of such houses. that the mill
tary resources OF the Government be not
imperilled by the crippling Of indispen-
sable industries The mere fact. how
ever. that a man is employed in some
establishment where war materials are
made is not considered by the officials
as ground for granting exemption. IT
must be shown by affidavts that his
employers would be seriously handi-
capped II he were taken away. and that
the success of their work might be en-
dangered.
Hundreds OF claims filed with the dis
trict board are insufficient in that the
applicant merely states that he is en-
ployed in some large war supply estab-
lishment and fails to make it plain
whether he sweeps the floors or whether
ne Is in the expert class. Many neglect
to state how long they have been en-