The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-30
DISTRICT BOARD Ri
D|SALLOWS CLAIMS
Men Seeking Exemption Find Lathe !,
Encouragement From Appellate
Board.
COUNTY APPLICATIONS REFUSED.
Forty-one From King and Queen
County and Fifty From King VIII
liam County Refused-Only One
Occupational Exemption Allowed In
Richmond,

Thirty-seven men OF Division No. :,
who had appealed to the district board
for exemption from military service,
after the local board had refused the
claims, yesterday had their appeals
disallowed by the district board. and
were accordingly declared as drafted.
These are the first claims to be COM
pleted In Richmond, not single ex-
emption being allowed by the appel
late board in Division No. 3. The
thirty-seven men refused exemption
have been certified to the adjutant-
general of the state. who will send
them cards notifying them of their
being drafted, and telling them when
and where to report for transporta-
ton to the camp at Petersburg
Chairman Edwin p. Cox. or the dis
trict board, sIast night announced that
exemption Claims made by drafted men
In King William and Amelia counties
had also been completed. From King
and Queen county. forty one Of the
men claiming exemption were drafted,
and fifty claimants from Amelia were
refused exemption. The work of the
board is being rapidly handled. and
more than half of their work has been
completed. The office of the board in
the postofYice presents q busy scene
from early morning until midnight,
"ktt many NciuhtSGE among
those who have volunteered recently
are Archie &. Amos and Louis C.
kracke, Jr, both of whom have en-
listed In the navy as yoeman. and
are awaiting to be called into service.
One City Farmer Applies.
Claims for exemption for ocoupa.
tional reason are being refused In
wholesale numbers, only one having
been allowed In Richmond to date,
OF Iuu }oh
city farmer made q claim for ex.
einption, i. p Gordon. of Decatur
street South Richmond. but the board
refused his appeal The chairman add
ed that he was the only city farmer
discovered to date, Among the occu.
pattons which have been used by claim-
ants seeking exemption, and which
have been refused are statesmen for
farm tractors. railroad ticket agents.
foundry core makers, medical studentA
railroad car tracers and railroad Are
men, unless especially qualified
Division No. has completed its
quota of men. and certified them to
the district board, which Is now exam
ming the appeals for exemption.
Division No. is going over their
claims for exemption. and 1t Is ex-
pected may be able to certify all of
their men before the end of the week
Division No. / is also at work ON
exemption claims, and 1t was stated
last night that IL may be necessary to
call additional men. although this can
not be determined until the claims
have been completed
In Division No. yesterday seventy
five men called last week appeared and
were examined, fair percentage of
them not making claims for exemption.
This Ia the last call to be made by
the board, a total of $40 men being
ordered to appear. Out of this num-
Der 1873 will be accepted for service.
This board has already certified $50
of its men to the district. board. ana
1t Is believed that more than the quota
Will be Secured out of those examined
yesterday, All men accepted over the
quota OF the division will not be called
into service until the second draft Is
made.
Fifteen men were yesterday exempt
ed from military service by the board
of Henrico county. All of the claims
were allowed on account of dependent
families.