Evening star., 1917-08-24
GUARDIANS Of CITY
SUBJECT TO DRAFT
District Board Rules That P0-
Hcemen and Firemen Are
Not Exempt.
BODY FACES A HUGE TASK

Policemen and firemen a. a class will
not be exempted from liability for
military service.
This ruling was announced today by
the district board of appeals. Inas-
munh as the selective draft law does
not provide for such class exemption,
<Ao board decided that It could not ar
h4e1arfly authofiSe It.
Eleven drsmen and sixteen policemen
have been drafted Under the boards
ruling the exemption claim Of each
man VIII be considered on its own
merits. TIE loss Of these men would
police and dre departments, according
to Maj Pullman and Fire Chief Wag-
ner.
Boards Task a Big one.
After putting in . full day yesterday.
the appellate body went into session
again a. 10 o'clock this morning. II is
bending every energy toward catch
ing Up with the big docket OF cases
now ready to be acted upon. Appeal
periods are expiring daily TO- scores of
cases. anc the board has a tremendous
amount Of work ahead OF II. 4
Today It certified to the local Boards
for cali into the service the names of
the boards as qualified and who have
No claims for exemption pending. Sim
liar action was taken with respect to
ths deunQuents certified to the district
ncafd BY local boards. certihcation IN
ths0e cases. however. being made to
tAe secretary to tho board Of Commits
a1oners, acting In the capacity of adju-
tant general for the District
Appeals for exemption and discharge
which had been denied by local boards
were granted yesterday by the appellate
body in the cases Of Frank J. Lyons.
a33 eth street northwest; George E.
nue. northwest; Jerome L Kaufman,
913 I street northwest: Jacob Harry
Wagner. 1904 Massachusetts, avenue
northwest. and John Henry Mccarthy,
1856 11th street northwest.
Their Appeals Rejected.
Appeals from the decisions of local
charge. were rejected in the following
cases. and the men were held for mill
tary service: Abraham Rubin, 1872
3eth street northwest: John Bruce
Israel Reiskkin. 2o1o 18th street north
west: Paul Popence, 1916 18th street
(Mr. Popence has claim for exemption
from liability from military service on
the ground of industrial necessity
pending. which claim has not yet been
acted upon); George Levitus. 533 East
SD street. New York, residing 1119
eth street northwest. in this city: Ed
road northwest
Certificates were received from local
boards reporting thirty-two men for
military service. not exempted or dis
were reported. No delinquents were
reported Forty-four appeals were
noted on behalf of the provost marshal
general.
Claims for Discharge.
Three claims were received for dis
charge on account Of industrial neces-
III Cpshur street northwest, a type
writer repair man; Henry Andrew
Schmidt. los Wardman Courts East, a
member of the staff OF the Institute of
Government Research; Henry Lillard
Harrison, SIS 1th street northeast. a
notorman on the w, B. & A. railroad.
Appeals from decisions of local boards
were filed by men held for service as
follows: Louis Sabatini. IA Hobart
place northwest: Isaac ]. Albert, 222
1z7 9Th street southwest: Peter Coates
$50 K street southwest; Harry Joseph
Buscher. jr., 1910 North Carolina ave-
nue. northeast; George Farmer. 80 F
street northwest: Anton Lloyd, 2225
18th street northwest: Robert Young
Milburn. SIS K street northwest; Harry
B. Hoskins. 3o3 6 street southeast: Ar
thur German Woodward, 332 street
northeast: Ernest Thompson Thornton
1855 Willard street northwest: Albert
west: Richard Thomas Worrell, SIG H
street northwest
At least one man in the Districts quota
- anxious TO get away to camp early. He
ts Julius Robinson. eo4 Q street north
Test. registered at District No. . head
Rnarters at the Dunbar High School
\ This board today received letter from
Daniel Donovan. secretary to the board
6f Commissioners, saying that Robinson
made the earnest request that he be per
Initted to go with the first contingent to
the mobilization camp September s.
The board will grant his request
The following claims for exemption to-
day were allowed by Board No 2:
Nelson W Smith. 223 r street north
west, wife and child: Thomas Delos Pax
man. 1913 Massachusetts avenue north
west. employe of civil service commission;
Henry Clay Lowry, 1888 18th street north
west. IN naval service: Ricardo Alberto
VasQuez. 91S NJ street northwest, friendly
allen; Max Aronson, 1916 7th street north
west. friendly alien; Lloyd L. Britt Naval
.siadsn aGademy Iuh Junction; Nd wife wife and two
northwest. friendly alien; Louis n.
schmidt. 1928 10th street northwest. wife
and child; Perry Iyles. s3a o street
northwest, wife and child: Ernest Charles
Easfon, 612 street northwest wife and
child.
The following claims for exemption
were rejected by this board: yinton Il
d. Pierce, 1895 Massachusetts, avenue
temporary physical disability: George
w. Martin. 1926 NJ street northwest.
wffe, ruled, no evidence that wife would
not receive adequate support with aid
OF husbands army pay: Madison Jug
gins. 1405 Columbia street wife. ruled
no evidence that wife cannot support
self with aid Of claimants army paw.
Louis r. McReynolds, 100 Vermont ave-
nue northwest, in military service
ruled, call by local board antedatee
date of commission: Clifton Carroll
Askins. 1912 6th street northwest. wild
owed mother, ruled, no evidence that
mother would not receive equivalent
support on army pay: Herman S Ward.
1871 11th street northwest, aged and
fnhrm father. ruled, case to be consid
cred by District board; Henry r
Bailey, 31s New York avenue north
west. wife ruled, no evidence that vito
10 not able to support self with aid of
husbands pay in army; F. w Sproes-
scr. 1928 North Capitol street north
west, in military service ruled postin .
of nane by local board antedates com.
mission.
Saul Mark Brotsky 1922 7th stree.
northwest, widowed mother and brother
of children under sixteen years old
ruled, no evidence that other members
OF family cannot support these de-
pendents with aid of claimants army
pay; Cornelius McCauley, 7o7 Noun,
vernon place. IN the military service
ruled. not sufhcient evidence to show
that man is regularly enlisted; Philiu
DeIlacaSa. 616 K street nortbwoe+ ,-n5