Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-10-13
mo Change likely
| IN THE DRAFT RULES
| Officials Regard Exemption by
Industries Under Second
Call as Improbable.
WORK OF THE LOCAL BOARD

Exemption by Industries instead Of in
dividuals is regarded as unlikely in the
next draft. despite the general shortage
Of labor in the United States. 1t was
learned. on authority today.
Provost Marshal General Crowder today
stated that one should not take too seri-
will be any change in the present ex-
emption policy, whereby the individual
claims for exemption from military serv-
ice are judged solely on their merits.
" would not lightly assume that the
system in the second draft" Gen. Crowder
declared. pointing out the success OF the
present system.
View Of omcials.
It 10 generally held by government Of
ficials OF the War and Navy Depart.
ments that the mobilization of the frst
National Army has seen but few cases
where men needed in essential INDUS
tries throughout the country have oeen
sent to cantonments. Under the pres
ent system there Is no specific provi-
sion for exemption OF classes Of work.
ers OF the essential war industries ano
employments. Yet omcials are EN- pm.
best OF their knowledge no selected man
is now in camp anywhere who would
be serving his country better In max
ing essential war materials.
of following the footsteps Of Great
Britain. where Thousands OF skilled
workmen who volunteered early In the
war were taken from the trenches and
sent back homo to resume their occu-
pations.
Two score District selected men were
expected in Washington on furlough
from Camp Meade this afternoon. and
q like number are looked for tomor-
row. Each group will be REQUIRED to
be back in camp before 'taps" each
night.
The exemption board for division No
| 2, A. ]. Driscoll. chairman. has practi-
cally completed work on the nifty mer
called for examination September 26
| ton. Seven cases are pending.
Cases Disposed OF.
The remainder have been disposed o,
Called into the service Of the United
States: Eugene E; Vickers. las 9 north
northwest: Douglas W. Henry. III,
1lth northwest: william g. Payne. 81
o northwest: Spencer A. Barr. 1893
northwest; John e. Clifton. So Fentor
noTtne2ets k1OWATu "A. 0IoWu. Lao AsSA
northwest: Henry Booker. e2s y north
west; John W. Carney. 1os e. Leach
street. Richmond, Va: LAymon Jones
/ 25 NJ northwest; william Trice. 40
northwest; Eugene H. Early. 1871
Kingman northwest: Raymond II. NIL
liman. 1910 Q northwest: Joseph e
Shaw. 1117h 18th northwest: Otis Nc
Cormick. $40 Harvard northwest: Ray
mond Bell. 1914 Hanover northwest
Carter I-ockhart. 1929 7th northwest
Grant M. Dorsey. ga Cd northwest
ohm Mcpherson. 445 Neal place north.
west: William 8. Travers. 407 FRANKLIN
northwest: George Benjamin. jr.. 1014
Rhode Island avenue northwest; Reu'
ben Fink, 14th and Clifton northwest.
| Number of Men Excused.
Exempted or discharged-Ernest F
Klinge, 11s Bates street northwest
| west: Frank B. Hoffman, 1892 10tt
! street northwest: Levi Morgan. 1424
Rhode Island avenue northwest; JOSEPH
A. Boilso, 9l5 New York avenue north.
! west; Charles N. Leonard, 1905 1otf
street northwest: Herbert F. Schumann
1888 9Th street northwest: Howard Bet
ters. 100 Hunter avenue. Long Islant
City. N. y: Isador Levin. 1902 5th stree,
northwest: George W. Tibbs. 11os Con
gress court northwest; Howard G. Mich
OILS, 1921 Rhode Island avenue north
west: Albert A. Kramer. so Bates street
northwest: Scott Tyler. AT stree
northwest: Lewis I. Cohen, 923 NJ stree,
northwest; ChAs. H. Stewart, 1871 stf
street northwest; James Henry Owens
son, S. Fenton street northeast: Jane:
Daniel Richards. 1919 9th street north
west; Earl Blessing Castle. so7 L stree,
northwest.