Evening journal., 1917-10-19
EXAMINING BOARDS
ARE Finishing work
Now Ready TO Call and
iExamine Second Contin-
gent of Nationals
ARE PROUD OF
RECORDS MADE

With only a few remaining cases de-
manding their attention members and
employees as well Of the local exemption
boards are iubilant that their work in ,
connection with the first call for draft |
ed men for the new National Army is !
nearing completion. With this business |
disposed Of all Of the boards are now
devoting much Of their time to the
preparations for the next cah. While
there has been no official order for is
suing this all OF them believe that Il
will come and probably within q short
time and when It does they want 70
have the machinery Of their organiza-
ton In smooth working order to han
die the next draft.
Local Exemption Board No. 4 has
only three or four claims TO act on
and then its work will have been cleared
up as far as the first call Is concerned.
This board Is now preparing TO send 10
Camp Dix the men who have been
summoned and passed their examina-
ton and who are awaiting the order
10 report for active military duty.
Local Board No. had TO furnish n
quota OF i59 men. To get this number
the zoard called and examined 800 reg
istrants. Out Of this number the board
also took 10 per cent. in excess Of its
quota TO be held as q reserve ready TO
take the places Of those men who have
been sent 10 Camp Dix but who may
be rejected there after they have been
examined physically by the regular
army physicians.
Local Board No. 1 was the FIRST ex-
emptlon board in the State to secure its
required quota and it called thg least
number OF men Of any board in Della
ware This is a record the members are
proud Of. The board has sent SO men
10 Camp Dix and OF the first contingent
ell Of them passed the physical test
given them there. The board has not
heard the results Of the physical exam
inatlon given the men Of the second
contingent. The board has asked the
camp authorities for some report on
this test but has as yet received no
reply.
Local Board No 3 has all It's work
. done except the sending away OF 55
per cent. OF its quota and 10 is prepar-
Ing for this now IL Ia also preparing
for the next call for registrants TO be
examined for military duty. Board No.
and no. q are doing the same although
No. Board has several cases wherein
afldsvlts are slow In coming in and
Board No. 4 has several cases Of men
who have failed 10 report for examln-
etion and who are close TO the time
when they Will be termed deserters
and a reward OF $50 placed on their
heads.
Members OF the local boards as wei
rs the relatives and friends Of the mer
who have been sent 20 Camp Dix arc
much concerned over the reports com
ing back from that cantonment about
the alleged treatment given the mer
who are sick and who have to be sem
10 the hospital. One soldier in a let
ter to his parents complained that the
sick men are not given the attention
he thought they should have and 9th
ers have stated that the hospital pa
tents do not have proper attention
The officials OF the local boards know
nothing about these alleged conditions
and they We're surprised to hear o.
them. They have always understood
that the men In the army were glveI
the best Of medical care and treatmen
at all times.
The following men in Division No.
have been exempted or discharged from
the military service Of the Unite'
States:
Martin w. Nicholson. 72i Madison
street.
Thomas McKenny, Jr.. sii Marke
street.
In Division No. 1 the following mel
have been refused exemption or dis
charge from military service:
Charles Walker. 205 Orange street.
D. Harry Chandler. Jr.. t4it Yves
street, transferred from Nineland, n. ,