The sun., 1917-08-01

ive day limit had expired. could not be
accommodated. A notice was posted at
headquarters to the effect that informa-
ton might be had at the ONCE Of Or,
Radln, the examining physician, at 1855
West 117th street. The board had ad-
journed because Of It's inability to go on
with the work
Every one OF the seventeen men exam
ined at wadleigh High School intimated
that exemption would be asked, and the
five who passed the physical examina-
ton appeared to have good grounds for
their claims. One man was an alien, sew
eral would not give the grounds upon
which they would base their exemption
pleas, a majority said they had depend
ents. One man who was present but
did not ask for an Immediate examina-
tion was conscientious objector."
Edward w. McAlpin, a reporter for
the CdH of New York city, has the dis
tinction of being the first man in his dis
trict, and probably in New York city,
TO claim exemption as conscientious
obJector." He will have to appear be-
fore the board with the men In the first
call.
The Ave men who were found physi-
cally At for military service were:
Abraham Goldberg, 100 West 117th
street, 2S years old. Claims exemption
on the grounds of an invalid widowed
mother and the fact that his business
would go to wreck IL he left IT, He is a
ladies' underwear manufacturer at 101
Prince street.
Albert Kurland. 67 St. Nicholas ave-
nue., "a years old. single. A musician
now playing at Stamford, Conn. Said he
was under medical treatment Parents
and brother dependent on him for sup
NANN la ~.
Herman Walker, 133 West 113th
pendent parents.
Claims of the other Men.
Harry Lack. II West 111th street.
Claims exemption because OF support Of
wife and child.
Isaac s. Gold, West 18TH street.
He will claim exemption on the ground
of dependents.
One alien was in the first group of
seventeen men and was not examined.
He Is Nissim Morano, a Turk 90 years
old, Of 1856 Fifth avenue. His brother,
who acted as interpreter told the board
that he had not taken out his first
papers. He is married and has a child.
Most of the other eleven men will have
to return for a reexamination by another
physician. All OF tnem, however, Will
claim exemption, with support of de-
pendents as the most frequent reason
given. Insurance brokers, buyers,
chemists and travelling men were among
those rejected on the first examination.
They are Gerson Schechter, 1850 Fifth
avenue; Maurice Miller, 81 West 10th
street; Henry Quinto. 92 st. Nicholas
avenue; George II. Fien. 80 West 18TH
street; Emanuel Goldman, 26 Lenox
avenue: Herman p. Gordon. 1922 West
Hath street Jacob Blum, 105 West
Hath street II. J. Greenbaum, 100 West
112th street: Henry Abrams, 36 West
111th street; Charles Vein, II west
111th street, and Morris Bernstein, 25
West 115th street.
A high percentage OF the physically
qualified was found by the examiners of
Board 16S in Hunter College, Sixty
eighth street and Lexington avenue
Five Of nine candidates were accepted
Seven of the nine said, however. trat
they would claim exemption. The fye
who passed the physical tests IRE
Nathaniel Veg OF IL West Sixty ird
street, Joseph A. Davis. 23 West 6 "
NTH street; Arthur S. Kriete, 5S West
Sixty-fifth street, Cornelius T. Nc
Laughlin, AZ West Sixtieth street, and
Lawrence ]. Carter. s53 West Fifty
seventh street.
Thirty out of forty-nine men exam
ined by Board II, Bushwick avenue and
Madison street, Brooklyn. were physi-
cally qualified.