The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-08-22
EIGHTEEE PETITIONS FOR RELIEF
FROM ARMY sER--!cE ARE
TURNED DOM.
Board Completes Consideration Of Peti-
tons and Announces Complete
RaSult Last Might.

The city CONSUMPTION board last even
ing completed its work OF conslueeu's
the exemption claims filed with X "
nearly 275 OF the sSS men called ne'oFe
he city board two weeks ago lot IN
summation as to their physical htneSS
for service In the new selcctive army.
Judge Ben S. Honecker and Captain
Henry Frohme late last evening com.
pieted for the morning newspapers the
list Of exemption claims allowed ana t"e
Inst Of men to whom exemption was oe-
nicu. Two hundred and ftfty-three men
We're granted exemption and Is CLAIMS
were rejected.
Acting within the spirit OF instruS-
tions received from Washington. tne
board refused TO exempt men wh" "c'e
married after June ). 1917. the da'e III
the registration Of men within the Sc
lective army ages.
Much work remains 10 be done by tne
city board. II must now report 10 'hc
district board at .ClarkShurE ITS deciStoh'
on each claim for exemption. Then. '"o'
notice must be mailed TO each man
who filed a claim for exemption. inform
ine him either that his claim FOR eH-
emptioE was allowed. or that his claim
was denied and that he has been GER
tifed to tho district appeal board as
having been denied exemption from Sc
iective service.
Government TO Appeal.
Acting upon instructions from WASH
ington. City Solicitor N. J. Cullinan yes
terday evening appeared before the city
board and advised it's members that as
the legal representative OF the govern
rpcnt in the jurisdiction Of the Wheeling
board. ne will appeal to the district
board from the decision of the Wheeling
board in every case where exemption
was granted.
Men whose claims for exemption were
dericd by the city board. both Judge
Honecker and Captain Frohme made II
plain. likewise have just as full right
10 appeal to the district board, II they
want to take that step.
The city board has labored "a faith
fully and tndust-iously as It knew how
under the trying circumstances that &C
companied the stupendous task Of Sc
Letting WheelinE's quota for the army.
and the members Of the board authorize
the simple but sufficient statement that
they feel positive that they have done
their brst and decided every claim for
exemption according to instructions
from war department authorities and the
evidence presented by the claimants FOR
tmptlon from army service.
Until tho results or the conSlderatlotl
Of exemption claims have been carefully
checked up and put in form to be for
war:ed to the district board. the city
draft board will not know exactly how
nearly ire lahors have succeeded in pro-
,idinE Whceling's full quota for the
army.
Nine May Pile Claims.
In the case Of nine men reported Mon
cay as having hscn accepted for service
after they har ut.ocrc"ne the physical
examination. the city board yesterday
decided to allow then tc Ale claims for
exemption on grounds o. dependency It
they desire 10 take advantage Of that
provision Of the selective service regu-
lations.
The following explanation should be
made OF the situation with respect tn
these nine mer. In justice not only to
them but to the city draft board. They
were examined and found to be
physically disqualified for service under
the then existing regulations as to
physical requirements. The draft board
published their names as rejected for
physical untitness and the nine men. Of
course. did not Ale exemption papers. be-
lieving that such a step was unneccs-
sary. Such was. in fact. the care at
that time.
But before the results had been GER
,.fled. the war department at Washing
tor modified the requirements with re-
spect to sight and hearing. and these
nine mon. even though they were re-
1ected at first. were qualified under the
modified REGULATIONS. No exemption