The Detroit times., 1917-08-25

General cro~uer on the sub
iect
Detroit will have a full represent
alton In the arst contingent % the
National army. which Is scheduled
20 report a. the mobilization can
Torment. Sept
Up 20 date the names az $40
have been certified 20 the district
exemption board by the local boards
| These are exclusive OF the names q
I TO slackers. that have been ce-ti-
fed The latter are already a part
OF the army. but still have the right
20 file claims for exemption or O..
cupational grounds II they report
These are men for the most part
who have failed 20 respond 20 the
call sent out BY the local boards
The first contingent will comprise
30 per cent Of the total quota A
Detroit's quota is ii.s29, the number
OF men needed for the a-st camp r.
3.54s or The 5.s72 names certified
by the local boards the district
board has forwarded 20 lansing
only $50. The daily certiscstions
are constantly increasing as the 10
DAY appeal period on the various
lists reported expires. and he mem
bers OF the board are working tn
far into the night when necessary.
10 keep W NTH the work
In the last few days the lists
have been coming IN punches -Four
Of The nine delinquent Detroit divi-
sions reported FRIDAY have been
heard from. These that have -
port ed no names are the seventh
ninth. twelfth. thirteenth and tven-
ty-siTth divisions in the city and the
Highland Park division
In accordance with rs policy not
70 force wives OF drafted men 20 20
20 work. the district board SATURDAY
morning allowed several dependency
claims On the other hand. several
were denied. the local boards being
reversed In some instances and sus-
tanned in others The board will FOL
low no hard and fast rule in pass
ing on such claims Every case will
DC decided on iis own merits
In the case 81 Cecil Heather'y
No. 90 Phelps-ave. he district
board granted Al exemption aitho
the local board ruled he must 70 n
war He has a dependent wife. and
The appeal board. on Investigation
found that local board No. p rad
made a mistake
Leo KanaeIl. No ss D1ncttn ave
appealed from the local board 20 no
avail re was married May "a. four
days before the draft law went NO
effect
Lory BlumberE. No 1885 Vine
wood-ave.. represented that he has
chronic appendicitis. a dependent
wife and that he forgot 20 tell The
local board he was an alien, but his
appeal was denied.
Harold McCJeary. No. 46s Iafsy
ette-ave. east fled dependency
claim. bat the board learned that
he had not supported his wife for
two years and had been tried In the
police court for non-support re
goes 10 Battle Creek McCleary for
merry served on the police force
Local board y was reversed In
the case Of Edwin s. Wsndt. 10.
50 Clarendon-ave lie u the only
support OF his widowed mother. and
the district board granted his ap
peal. Edward Mears. now -
West Branch. Mich, convinced the
district board tina, his wife needs
him more than bis country and he
board OF division p was reversed
Herbert - Smith. No 1855 Van
Dvte-ave., was exempted for four
months because his wife r. serious
~ IN OF tuberculosis. He was mar
ried last September
Leo J. Hamilton. 10. an Town
send ave. claimed an occupa'ionsl
exemption as a "distrlbufor %
milk" The claim was promptly DC
MED
rgnsce saranowsh. No - 81
John-st.. was married June 5. regis
tration day His appeal. naturally.
was denied. rs was that ~ Joseph
Iamport. No. $40 John R--st who
claimed Re was the support ~ his
widowed mother. The board learn
cd that he has two brothers and
two sisters capable of supporting
her
Calvin Davis. No SIS twenty
elghth-st.. who II making castings
for the Detroit Steel Castings com
pany on war orders. was exempted
Hyman Levy. No 27s Highst.
east. sent a letter saying he has a
dependent wife In Russia. that he
came 10 this country 20 escape mill
tary service and that as he was de-
MED the right 20 vote on his FIRST
papers ne did not intend 20 fight
However. he will carry gun for
Uncle sam.
The board was forced 20 deny the
appeal Of Norman Oscar LaMarche.
a medical student, OF No. 4i3 Clay.
ave.