Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-08-01
EXAMINATIONS BEGIN
EARLY THIS MORNING
Men Summoned From Division 4
First to Face Exemption
Boards.
RULING AS TO ENLISTED MEN
General Crowder Holds That Mem
bers OF Exemption Boards Are
Drafted, and May Not Resign Save
Under Unusual Conditions.

Richmond's first Increment of men
| for the new national army will be ex-
amincd this morning. starting at s
o'clock. They arc those summoned for
| examination from Division 4. and must
appear promptly at the Prevocational
School at the corner Of Twenty-second
and Broad Streets. Each man is re-
Quested to first take a bath before leav-
ing home. to leave his valuables at
home and to carry with him to the
place of examination towel to be
wrapped around his body as he goes
from tho dressing room to the room
In which the examination will take
place.
Officers Of the other divisions had
practically completed last night all
arrangements for the examinations in
their districts. Divisions l, and
will hold their first examinations to-
morrow. and Division ) will probably
start it's work Friday. Each board is
allowed three days for it's work. and
the men summoned for examination
have been divided into three groups
TO avoid congestion.
The chairmen OF the five exemption
boards in Richmond were advised yes
terday by Provost Marshal General
Crowder that all Eicn who have enlist
cd voluntarily in the country's fighting
forces and whose names appear in the
list OF men summoned tor examination
must report for physical tests unless
they present written claims from their
commanding officers. These claims
must he dated after July 81.
EXEMPTION BOARDS ARE
ALSO DRAFTED FOR SERVICE
General Crowdcr also ruled yester-
day that members Of the exemption
boards arc just as much in the army
service of the United States as men
who will be designated for active serv-
ice In the field
Governor Stuart received the follow
ing telegram from him yesterday:
Ample time and opportunity has
now been allowed to persons desiE.
mated as members of local boards to
present any reasons they may have
for not serving as such. 1t is irdis-
pensable that the personnel of these
boards be permanent. BY section six
of the selective service law persons
designated TO perform this service arc
as effectively drafted for this duty as
arc the regiStrants who are 20 be Sc
iected for military service. In the flu
ture members of local boards will be
excused from performing this service
only Ter the most urgent reasons ap-
proved by the Governor Of their state.
IL is requested Tat the Governor
closely scrutiniZe each case presented
to him, and that he recommend the
excuse OF members Of local boards
only In cases of great hardship I'm
less the Governor believes that the
excuse presented is valid. substantial
and controlling the attention OF the
person should he directed to section
six of the law. and in case of further
refusal TO serve, the case should he
reported TO the nearest representative
of the Federal Department, of Justice
lhrse instructions do not apply, Of
course. to members of boards who are
TO be removed under instructions from
the War Department."
Division Board No announced YES
teriay that 1t wanted the addresses of
three men. as follows:
Jacob McCargo, registered as e.s
Lewis Street
Robert Hickmon, registered as sol
North Seventeenth Street.
John Joseph Thomas. registered as
1880 North Thi-ty-frst Street.