The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-08-12
MISS0U[A
REc|STANTS STARTED
Lightweight Go Through Or
deal Before Exemption
Board.
THIRTY-TWO PASSED
Some of These May Present
Industrial Reasons for Not
Wanting to Serve.
TWO PASSED

Missoula county youths responded to
the first call of their country ycster-
day when the first contingent Of men
called were examined before the local
exemption board Long before the time
set for the examinations. the local ex-
,mption board. Long before the time
set for the examinations. the corridor
before the county clerks office was
filled with Young men and from ?
o'clock until after 8 o'clock in the even
ing. the line decreased at one end as
tho men went before the examinin.
board and increased at the other end
AS fresh arrivals came.
It Was not a detected group of young
men who gathered at the courthouse.
Everyone seemed to take it as an
honor to be called to serve his coun-
try and those who asked exemptions
and We're passed by the board, We're
heartily congratulated by the others
waiting outside.
Examine 80.
From a total Of IS men examined all
day, 81 were passed by the local boa rd
who did not claim any exemption from
the local board. although some init
mated that they would ask to be ex
cused when before the district board
on industrial and occupatonal
grounds. The names in this group fol-
lows:
Sam L. Sto!ebarger, Missoula;
Stephen Matt, st. Jcnatius; Henry
Gauvin. St lgnatius: Thos. d. F1em-
ming, Bonner; John Il. Rouillier, Ro-
nan: Jesse kateron, Missoula: Harold
y. Lannng. Missoula: j. r. Cosgrove.
Missoula; l.. r. Cox, Evaro; George A..
Marowe, Arlee; Ward G. Fitzgerald,
Arlee: Henry H. Dennis. Missoula;
Archie Mcdonald. ST 1gnatius: John
r Marble, Missoula; Albert Deranleau.
Missoula; George Il. kounas, Missoula;
Robert Newman, Stark; Alois Yer
choore, stark oliver Peterson, Mis-
soula; Matsu kashihara, CoColalla;
Elmer q. Curry. Missoula Fred
Ahrens, Missoula John Astrom st.
Phillip ]. Jcmison Patomac; j. w.
Cernick. Roman; stephen koural. st.
Ignatius; Mark S. Costigan. Stark:
John F. Patterson, Missoula: Howard
\. Wilson. Roman; Charles l.. lyman
MiSSoula: Leland Mcconnell, Patomac.
Reservation Man First.
Arthur Aurare Bouchard. a reserva-
ton man. was the first called. He held
Us and was the first drawn
July 20. Bouchard was found physically
fit by the physicians but announced
that he would be forced to ask ex-
emption on the grounds that he had a
wife and a baby dependent upon him.
Henry Gauvin, of st. Ignatius was
the first man who was passed by the
board and who asked no claims for cX-
emption. Mr.. GauNin was just few
inches above the minimum height.
The examinations today are being
conducted by DIR. +. f. tonyngham.
Or G. T. Mccullough and DIR. J. d.
liobson. in the presence of Sheriff
James r. Green, chairman of the board,
and w. J. Darlington. clerk. The cler-
zeal force is in charge Of Deputy Clerk
John Harrah
The board announced last night that
the office would be open all day today
and those who cared to come and be
examined could do 50 despite the time
that they were called. Preference will
h" given 10 those men who were called
yesterday and were not examined.