Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-12
Ask Discharge From Liability.

Claims for discharge from liability
for military service upon the ground
of industrial necessity were made dur
ing the day by the following:
John Benjamin Earnshaw. 1913 18th
street southeast. Manager of B. B.
Earnshaw & Bro, who are distributors
Of food supplies, and manager of farm
of food supplies and manager of a farm.
Max Scher, 1887 2sth street. In charge
of the blue print rooms of Williams
& Allen.
Jacob William spaid. 1903 f street
southeast. Employe of Washington
Steel and Ordnance Company.
Notices were received of claims of ap-
peals from decisions of local boards In
the cases of the following: Ralph /.
Bonnell, 1920 r street northwest: John
seppino De Grazia, 1411 H street north
east; John Samuel Morrison. 1913 l
street northeast; Everisto Oculto, apart
ment 65. Dresden apartments; Thomas
Britten Powell. 1415 South Carolina
avenue southeast: Carl NJ. Ratliff. 1928
r street northwest: Fritz August Reu-
ter, 1887 Park road northwest.
District Board to Meet at 1890.
The District board will meet again at
1890 O'Clock tomorrow morning. While
many claims have been filed, it is not the
policy of the board to act upon them
until the periods allowed for filing OF
such claims have expired. 1t will be the
middle or latter part Of the week before
the limit is reached for the bulk of the
claims thus far presented, which means
that the handing down of decisions in any
considerable numbers will not begin for
at least three or four days.
DIR. Woodward stated last night that
the public should suspend judgment in
the cases of those who apparently have
put themselves in the Stacker class by
failing to appear for examination until
there has been opportunity to develop the
facts in each case. He referred to an
incident yesterday in which the mother OF
one of the men drawn in the draft had
been to the District building to explain
that her son was in the government serv-
ice at Panama and consequently was I'M
able to present himself for examination.
Opportunity for Explanation.
Every delinquent in the matter of
reporting for exam,na 10 nxplsin bis
case to the board of appeals. If the eA-
cuse is considered a valid one, the reg
istrant will be given another date on
which to appear before a local board
and be examined. If otherwise. his
name will be certified to the adjutant
general for the District. who will noti-
fy the registrant that he has been ac-
cented for service and is member OF
the National Army from the time of
the mailing of the notice. Any person
who receives this notice ana ignores II
will be in the position of deserter ana
NAV be court-martialed and executed.
Reference also was made by DIR. Wood
ward to the fact that some medical and
dental students appear to be under the
impression that they are exempt from
service under the provisions OF the Sc
Iective draft law. He pointed out that
while there was provision In the Sem
ate hill to exempt medical students, 1t
vas stricken out in conference. and that
those studying to become physicians are
as liable for military service as any one
else
Job Is Wearytng to Force.
It was a tired lot OF lawyers. doctors.
business men, District officials. clerks
and stenographers, composing the draft
organization. that left their desks yes
terday for the Saturday half holiday.
Mr.. Donovan and DIR. Woodward. with
one or two helpers. alone worked on
through the afternoon and into the night
Donovan has won the title of the iron
man" of the entire organization For
eeks he has labored day and night. and
apparently his nerves have not suffered
from It; but this cannot be said for
some of the officials on the exemption
boards, who plainly show the strain
Donovan is the pivot wheel of the
official every one turns to when in
doubt as to any requirement Of the
regulations 1t is dull moment when
there are not at least a dozen men lined
nm in front of his desk. each with
difficult query to propose. and an I'M
usual occurrence when he is not able
to give an immediate answer. showing
his complete familiarity with every
provision of the elaborate regulations