Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-31
Boards SWamped With Claims
of Those Passed by Ex-
amining Physicians.
ONE BECOMES HELPLESS
CRIPPLE OVERNIGHT
Wife of Another Who Fails to Sup
port Her Spikes Effort-New
Call Sent Out.

sections OF tnc DlStElcC toudy are luect-
ing with difficulty in obtaining physi-
callv fit men for service in the National
Army The majority of those found
physically fit are asking for the forms
for filing claims of exemption and the
supporting afidavits.
The first days work has literally
swamped some of the exemption boards.
Others have arranged their work in or
derby fashion and are going ahead
smoothly.
Examining Six an Hour.
Exemption board No. 3. Postmaster
Merritt o. Chance. chairman. is one of
those which has mapped out a schedule
for itself and is keeping consistently to
it. This board started it's work at 8
O'Clock this morning and fixed the
number Of physical examinations at
six an hour.
clans are having little difficulty in
keeping to this schedule. Two exam
ing physicians are engaged in the work.
They are DR.. c. E. Couklin and DIR. Rob-
ert Young Sullivan.
Up until IL o'clock today twenty-four
men had been examined and only two
disqualified on account of physical dis
ability. About so per cent OF those
passed filed claims for exemption. This
board is working on a schedule of a
nine hour day.
Mr.. Chance said today he believed
that his board would be able to obtain
its quota of eighty men from the first
l60 notices sent out.
Out of twenty-six men examined yes
terday the board in District No. IL.
headquarters at Eastern High School,
obtained two men. They were physi-
exemption. Sixteen of this nun0er
passed but asked for exemption forms.
and eight were physically disqualified.
Up until noon today the three physi-
clans at the Eastern High School mad
examined fifteen men. Eight OF these
were disqualified on account Of physical
disability. OF the seven who passed
six filed exemptions claims, and the
other took no step whatever to have him
self released. He is William D. Fen
wick, 4315 Sheriff road southeast.
Physical Tests Thorough.
DIR. D. w Higgins. Or. r. NJ. Chap
man and DIR. A. ]. Melzahn were making
examinations in No. II district today.
The examinations here are very
thorough. and when a man passes he
can consider himself in the very best
physical condition.
On the claims for exemption, Adolf
phus GUIDE, chairman of the board, said
it would be necessary to walt the full
ten days in order to give the men an
opportunity to file proof on their claims.
However, he said, the claims will be
acted upon very quickly after the time
limit had been reached.
Mr.. GUIDE said he thought it would be
necessary to send out notices tonight
to thirty additional men. notifying them
to appear for physical examination.
Figures on the number of examinat tions
emption were not available in District
No. 5, headquarters at No. 5 police sta
ton, 5th and r streets southeast. This
board, according to Clifford Lanham,
chairman. is having trouble Of it's own
Men in this distric' are looking for every
possible chance to get out Of service on
claims for exemption. They are making
claims on grounds not provided by the
regulat tions. and think they are being
Giscrinaina ted against when forms are
not furnished rhem.
One man said he had a business and
If he went into the Army he would be
compelled to lose it all. One employer
sought exemption for d man working
under him. If this man was taken into
the Army, he said, his business would
he wrecked.
There are many claims in this district
from men who have persons partly de-
pendent. but the regulations do not
make any provision for exemption on
such grounds.