The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-08-14
MAJORITY Y OF
Men ACCEPTED
PRESENT CLAIMS
FOR EXEMPTION
Unless Many Claims Are
Disallowed Extra Call
Will Be Needed
MANY BRING WIVES
TO COURTHOUSE
Most of Claims Based on.
Agricultural Needs and
Dependents
Seventy-seven GAS coun-

Seventy-seven Cass coun-
ty young men were exam
ined for the draft when the
members of the examining
board took recess at the
noon hour today.
Out of this number 81, or
a fraction over 80 per cent,
were reported fit for mill
taFy service.
When the board finishes
It's first days work, it is, the
belief of the officials that
this percentage will prob
ably jump to IS per cent or
better.
This proportion will give
Cass county a higher stand
ard of physical fitness than
many of the counties in the
eastern states which have
reported the results of To-
cal boards work.
Chicago found that out
of the men examined ap-
proximately IS per cent of
them were acceptable.
The examinations this
morning prove the excel
lent physique of the men
of the west who will enter
the United States national
army.
Many Claiming Exemption.
Among the number examined this
morning, "a claimed no exemption
and 80, nearly half claimed exemp-
tion, most of them claiming wives or
parents as dependents. The reports
on the others examined were not
available. One Of the striking feat
ures of the work was that very few
men of physical inability were seen
about the halls. Sixteen were re-
examined and if turned down by the
first physician and passed by the
second the government was given
the benefit Of the doubt.
Nearly every second man who ap-
preached the desk of Clerk w. r.
Tucker with his examination slip
was ready to claim an exemption on
agricultural grounds. In each in
stance the clerk was forced to tell
the men that such a claim must be
presented I'd the district board at
Bismarck. which early this morning
had already received $50 agricul-
tural exemption claims from differ
ent points in the state.
"a Fail to Report.
At the noon hour Sheriff A. NJ.
ROSS, chairman. of the board Of ex-
arniners, reported that "a out of 1872
men who were subject to military
draft had failed to report. The ball
atce were on hand and while some
had been examined by the physic-
ians, Clerk Tucker had not entered
their names upon the tabulation list
then. When he left the office at
1880 there were about 81 exemption
slips on his desk to be recorded at
/ o'clock
Figures now indicate that the
double quota summoned will not
yield theN 3s7 needed for Cass coun-
ty. Out OF III reporting TO Clerk
Tucker, 80 claimed exemption and
16 were unfit on this basis 1t will
be necessary TO make another call,
unless many OF the claims are dis
allowed In other cities, especial
ly ia Minneapolis, Chicago and New
York extra calls had to be made.
Many Brina Wives Here
Most OF those who said they will
make claims for exemption on the
ground Of dependents. brought their
wives or dependents to the court
house. thinking the afndavit should
be made at the time Of the examina
tion. They were given exemption /
blanks ana directed to County Audi I
tor fuckers Office ON the frst floor, /
many making their affidavit there.
Enlisted Men Trothie Board.
The matter or registered men al
ready enlisted troubled the board 70 Il
some extent. Some came In with 1
verbal reports OF their enIistments.
saving an officer had sent them Ac-
to members Of the board. a
written certificate from q comnlis-
STONED oG7car must be brought. Cape
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