Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-08-09
SECOND Days
EXAMINATION
NETS BUTFEW
MORE men FOR
COMING ARMY

. Charles :. Goode of San Benito was the
first applicant to pass the physical exam
ination before the selective drafe board
this morning who claimed no exemption.
Mr.. Goode was the sixth man examined
who has pronounced himself ready for
duty.
r. c. Morris. secretary Of the Frontier
Lumber Company. of Brownsville. was the
first American 10 be examined, passed and
make no claim for exemption. Mr. Morris
went up before the board yesterday after
noon and was pronounced physically fit
by the physicians. Other men appearing
before the board and who claimed no ex-
emption from service Yesterday were
Francisco Cara, liarlineen: Henry Brown
teolored). Brownsville: Julian E~parza,
Lauro G. Cavazos and Guillermd Guzman.
Brownsville.
Nearly one hundred per cent increase in
those failing 10 pas the physical examina
tions is noted in today'S work of the cx-
emption hoard. Hernia and defective Wis
ion are said To have predominaied in the
majority of the eases Of the fourteen found
defective. During the morning forty men
were examined. fourteen were found phy~i-
cally disqualified and four were examined
who claimed no exemptions.
The four who claimed no exemptions
were: Charles A. Goode of San Benito,
Erne~to Fernandez of Brownsville james
W. Goodykoontz of fIarlingen and Louis
Alamia of Brownsville.
About sixty men will be examined this
afternoon to complete the second days
quota of l53 men.
As only nine men have 80 far failed 10
pass the examination and made no claims
for exemption. second call will be made
before the quota. 229 men. i chosen
Judge ". X. Jones, chairman of the board.
said, however. that the SECOND call will not
be made until the exemptions claimed had
been passed upon. A great many of the
claims, it is believed. will not be proven and
the men will be counted a. qualified.
Those who are claiming exemptions upon
the grounds of being aliens are summoned
To appear before the board Monday. Ac-
cording TO Judge Jones, very careful ex-
animation of this sort of claim will be
made. The names of the men viii be check
whether or not he has ever voted or held
office and unless man can prove to the
absolute satisfaction of the board that his
claim is just it will he disallowed.
Imediately upon the completion of the
alien claims the board will pass upon the
claims for dependent families. This claim,
which predomnates. J. not 80 easily proven
az might at first appear. Unless man
can prove to the satisfaction of the board
that the dependents are liable To become
public charges in the event of his entering
the army the claims will not be allowed
The examination of the third increment
152 men, will be made commencing tomor-
row morning al nine o'clock. IL i ex-
pected that the examination will he con
cluded by three or four o'clock tomorrow.
Although the board l. allowed no appro-
priation for the hire Of clerks there have
been plenty of men 10 expedite the clerical
work who have vounteered their services
and are working without pay. These men
ar II. j. BaiSell. &. Il. Webster. John L..
First and W. g. Whitman. Me~srs. First
and Webster are members of the sanitary
detachment and have been excused from
duty by their commander. Lieutenant J.. &.
Clements. for duty with the draft board.
The board yesterday afternoon finish
ed the examination of the first l53 M four
thirty O'Clock The records of the board
show that Of the i53 summoned 10 appear,
eighty-one passed the physical exnmina
iion. five passed and claimed no exemp-
iion. forty-five failed to appear and were
marked available for military service.
Now that the work of the board has be-
come organized the examination for the
Quota OF Cameron county men i proceed
ing much more rapidly. Sixteen men had
been examined this morning IN the first
hour and half of work and of these five
failed To pass the physical tests.
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