The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-08-28
TUCKER May
NOT SERVE ON
SECOND DRAFT
Governor Writes State
Will Endeavor to Find
Someone for Position
TO EXAMINE MEN
WEDNESDAY
Nothing Official Here As
To Method in Getting
First Five Per Cent
LIST OF "DEsERTERs"
HEARD FROM TODAY,
Edward Lislehard of Casselton, /
N. ID.
Andrew Edwardson of Gales
burg, N. d.

County Auditor w. R. Tucker, clerk
Of the Cass county exemption and
examination board may be relieved
| of his duties in this capacity by
Governor Lynn ]. Frazier before the
government sounds a second call for
drafted army.
Unless this is done, a distinct di-
vision will be made in the office here
between government and county
work. with the result that additional
holp will be needed to facilitate the
handling of the government business
which to date has become burden
some to the auditor.
Governor Is Appealed To.
County Auditor Tucker was not
drafted, but probably wishes he had
been to escape the enormous amount
of work which the Cass county Office
is handling, and which it is believed
is double in volume that of any
county office in the state. Last Tues
day evening Auditor Tucker appealed
to Governor Frazier asking that the
governor get some one else for the
position. The following reply was
received late Monday afternoon:
II am in receipt of your letter and
note the difficulty you are having in
trying to carry out your many dfffl-
cult lines of work, In regard to the
local. exemption board. trust you
viii be able to cornplete the work oc-
casioned by the first call as it weuld
be very difficult for any one else to
take your place and perform your
duties satisfactorily Then, before
the second call, we shall .endeavor to
find some one else for the position.
May Call 500 Men,
When a pal1 will ha iSsuod fo,. a n
additional 500 men to fill the ranks
Of those drafted and who may be
granted exemption under President
Wilson's proclamation which makes
1t clear that in cases where absolute
dependency rests on the person ex-
emption should be made, was not
given out this morning at the audi,
tors office.
I'VE are going to call enough men
to have enough in line so we won't
have to be examining groups of men
now and then, said Auditor Tucker.
Every physician who is serving on
the examining board is volunteering
his services and losing time at his
office. If we call 500 men we will
have enough in the examination line
SO we can all go about our work and
not have Uninterrupted.
Nothing OhiciaI Here.
President Wilson's proclamation
was transmitted to Governor Frazier
at Bismarck last night. Nothing had
been received here up to the noon
hour today. Under its i0 depreciation
the order will probably change the
attitude of several exemption boards
throughout the state, which have not
been exempting some men who claim
they are the sole support Of depend
ents.
Neither has anything been received
here in regard to the order that s per
cent of the drafted men are to go into
training on Sept 5. which means
twenty men from Cass county, nor
whether this number of men would be
selected in the order of their draft or
picked because Of their occupational
training, which the government may
need in getting the cantonments
ready for the drafted men.
Another Examination.
The Cass county draft examination
board will go into session at / o'clock
Wednesday noon to examine all reg
Istrants who have been certified from
points or who failed to get
notice OF the original time set for
their examination, besides those who
were reported as "deserters" and who
have since notified the board of their
Last week about twen-
ty were examined, and 1t is believed
about the same number will be ex-
amined tomorrow.