The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1917-08-28

EXEMPTION BOARD COMPLETES
WORK; ISSUES THIRD CALL

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These young men have been notified
to appear before the Board on Wed
nesday, Thursday and Friday of this
week for examination.
of the 42S men called in the nrst
and second draft, only seventy have
been accepted, they making no claim
for exemption. The notices to the
$50 men were mailed by the Board
Saturday.
The Board completed it's work Fri
day with examination of the third
fifty of the $50 men summoned in
the second call for examination. Five
new names were added to the roll
of honor of those waving exemption:
Frank H. Parker, VIM. Williams, Vir-
gil Cooper, Offutt Spears and S.
Brooks Woodford. Those discharged
as being physically unfit for service
were Matt Lair, Leroy Jones, Elijah
Rankin, Rhodes Stanhope, Eugene
Lair, Robert Jones, Clyde Rowland,
Mark Harrington and Ray Pepper.
Thelocal exemption board received
notification from the District Board
in session at Lexington that they had
not vet made a decided plan for an
nouncement or consideration OF
claims for exemption. The claims,
Chairman Prichard said, would prob
ably be taken up as they were sent
in. and would be considered county
at a time In this way the first
county to report would be the first to
receive announcement of the action of
the higher board, and will be the first
TO be called upon to summon its men
for service. The decisions will prob
ably be sent to the local boards as
soon as complete lists have been act
ed upon.
The District Board further stated
that each case would be decided
strictly upon its merits. The ques-
ton which will be considered, accord
ing to the members of the Board, is
whether a man is now engaged in an
occupation or enterprise which makes
his retention in his present occupa-
ton necessary to the best interest OF
the nation with reference to the war.
President Wilson has written Sec
Rotary of War Baker that the draft
ing of men who head families should
be examined carefully in order to
avoid it if possible and expressing
the view that single men should be
taken where ever possible.
The effect of the opinion of Presi-
dent Wilson will be the extension of
a more liberal policy toward the ex-
emption of married men than hereto
fore. There is no secret in the Pres
ident's views which conflict with the
Interpretation placed upon the law
by army officers.
Army officers contend that Congress
voted down the amendment to eX-
empt married men and contended
they have no legal right or authority
to exempt them except on the ground
of dependency.
The Presidents view is that the
drafting of married men and the
heads of families should be avoided
in the first draft at least.
The following is the full list OF
the $50 men who will appear be-
ofre the Board this week, the first
named to appear tomorrow, (Wed-
nesday):
(429 257-James Boaz, 40 Nine
teenth Street, Paris.
(430) 1109-Louis Rose, r. ID. z,
Paris.
(431) 155-Walter Thomas Rec
ord, 9OS Main Street,
. Paris.
f422l 2S4-Owen Turner Gibson,
Main Street, Paris.
(433) 133-James N. w. Mcclure,
Paris.
(424 SO7-Wiiliam Henry Ran
kin, R. d. 2, Paris.
(43s) S67-Alex Hutsell, r. ID. 1,
Winchester.
(t3s) s3O-Barnes Wilson, North
Middletown.
f427 1s5-Chas. Arbut Wachs, los
Tenth Street, Paris.
(438) 139S-Kenney Keller K1ser
r. d. 6, Paris.
(42e) ae5-John C. Corrol, Twelfth
and Main Streets, Paris
f440) 2S5-James Hubbard, 1859
Main Street, Paris.
(441) 1313-Frank L. Cox Parls:
(442) 1119-Robert Barton' hu'ch
iSon.
(443) 1O51-Grover Oder, Hutchl
son.
(444) 560-Rufus Lanter, K. u. y
Cynthiana.
(445) 303-Paul Makel, 1881 Mali
Street, Paris.
f446) 563-Emmett e. Mastin
Millersburg.
(l47l 211-Washington Holmes
81 Main Street, Paris.
(448) 1435-Geo. William Wyatt
r. d. 9, Cynthiana.
144e) 1163-John Albert Burden
Paris.
f450) 146-William Powell, Mall
Street Paris.
(45) 843-Jesse Williams Case n
d. 1, Paris.
(452( 1050-Charlie Us % rne
Hutchinson, KY.