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the American Ambulance Field Service
have been unable heretofore to ascer-
tain their draft status. Gen. Crowder, In
ruling telegraphed yesterday, answers
their questions. He says that such men.
II they are enlisted In United States de-
partments, will file proof Of that fact
with their local exemption board IL they
are on the call list. He adds
Persons who are merely parts Of the
Red Cross organization moving to
France are not recognized as parts of
the United States army units, but they
may prove this fact to their local boards
and II they are on the call list they may
sign the FIVE day waiver for their ex-
animation.
This waiver in no way releases from
service any person not regularly en-
listed in the United States Army de-
partment."
Another Crowder ruling:
"A man posed and called as con-
script may enlist In any regular branch
OF the army up to the time when the
district board certlfles him for service"
After a period Of hurry and uncer-
tainty the draft procedure in this city
is now moving serenely.
I'm fact" says Mr.. Conkling. every
thing is going on so smoothly that I'm
getting nervous"
Accuracy Is Main object.
The difficulties reported are mostly OF
a minor nature For example. one board
is still vainly hunting for weighing
scales. Others find that the job of get
ting up the list Of availables takes more
than the expected time. A few posted
their notices of examination before fin
, ishing the available list and have had
to return to a part OF the task that
should have been completed first. But
on the whole progress is being made
| commensurate with the Presidents wish
| that sureness should not be sacrificed to
| speed
1t is apparent that II the boards OF
! appeal for this State are not appointed
socn there may he serious delay. On
| Saturday night of this week the boards
| that first posted the examination calls
will be expected to send to the appeals
board the names of all men examined
and passed and by or for whom no ex-
cnption has been claimed.
There is no appeals board for this
| city or any other part OF the State. OBJ
jections filed in Washington to the Gov
ernor's nominations seems to be keep
| ing the appointments back As the
boards will require time to organize and
! get settled in headquarters, II Is gen.
orally said by those in touch with the
draft here that they ought to be in ac
ton already.
Apparently some of the men nom
mated for the appeals boards are sur,
they are going to be appointed. Fol
| instance, Meier Steinhrink, resigninl
from Local Board 40 in Brooklyn yester
day, gave his nomination to the city
appeals board as the reason.
city to Call $4,000 Men.
Exemption claims running as high a
from two-thirds or three-fourths of tn,
candidates are expected by the loca
boards. many OF which thought at frs
that the quota could be filled by calling
double its number of men.
1sidor Wasservogel chairman o
Board 142. called 3S2 men on Frida!
might. Yesterday 1t requested 125 NOR,
to report on Monday for examina tion
1t looks now as II most of the boa I'd
will summon at least 1000 men apiec,
before they get through. At this rat
the total number called in the cit!
would be at least $4,000 to obtain tn
city's quota OF asses The chances ar
more than $4,000 will be called.
A good many boards will hav
notaries at headquarters to attest affi
davits for a small fee, or none at all
but no uniform system has been estab
lished. The Adjutant-General OF New
Jersey made a suggestion to Gen. Crow
der yesterday which struck New Yorker
favorably. He suggested that the Presi
dent direct that all exemption boar,
members be authorized to act a
notaries.