Evening journal., 1917-08-08
"A PER Cent. STAND
PHYSICAL TEST
Out OF 208 Examined in
Rural County I27
Claim Exemption
SO FAIL TO REPORT
FOR EXAMINATION
Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.

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NEWARK, Aug. S.-The rural New
Castle County Board Of Exemption is
completing the physical examinations
today OF the first contingent Of con
scripts from which a. least a portion
Of the districts quota (which is 21)
for the draft army will be selected.
The first 42s men on he conscriDtion
list we're not fed to report for he
examinations the first three days Of
thi5 week. and Judging from lie pro-
gress made so far It is evident that
at least 1 900 more will have to be
examined before the 214 are secure.
for the army II anywhere near the
number who have filed claims are
exempted.
J. PillinE Wright Dr. W. Owen
/ Sypherd and DR.. Walter II. Steel
members OF the board, are much con-
cerned because Of the large number
Of young men VINO have failed to re-
port for their examinations. or 2S6
who we're notified 10 report Monday
and Yesterday SO failed to appear
and members OF the board cannot ac-
count FOR their absence. In some
/ instances 80 has been found tina. the
notices we're delayed for days in the
mails. but even granting this the re-
sponsibiliy for failure 20 report rests
with the conscript even thugh ne
did not get a notice This has been
made plain time after time through
tho newspapers, and there seems 10
be no way 10 account for so many
delinauents except TO put them down
as slackers. After today the board
will have 10 turn in the names Of
those who failed TO report for ex-
animation and the Federal authorities
will then deal with them.
Drs II. c. NJ. Kollock and Charles H.
Blake of Newark, and Dr. Norman l..
Real. of Middletown, again assisted Dr.
Steel In making the physical examina-
tions Yesterday. Monday l0S were ex-
amined. so passed aud % were rejected,
Yesterday 100 were examined, "a passed
and 90 rejected For the two days 2O6
were examined, l5t passed, and 81
reiocted This is a percentage
of about "a per cent, physically TT
which is considered under all the cir
cumstances an excellent showing.
In addition 90 the "a who were re
iected l27 Of the 20s examined Monday
and Tuesday fled claims for exemption
II svas estimated that the grounds Of a
least 80 per cent Of those claiming ex
emption was for dependents and
large majority are married men, man,
with families The remaining 20 pc
cent. are made up Of 10 aliens who hle
claims and 2 men who have enlisted !
some branch Of the service. In sdd
ton 10 the three enlisted men who hav
filed exemption claims the board know
of II other men among the first AZ
drawn In this district who have enlist
ed but have not filed the claims for eN
emption they are supposed TO file "a
1 until this time In some instance
these enlisted men. II Is thought. ar,
probably at sea or at distant points anl
have had no opportunity TO put In ther
claims.
From the figures and data given on
| by the board last night IL Is very EVIL
dent that only n very few who passe'
the physical examinations failed TO pu
IN a claim for exemption and even soml
of these will file claims with the Stat
appeal board, as al agricultural nn'
/ industrial claims for exemption are flei
aud heard BY the State board and no
the local board There viii be q mum
Der Of claims fled with the State boar
in both Of those classes.
/ The men rejected on the physical az
nminntious Monday and Tuesday wer
as follows
Monday.
Raymond Kats Lloyd, Clsymont
Edward John McGovern. Hockessir
william p. stats, Townsend
William d. Seminar. Newark
Guilio Mssetu. New CATTLE.
William H. Lloyd Newark
Emory William Hukill, Middietowl
Joseph Caleb Slack. Newport.
Howard A. B'anefeld. Newark
! Wilbur McMuliin, Newark.
Frank n Hanna, Newport.
. Michael j McDermott. Greenvilia
v Daniel r. Bowen. Richardson Parl
= William s Rowe Msrshslltou
b. Thomas r Anderson. Newark.
n William r. Davis New Castle
A Fldridge Brown. Winterthur
- Grover c. Whiteman. r. D.. NeWsr
y John II. Brackin, Hockessin.
10 lanes II. Green. r. D.. Smyrna,
j. William J Suter. Carpenter.
.e Giuseppe Pace. Winterthur.
2 Alfred Thacker. Edge Moor.
m Henry A. McIntire. r. ., Elldon.
Roy Brisco. Townsend
10 David r. Eastburn. r. ,. Newark.
m Lewis p. Ratledge Newark.
r. George p. Pennington New Cast
10 Those rejected yesterday follow;
Q Alexander Holiday. New Castle.
T. William Chandler. Townsend.
Elmer II. Atkinson. Eellefonte.
Henry r. Care. Henry Clay
William B. LLOYD. r. D.. Newark,
: Francis L. Boyer, Marshallton.
- Walter W. Scott. Newport.
Albert W. Press, New Castle.
i Frederick @ Brend. Montchanin.
William c. Day, r. D.. WilmingtC
+ James Terrell, Wilmington. Nd,
h Francis J. Murphy, Marshallton.
Kinble J. Williams. Hockessin.
n Howard NJ Pelrson, Hockessin.
n Walter G. Given. r. 2. Newark
y william J. Michener, Richards
Park.
Teaac II. Grassland Delaware CT
Josenh DonoRhue. Now Castle
Harold l. Pierce. r. d. Wilmingto
Hvland p. Rullen. Christiana
william W Mohr Naw Castle.
Clifton J. Terrell. Hockessln.
Tohr, Van TaafTn