New-York tribune., 1917-07-31
Brakeman First
To Pass Physical
Draft Test Here
Has Wife and Two Babies
Wholly Dependent
on Him
One in Il Ready to Go
But He Is a Medical Student
and May Be Exempted by
Presidents Order
One in Fl Ready to Go

OF the first twenty-one drafted men
examined in New York yesterday Uncle
sam may get one soldier without con-
testing exemption claims. The exemp-
so- board Of District No. las, with
headquarters IN the main building Of
,bs College of the City Of New York,
was the first to begin the physical
tests.
Eleven men, who waived the FIVE
savs' respite granted by law before
,bev must appear before the exemptors,
nassed the physical examinations, and
nine were rejected. In one case the de-
,isiop will be rendered to-day. Ten OF
the eleven who passed will ask to be re-
Heved Of military service on the
grounds Of supporting dependent
wives, children, parents and grand
,arents, or because of occupations.
Student May Claim Exemption
The one found physically fit, and
who does not claim exemption, Is Jo-
seph z. Silliman, of $50 st. Nicholas
Avenue. Silliman is 6 medical stu
dent, which may place him out Of the
psle. II By special ruling from Wash
jrgton exempting medical students is
handed down Silliman said he would
decline 20 serve until he completes his
course. Then, he said, he would try
20 20 as an army surgeon.
Charles H. Tuttle, chairman Of board
No. l45. obtained permission from Pro-
vost Marshal General Crowder TO con-
duet examinations in advance Of the
sve-day period. Deputy Attorney Gen
ersl Roscoe S. Conk.Ing transmitted the
request 10 Washington. Genera!
Crowder's reply was:
"Bully for that board. Tell them 70
60 ahead - ou.
DR. Franklin Welker, Of 344 West l45th
Street. and DR.. K. II. Rose, o. 40 Last
Fo~ty-frst street, who with DR.. r. +.
Bauer. of 4OS West 145th Street, acted
as examining surgeons.
Brakeman First to Pass
Five men were examined before one
vas accented. First to pass the physical
tsgts was Joseph Bragard, twenty-one,
brakeman on the New York Central,
who will claim exemption on account OF
a dependent wife and two children, one
q two-weeks-old baby.
Mrs. Bragard was in tears when
reporters called at the little apart
rnent on the third floor at 3Ol West
l47th Street, 10 apprise her OF the
news. She already had heard 1t, and a
cruelty distorted version It was that
had reached the young mothers ears.
They told me-" she so6oed, ina,
Joe had already beer drafted IN the
army. I think It's a. light for man
% fght for Ms -o-n5r.. It's i rne
thing, in fact, but ! II, Just couldn't
give Joe up. We are just getting
start. YOU see, ant what would -he
babies and I do without his earnings -
Il was a fine thing, too, to see the
smile Of Joy that sutfused that mothers
face when told her husband would
claim exemption and undoubtedly get
H. She clasped the baby 70 her breast
and confded the news 70 him.
Wants Son to Do His Duty
Another mother in tears called at the
board headquarters 10 find out II II
we're true that her son, Thomas Mur-
pay, Of 205 West 146th Street, had
been called on the first draft, as the
papers stated Mr.. Tuttle answered
her in the Affirmative and asked her
il she desired TO claim exemption for
her son.
% his duty
~You are indeed doing yours, Mrs.
Murphy" Mr. Tuttle assured her.
Fred c. Wilbur, Of 29l West 147th
Street. an employe Of the Brooklyn
Navy Yard, was the first man appear
before the board. He said ne was
willing 20 fght, and If ne had been
half inch taller an a few pounds heav-
ier the surgeons would have given him
the chance. But the place where Fred
parts mis- hair is only FIVE feet and
q half inch above his heels, and 81
IS the minimum height for the army.
Charles Horowitz, OF l24 West l48th
Street, was No. 2 he wears glasses,
and the physicians were in doubt
whether 20 pass him. He was told 70
come back for a decision tomorrow.
Then came Abraham Lincoln Rose, OF
s2 Aacomb Place, and Dell L. Decker,
Of pa West l48th Street, both OF whom
we're rejected. BraRard was next, and
after him Henry Dozen, Of 292 West
A7th Street, who also failed 70 meas
IRE Up 20 the physical standards.
Many Claim Exemption
The second man 20 pass was Joshua
abrams an assistant superintendent OF
the Metropolitan Life Insurance Com
pany, living az $40 West l53d Street.
He will claim exemption because Of a
eependent wife and child Silliman
Eas No. 3. and following him five men
sere accepted in succession. All will
TAIN exemption, according 20 state
aelts on their registration cards.
Carl a. Ritter, married, an architect,
q 500 West I42d Street, stated he