Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1917-07-27
Net Demand for New Army Is so,
But Half of Those Called Will
Be Exempt
ORDER OF LIABILITY SET
But Readers Are Warned That There
Are Many Errors Due to Faulty
Transmission


apportionment for Stevens county is
60 men, which will necessitate the
calling of 12O men to be examined
by the local board. The list printed
below gives the order in which men
will be called, but readers are warned
that this list is not official. The list
was made up from the numbers pub
lished in the city papers, and many
errors crept in due to telegraphic
transmission. The correct list will
not be available until the official
numbers are received from Washing
ton by the local board.
Stevens county, in spite of the fact
that it has already furnished more
than sixty men, for which it is given
credit, will be called upon for sixty
more men because it is necessary to
fill the regular army, and the militia
regiments to their full war strength
before the first increment is made
to the new army. To get these so
men, the local board is instructed
to call 120 men for examination, as
about half of them will be found to
be exempt.
1t was announced from Washing
ton this week that another army of
100000 will be called for soon, and
at that time men further down the
list will be called, but the men for
the first increment will be called and
examined first.
Those who have been called are ex-
pected to inform themselves of that
fact, tho they will be notified by
mail. The men drawn are expected
to appear six days after the official
notice is posted, 40 on the first day,
40 on the second day and 40 on the
third day. Probably the official no
tice will be posted some time next
week, and the examinations in that
case will begin week after next.
If a draft man desires to claim
exemption, he must appear before
the board just the same and be given
a physical examination. If he is
found physically fit, he must then
file notice of his claim to exemption
and three afidavits, one by himself,
one by dependent relative (wife,
mother, etc., and one by disinter-
ested third party who has knowledge
of the facts. The exemption will be
decided by the local board on these
afidavits alone, and no oral testi-
mony will be received. A married
man whose wife depends entirely up
on his earnings for support is ex-
empt.
If a person wishes to claim ex-
emptiOn on the grounds of his occu-
patton, he will then have to file no
which will determine all questions
of occuptional exemption. Here also
aftidavits must be submitted
The following is a list of those
drawn in Stevens cOnuty and re-
quired to appear for the first exam
ination. The list is not official, and
there are sure to be some changes
when the official list is received
RRCRS.-According to one of
the papers No. 730 Herman Reick-
man is the 61st man drawn, and ac-
cOrding to another paper he belongs
near the very end of the list. If he
is placed as 31st, then all who follow
him will be moved along one place,
and No. 81 Herman G. Schick be-
comes the 121st man instead of the
120 and would not come in the first
call. Other similar errors are found
on down the list, but cannot be set
tied until the official report is re-
ceived.