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Men Examined Thursday Will
Be Immune From
First Call
THREE MEN FAIL TO
PUT In APPEARANCE
Work OF Physicians Com.
pleted AT Least For The
Time Being

II no more claims for exemption are
filed today tThursday),' Knox county
has it's full ,quota-44-of men for the
first draft, exclusive of those 80 men
who were examined today, as just ex.
actly "A men from the groups of Mon
day, Tuesday and Wednesday, with
the addition of Is from two weeks ago,
had passed the physical examinations
up until Wednesday evening
There are some claims for exemp-
ton, however, which will not be al
lowed, so this will take care of any
shrinkage from the above estimate by
virtue of new claims being filed. The
indications are that none, or at least
very few, of the young men who were
examined today will be called into
service this first draft.
The examinations today, which
were completed early, will probably
finish the physical tests, as far as the
first draft is concerned and the faith
ful physicians, who have voluntarily
offered their services without pay,
along with Court Bailiff Patrick Pur-
cell, will be dismissed from further
duty for the time being. si,l.,.. ,...
For the first time in the four days
of examinations which have been con
ducted by the local board, the work
was cleaned up Wednesday, as there
was not single suspension, while the
case of FIarry L. Davidson, suspended
from Tuesday, was accepted on re-
examination. .a 49,, ..r ......... ~.
Wednesdays examinations passed
3d. men, rejected n11. Twenty-four
claimed exemption and III filed no
claims. Three men failed to appear
for examination. The notices to two
CT these, George Eagle of sos East
Hamtramck street and Wesley Hard
ing of Fredericktown were returned
to the board marked unclaimed,
while Lee Coleman Scott Of Gambler
simply failed to appear for examina
tion.
The following men. passed, claimed
exemption because of dependents
Monroe Kaufman, Jr., Harold III. Ed
low. Herbert e. Robinson, Miles q
Clawson, William ID. Switzer, Charles
l.. White, Samuel Vail, Royal o. Cur
tis, Ralph Yoakam, Jesse Puifenber
ger. Clarence II. Welsh, Curtis M
Fletcher, Holland o. Parker, ChaunceI
G. Harmon Arley Smith, Almer Ad
ans (parents), Frank l.. Moreland
Fern c. Fowles, Prator b. Horaer
4 Tom M. Harrod, Walter M. Lepley
Elmo J. Hunter, John l.. Norris an'
Nick Kaparos, .,.., ..,.s
The following men were passed an'
claimed, no exemption: Mark Hanni
Cam, Harry F. Brown, Ray Bennine
ton. Claude E. Meekins, James w
Conard, Ransom C. Baker, John :
Stout. Harvey J. Stats, Earl
, suuires, Lloyd w. Cover and Fred II
4 Secord.
= The following men were rejected
e Fred flasher, James l.. Murtaugh, Hal
ry l.. Sillman, w. Curtis Lantz' "
o Henry Higgins, Charles Hunt 10
n Miller, Robert Owen Parker, waite
y ]. Wood, Roy Tish and Hancel ID. br'
, baker.
a The following, examined Monda
8 and Tuesday, have filed exempuo
e claims because of dependents: la
l. ry ID. Mahaffey, William c. Bake
e Walter Jennings, Jesse Salisbury an
Z Frank Fidler.
D. For the Morgan county poar
James f. Darling was examined an
passed. He claims exemption becau'
RI of .dependents., For the Detroit, Micf
n. board, Nick Prozan, claiming no
8, emption, was passed.
m The following patients at the ON
State Sanatorium were examined II
III their respective board and rejected
~ Arthur j. Myers of Minneapolis Jol
"A Evans of Canton, Clarence Hesse
or Cincinnati, +. G. Darr OF Dayton ai
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