The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-08-23
SLACKERS
REPORTED
To BOARD
District Body Has the
Names of Isl Who
Didn't Answer Draft

I DlQn | Answer DTd1t
Names ~ De,roi, slsckers are be.
Ing certified 20 The district eXemp-
/ uon hoald as rapidly a. the local
/ boards can compile them To date
I the names oi Isl men called IN the
/ draft Who failed 20 appear for tx
1 animation have been reported 20 chs
/ district officials These men are
I row technically members ot The
army and can De treated as desert
ers unless exempted or discharged
( hy the district board
IN q Few OF these cases there may
ba exfenuating circumstances. but
I Tie members OK the distrfct board
are satisfied that The majority 81
the Isl are plain out-and-Out slack
ers who are trying 70 dodge military
service
In addition 20 those names the
local boards have certified the
names ~ -.656 men who have been
svenined and have not been eN.
amr'ed or discharged out ot This
number there Viii unquestiona
Do number 81 appeals and some
claims for exemptions on occupa
.
ri hem ssh Den called to he coi0rs
The local boards have also certl-
Rcd ihe names Of 1907 man who
have been exempted 0r discharged
for physical reasons While The
government has the right 20 appeal
ans rase. n is likely that the ludE
,n.nt ~ no local boards n these
cases Nil. stand with rare eNcep
tions
TIE district board Wednesday
morning granted two exemptions on
.qaticnal grounds and denied
one The men exempted were John
Frv. 40 o5l PaiNste~ ave, su-
pe-tn'eudent IN The Detroit Stove
wo-ks which has a large govern.
uenf contract and Arthur Muehl
haus. No 441 Fourfh.ave. IN charge
% he pump department ~ The Pc,
ION & Crane company which also
rs working on government orders
10 each OF fhese cases he evidence
satisfied the board members that
rhesa men were OF more service 70
tfa Governmen; in heir present
capacities for he time being than
they would ~ z he field
Tha claim denied Vas. that -
George Armstrong No SIP Fourth
ave wh0 represented that he is
working an s0-acre farm He for
merry operated a garage In Tho city
and has been on the farm since
Arx
rrark r owen. No. e0s3 Gala
hs~ave and Lawrence p Fisher.
SO ~ Algar.ave.. We're exempted
Tuesday Fisher is superintendent
- tAa Fisher B0dy company and
owen IS a milling machine foreman
FOR me Eastern Production com.
rany Both concerns are working
on government contracts The for
ner making airplanes and The lat
ter 7i-p.ane parts
several claims were denied Tues
day. ne board holding ~ each IN
stance fhaI the claimants could be
readily replaced One ~ them ~as
Irrace r Recker. president ~ a
coal company The board held that
hls business was no' essential 70
The successful prosecution OF The
war
In me tenth division. whore Frank
g. RYAN OF Parke. Davis & co ~
chairman. ak or more aliens with
large. families made exemption
claims after their names had been
certified 20 the district board As
exemption free Under the Law
neither the local nor the district
Aoard can consider The claims The
former loses Jurisdiction when =
certfAes Tho names 20 the district
Ao.-~ and The latter has original
Jurisdiction only in occupational
exemptions
go there ia nothing FOR the board
% 10 but certify the names of these
aliens 20 Lansing az eligible For
service. bur AZ the same time II
win ask Gov Sleeper 20 take their
cases I'D with the president and try
70 secure the discharge OF these
men.
A, she request ~ several ~ the
division agents % the provost mar
shal. appointed recently the board
has asked all he agents 70 report
~ 9 o'clock Thursday morning and
receive instructions az 20 their
duties The agents have been very
harry az 20 what is expected ~ them
nc NfNlNE NUfnll non "a nv stu 40
oY n drafted man who has enlisted
or received commission II defn.
rely settled by telegram from
Provost Marshal Crowder 70 the ad.
.ufanf general % the state, and FOR.
waraed 70 All district boards Gen.
Crovder points ouf that when man
called by a local board can pro
fuce certificate that he is in
Tho service az The government. The
board has no further control In his
case r. he has applied for enlist.
menf In any branch ~ the service
ard has not been accepted when the
cali comce from me draft board he
mug' 20 thru with tho draft pro
ceedings
r. however. his application for
enlistment is pending when he r.
called and he IS accepted by me
draft board he may be appointed or
commissioned from his status az a
selec'ed man and ordered 20 report
10 some place other than a moblliza-
lion camp In such a case he must
send three copies ~ ihia order %
bic local board, and the board IN
duo time receives credit on iis ret
quota 'or one drafted man ~ the
mobilization camp
rf.o. nrdsr.d % Cro..f,a