New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-23

in the report by Board 90, in which two
members were found to be accepting
brides, and which had TO DO IT'S WORK
all over again. This board had exam
ined sos men, passed 316 on the pnysi,
cal test and received only 155 claims OF
exemption when the report was sub
mitted.
Although the board reports its quota
as filed, il is continuing its examina-
tions in the belief that many OF those
who passed will still file exemption
claims before the ten-day limit has ex-
pired. This theory was shown TO be
correct when the board worked until
$3.50 o'clock yesterday morning, passing
on 145 new cases. Exemption was
granted to seventy-three Of these and
twenty-six claims wero rejected.
$500 Didn't Register Here
United States Marshal Mccarthy In
formed Mr.. Conklng yesterday that ne
believed $500 would be a liberal esti-
mate of the number Of men who failed
or refused to register for the draft IN
the greater city. Many of these, no
stated, will be found to have registered
elsewhere or to have good reasons for
not appearing. Mr.. Conkling has re-
ceived a letter from one man now serV-
ing with the Canadian troops in France
Although no afternoon session was
held, the District Board maintained lts
speed yesterday in disposing OF l44 ap,,
peal cases. 1t decided that liz Oh
thes. appellants had failed to present
snfScient excuse for not serving in the
/ National Army. Eighteen original ap-,
plications for exemption on industrial
! grounds were heard, five of which were
/ granted for a period of six months.
/ One of these was held over for de-
! cision by the Provost Marshal General.
Two more committees of three mem
bers each were appointed by Chairman
| Charles E. Hughes to assist the hve
subcommittee already at work In con-
Z sidering appeals. One OF these, known
as Committee F, consists of Senator
/ George B. Agnew, William II, English
/ and Richard w. Lawrence. The other,
| Committee G., is composed of Howard
( q Wood. DR.. Edwin +. Hicks and DR..
II Evan Shuttleworth. With seven
! committees giving lengthy consdera-
| tion TO the individual appeals, the WORK
of the main board will be greatly eH.
pedited. On account OF the, great
amount of work still on the ooaru
! docket, Chairman Hughes announced
that he had telegraphed Governor
Whitman asking him to NIL the Vacsh.
cies caused by the resignauons OF
Nathan Straus and John Daltoh' at Vhe
earliest possible moment
Mr. HUGHES also read statement TO
the hoard. which he is sending to every
district board in the state for the
Committee OF Fourteen, setting fortn
that il is not TO be the sense or inter
nretation of the draft rules that motn-
ers should be compelled TO go TO WORK
Owe do not concur in the view sug-
gested in some quarters" the state,
mont reads. "that in case OF wife ano
children actually dependent on appli-
cant's labor for support, and whefe
there are no other means OF support
the wife should be put TO the necessity
of going to work to support herself
and children. Bona fde dependency OF
wife and children on labor of appll-
cant. where in his absence they will be
left without reasonably adequate sup
port, after duly taking into considera-
ton soldiers wage and support avail
able from relatives, as stated in the
rulings Of the provost marshal gen
eral, is ground for discharge"
Mr.. Hughes also called the attention
/
vost marshal is supposed to appeal al
cases of dependency, and asked that th'
appealing officers report in each case
whether the action is merely formal oil
whether a serious question is involved
in order that the board might not be
swamped with work.
Case Referred to Crowder
The case referred 10 the provost
marshal general was that of Fletcher
S. Brockman, an associate secretary
Of the National War Work Council OF
the Young Mems Christian Associa'
ton, who appealed on behalf Of Carl.
ton o. Miller, who has been in charge
OF the secretaries Of the organization
for two years and who was passed by
Board No. 1855. Mr.. Brockman set forth
that Miller has been called TO take care
of the Paris office, where he will have
charge of between 500 and 1000 secre-
taries and superintend the disburse-
ment Of 100000.
Mrs. Joseph A. Russell made an ap.
peal for the exemption OF her husband
on the. grounds that she was dependent
upon him for support, but Board No
rs reported him willing and anxious to
serve, so her claim was denied.