Evening journal., 1917-10-13
FOCAL BOARDS
PREPARE FOR
MORE Service
Possibility Of Second Call
For Nationals Keeps
Officials on Edge
CALL CALL MORE MEN TO
FIGHT FOR DEMOCRACY

Apprehension on the part Of the Dis
krict (State) Exemption Board and the
four local exemption boards that their
work would be completed and that the
organization they have built up would
have to be disbanded as soon as this
city and state had supplied its quota
of men required on the flrst call for
the new National Army. have been dis
pelied and instead the boards are con-
fronted with the possibility OF some
strenuous work for many monlns 10
come.
While no Official instructions have
been received relative to the matter,
The boards now know that the war
Department In Washington Is doins
everything to expedite the call Tor the
necond increment Of the dralt army,
and Il appears likely that the date may
be fixed for some time IN DeoelhDer VI
early in January. MoDllizatioh ol wv
frat Increment is now far enough au
vanced to show clearly that there Mlli w
be a big deficiency for the seventeen
National Army divisions.
Several thousand OF the hrst ihoIs-
ment are still to be assemoleu' III
this city alone there are many nion a
vet 40 be sent to camp on the hrst
IAN There As already big shortage
{n the training cantonments but lhis
"A due largely to the fact that so many
20 the drafted men have been taheh'
or viii be In a short time, from these
camps and sent TO other camps 70 MI
mn the ranks of the National Guara
divisions. ..a col,
E4xlne the date for this second can
hinges also upon study being maoe
OF the results of the plan tolioWed e.. !.
assemhling the men called hrsV. IN
Stst~lct hoard and the local boards arr
~aadv FOR the second call whenever
.omea Their system Is IN smoot
.,,,,,,,rss,., and they believe they VIII o
~ .ni- 10 work much faster ana uis
nose Of cases in less time than wa
reonired before they all became a
familiar with their duties as they aI
now. - ~. MAN tba
ahere will be another registration OF iie
Of military age. II means that 'ios s
men who registered and nave ~, ~,
been called for examination VIZ
-',,,,r,oned and if they pass they WI
be certified for duty and sent TO a 'i@ii'
ing cantonment a.. r.,,,.
D;x are n healthy lot Of youngsters
demonstrated by the fact that he loco
boards have not heard Of any OF then
having been rejected by the army sur
ceons there. They were all gwen an
other nhvsical examination after 1ne
cot 10 Camp Dix, and all passed tnl
successfully. -
Governor Townsend has received trof
General Crowder in Washington an
transmitted to all the locol boards IN
following telegram: "The following en-
acfment of Congress became efectiV
Ocfober &: All regulations concernm
The enlistment of medical students !
The enlisted reserve corps and their con-
tinuance in their college course whil
suaiolt 10 call TO ser ce shall appl
similarly TO dental students"
The fact that he has wife. wn'
however. is in the old country, did nc
serve 70 bring exemption from serNic
for Itirgis KlowaWicus. He was trans
ferred to board No 2 in this city fror
Bridgeport, Conn.,, TO Ole an aindaVl
from his wife, and therefore has pee
certified for service.
The following men in board No.
have been exempted or discharged sron
the military service: Fred r. Armstrong
medical department dupont fOWue
Company; Fred S. Harbourt. No. II
West Sixth street; w. G. Swectmal
Coatesville, Pa; William J. BRADSHAW
No. 1902 Gilpin avenue; Sicola LaEsr,
No. 29i3 Monroe street William ]
Weldin, No. 702 Adams street; Bayar
T. Kellar. No. COZ West Eighth street.
The following drafted men In Div
sion No. have been selected for mil
tary service
Horace Stanley, i23 E. 4th 81.
Arthur Moore, $40 French ST. trea'
Harry Kienikesherzc, 2oi p. 2nd
Joseph Brown, 50S =. 9th st.
Joseph r. Black, 502is w. 9Th 81
Harold W. Hackett 925 Walnut s.
Louis Norris, z. 18th ST.
Luther Dews, Q Robinson 81.
Thomas ]. Devlin, 3i2 z. ith -.
Isaac Williams, $40 Z. 18th st. .
Henry Dombrowski, 100 Poplar St
Dawson Warrinton, 1910 Market ,
Cornelius d. Sullivan, 1926 Market
Joseph B. Byrd, 9i5 French st.
William Galbreth, 9i5 Walnut II
Thomas Smith, 5i9 E. Ord II.
Philip Caeneli. 4i5 w. 2nd st.
John C. O'Neil 5i4 Lombard ST.
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