The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-08-02
MEN ANSWER CALL PROMPTLY
Twenty Are Waiting When Physicians
Call First Man for Examination
A. j. Quigley Sworn In as New Mem
Der Of Draft Board Today.

est place in Kenosha today, for start
ing Just after seven clock this morn
ing the work of examination of Kenosha
men called for service in the new
national army got under way and all
day long men who had been called I'M
der the draft walked before the eX-
amining physicians. At seven o'clock
the hour stated for the starting of the
examinations, twenty five men were in
waiting and they kept coming until the
waiting" rooms in the building were
filed and there were overflow meetings
out on the lawn. Lieutenant Singer
and seven members of Company M
aided n keeping the men in line.
The doctors in charge of examina-
tions including P. P. M. Jorgensen, G..
III. Gephart, Joseph d, Sullivan, J. IT.
Hastings and @. r. Caughey were every
one on hand at seven 0 clock sharp and
DR.. George r. Adams of the exemption
board, who is looking after the exam
nations, was ready to get started with
the actual work of testing out the
physical condition Of the men. 1t took
a half hour to get all the members Of
the exemption board to the rectory.
Under the law one of the members of
tho board must be in the room when
men are examined. Three rooms are to
be given over to examinations and this
will demand the attendance of all
members of the board practically all Of
the time. After the doctors got well
and turned out at a rate of about
twenty an hour In the eight hour
day they will be able to take care Of
nearly all of the one hundred
and eighty-seven called for examina-
tion today.
Arthur j, Quigley, well known among
the American Brass family, sat with
the exemption board for the first time
this morning. He was sworn in on
Tuesday evening to take the place of
Chester d. Barnes who had been
advanced by the governor to the dis
trict exemption board.
Men who appeared for examination
this morning seemed to be mostly inter
ested in getting it over. They were
quick to respond to the orders of the
physicians and they were getting into
the examination rooms. at the rate
of about one every five minutes
The rooms had been fitted up with
modern appliances for the examina
tion of the men.
The examinations made were Of the
most searching nature and. it is pretty
certain that any man passed by the local
examining board will be able to pass
the federal examinations when they
comeup for final muster.
Many of the men were curious. They
wanted to know whether or not they
had been passed by the examiners.
There were no reports given to the
men, Even the puny specimens who
had no chance of passing the examina-
tions wer7 sent away without any con-
ISOLATION. The physicians simply smiled
as they dismissed one candidate for
army service and brought in another
for the monotonous examinations. No
tees will be sent to the men who pass
the physical test within few days and
then they will have a chance to file
their affidavits for exemptions.
Some delay in examining the candi-
dates for army was caused on account
of the fact that the men could not speak
English, but there were plenty of in
terpreters to be found and this cause
for delay was soon removed.
There was no disorder among the men
waiting to be examined. There was
no appearance Of ''funeralD and the
large majority of the men seemed to
be cheerfully offering themselvs for ex-
animation for soldiers. In the waiting
rooms the men read the morning papers
and heard all about the latest French
and English drives and many of them
discussed the part that they might be
able to play in the world war. A lot
of the men declared that they
had no intention of asking exemp-
ton if they were found physically fit
for service.
The medical and physical examina-
tons win continue on Thursday and
Friday and one hundred and eighty
seven men are to be examined on each
Of these days.