American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-08-10
GOVERNMENT TO APPEAL
FROM EXEMPTIONS GRANTED
LARGE NUMBER OF EXEMPTIONS
ASKED AROUSES SUSPICION

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Seryice-Ten Exemption Applica- :
tiOns Not Yet Acted UpOn-Exemp- :
tiOns Allowed: :
Provost Marshal General Crowder is :
tightening up on draft regulations. In Z
his opinion there are too many filing
unjustified exemption claims and ex-
emption boards throughout the coun-
try are having their discretion cur
tailed. In some places more than 80
per cent of those passing physical ex-
animation have filed exemption claims
and the average throughout the coun-
try is probably in excess of fifty per
cent Marshal General Crowder does
not believe that so large a per cent
age is entitled to exemption and does
not hesitate to say so, and to remind
exemption boards of their duties in
passing upon exemptions.
Since exemption claims have become |
so heavy the provost marsh general |
has impressed upon local exemption /
boards that the mere fact that reg
istrants are married and have families
is not grounds for exemption. In or
ter to secure exemption such must
show that their wives and families
are dependent upon them for support
In case a wife has an independent in
come of her own, or property which
is capable Of producing an income suf-
ficient to provide for her and her fam
ilv. or where the parents of either
the wife or husband is willing to sup
port the wife and children, there are
no grounds for exemption. These in
sfructions leave little discretion to To-
trrfll
in not a few married men being cal
led into the service. The state appeal
board will pass upon all exemptions,
regardless of the actions of the To-
cal boards. and its decisions will in
all likelihood be final OF the first
ninetv-two examined in Power coun-
ty. 81 we're certified for service. OF
these. three have already enlisted and
one can not be located. Those who have
enlisted are Arthur L. Hotel of Crys-
tai and James w. Christensen and
James Clever of American Falls. Lu-
ther L. Gearhart, who gave his home
address as Cascade, Iowa, was last
heard of in Boise, but mail sent 10
hime there has come back.
OF the thirty-one accepted the fol-
lowing filed no claims for exemption :
j. V. llSng DUH OA'Af
christensen. Jud. B. Taylor, Peter
Zimmerman, Thomas o. Wheatly, R
A Danner. Torrey B. Woodruff, VIII
burn A Brown. John Schanbeck, Roy
Ervins. F. d. McVitty, Thomas A. GID
hons John Jackson and Fern B. Flint
The four following have hled ol
intend TO file claims for exemption
on agricultural grounds: Carl 1
nj. LIortlaV Charles
Hasenpflug and Robert I. WOODS
Undecided Cases.
The following exemption appllca
tions have not yet been passed on
awaiting the filing of affidavits: Ex
emptions are asked on the ground
assigned: Sam A. Forter Andrea
Miller. Jacob Schulz. John V. Chris
tensen. Amos w. Perry, John J. In
fanger. dependent wives: Ossle +
Ralnh and Oliver Hutchinson, minis
ters: Gilbert Hunt. sick; Johh
Toevs member of religious se't OF
posed to war.
The following have been olschars &c
for the reasons assigned;
discharged Physically Deficient
Scott ]. Nelson.
Jacob c. Wiens
David Siewert.
Joseph Hyrum Bowen.
Francis NJ Newland
Thomas R. Morris
Isaac f. McDougall.
Louie K. Adolf
James W. Bulge.
LYMAN r. Hanson.
Lon F. McKown.
Samuel P. ROderick.
Eric A. Young.
Merlin Hunt.
John Thorne.
Nvron Nj Foster.
Marion J. Crump.
George NJ Williams.
Frank Gansinger.
Alex Hahn.
John A. Weber.
Harvey Beatty.
discharged, Dependencies.
VIM. Schmidt.
Eugene Barnhart
Jesse B. Worthington.
Stanley Z. Matthews
Lewis c. Read.
August Gerber.
Roy B. Robinson.
Lloyd c. Black.
Forest Webb
Geo. y. Judkins.
Clifford o. Gerking.
Joseph B. Armstrong.
Samuel Horace Free.
Paul B. Woodburn.
Jesse Durbin.
John Kuhn
Harold Barr.
Victor V. Long.
Milton d. Lynn.
Joseph Priest
Frederick A. Bacherd.
Roland L. Alfred.
Mat Kuhn.