Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1917-06-08
DRAFT EXEMPTION
CLAIMS NUMER ERQUS
OFFICIALS STATE
FIFTY PER CENT on THOSE RE
GISTEliED WOULD STAY
At NOME.
SEVEN STATES REPORT
Early Returns Indicate Census Bur
eau Estimate ~ Total fnroll-
mcnt viii he
Equnilc'l

ny Associated Press.
WAsHNCT DN. ID. c., Juno 81
Seven states and the District of Co
mmbia had made complete reports ON
Tuesdays war registration showing
SlG.l01 men registered, compared
with the census estimate of their az
srcgate quota Of NiN,9lt when the
provost marshal generals office clos
ed tonight at u o'clock Iabulalion
of returns will le resumed tomor-
row.
Registration o.. urm came in slow
today and tonight preventing any
thing approaching conclusive rsu-
mate as 10 the number of men actual
ly enrolled An official statement
today. however said such partial re-
turns as were az nand indicated thai
the 100000. 600 estimate of the cen
sus bureau for the number OF men
within the age limits would he cgrall-
ed
Exemption Percentage High.
\ feature of the -egistratiou is tho
high percentage of the indicated cN-
cmptio.. average ot approximately 90
per cent 0l the total registration O.
ficials pointed ouJ that this did not
mean actual exemptions as ihe indi-
Gated figures include an married men
and those Ia executive or legislative
offices. tntil exemption ii-utes are
reached II is impossible 20 estimate
how many viii be- included In those
to be- marked of the military rolls.
The one conclusive -esult of the
registration that cannot be altered in|
the slightest dearee by any possible
variation from the estimates is that
millions of young Americans have
pa, In their names, claiming mo- c,-I
emptious and stating no reason tori
release from war service
Ma, Draft Married Men.
In regard 90 lac married men Sec
retary Baker said today that in all
the letters be- has received ON the
subject of exemption not one even
suggested that marriage should cstab-
lish clsss cXembiian lie added that
individual eases would be- dealt with
on their merits no matter what the
reason for exemption might be.
The secretary was enthusiastic
over tho results Tie expressed his
appreciation OF the work done by.
Provost Marsha, General CroNdcr.
and by state ami municipal officials
declaring the day had bcou spec
tacular denomination OF patriotism.
Mr. Baker thinks a. will be- some.
time before the regulations rutcrn-
ing exemptions arc issued
The complete woi huc our of these
regulations aud ,hc appointment of
exemption boards. the secretary said
viii p-crcdc the Issuance OF rrguiI..
ii0nS 90 govern thc selection %. mon
for examination Hc bad uo comment
tn mako ou tho election process br.
y0ud tho statement that q ai- Hts.
tenn would bo adopted
boards VIII Bc lncal,lcd.
Exemption hualds will hn localized
as much a. possible 90 MAX, 90 easier
.or selected mon fo ref tu th. place
OBJ. examination without interfering
au# moro than is absolute. necessary
with their regular occupation
Officials .'u"tgllv said tonight the
.ruf Boo tI"l- complete figures 80 r
late hour showed. with tuo ercrp-
'Ous tallll from census estimate. fH-
total registration should NOT boz taken
as indicating .n, great number ,.
Dsasipus
40 reports from department. n'
U.fire agents aud others Tended. or
fHD contrary to SHOW that thsr. ta,
rrnislusir .usu number OFF
.k.lkers
l;rp"rts below tcnsu, Ratio.
Total figures trDue oven .frt.. and
'"s District o' columbia received
aHru fHr provost marshal general.
Office closed tDrirht showed sru-nri.
"sfely s-..HH below f.o caa.us Hr.
.r0aso of about GOO 600 The army
H..f marine corps and tUa national
#u1rl included in fhe p....afi1r
H-rs upon which fhe census r.'I.
uares were based would more than
offset fh" arcre1rr
peurssentativr pafE of gepre.l
..Ed' further legal measure. today
f. deal with slacfera Iu HII m-
trHIrceI boz th9 4ou-e. he proposed
tref men who failed f0 register boz
ts'ran0hised FOG the dl.atIsu OF tle
war
additional requests for re1lstr,.
zion cards Were received f1I4. from
several e0usuifs and The h.buDrfs
uere made promptly
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