The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-08-11
SECOND CALL PROBABLE.
Only Il Men Out Of 100 Examined Found Ready for Ser
vice-Seventy Claim Exemption from Draft on Ac-
count Of Dependent Relatives-Sixty-three Rejected
for Physical DisqualiEcations.

| sion parish was commenced at tn
courthouse Thursday morning. 0
ninety three men summoned to repor
on the first day, seventy-nine Wer
present. One of these was an alie1
enemy and claimed exemption from
military service, hence he was not re
CURED to undergo examination. Thre
of the fourteen absenteas have en-
listed since registration day, leaving
net total of eleven who failed t.
show up and who will automaticall.
be certified as eligible for conscrp
ton. Of the seventy-eight examined
thirty-seven were rejected on accoun
of physical disqualifcations. Thirty
two Of the forty-one accepted entered
claims for exemption.
Fridays record of the work of the
board shows that eighty-two men were
examined, Of whom tWenty-six failed
to measure up to the physical stand
ard and were rejected. F'ifty-sis
were found to be qualified for army
service, and of this number thirty
eight filed claims for exemption or
one ground or another. Eleven of the
men summoned failed to report. Two
of these are known to have already
Joined the colors, and the other nine
were entered in the record as eligible
for CONSUMPTION.
The final group of ninety-two
registrants included in the first call
are being examined today. It looks
az though additional men will have to
be summoned in order to fill Ascen-
sion's quota of 1879, but nothing def
mite will be known in this direction
until after the completion of today's
examinations. The record up to this
stood as follows: Summon
ed, 1856; failed to report, rs; alien
enemy, not examined, 1; examined,
100; rejected, So; physically qualified,
but claiming exemption, 10; accepted,
and not claiming exemption or dis
charge, rs.
DR.. D. C. Brunfeld, member Of the
exemption board by virtue of his Of
fee as coroner, is being assisted in
the medical examinations by Drs. E..
K. Sims, T. Fl. Hanson, P. T. Thibo-
dasx and A. w. Martin. Numerous
are aiding in the clerical
work.
Claims for exemption can be filed
up to ten days after the date OF ex-
and must be passed upon
by the exemption board within three
hays thereafter The consideration
Of such claims will probably be be-
gun next week.
1t is announced by the district ex-
beard that applicants for ex-
amption ON the ground of industrial
Or agricultural pursuits may OBJ
ain the necessary blanks for filing
heir claims, forms 161 and lola,
rom the local board, any member of
he district board, or the adJutant
general of the state. Each applica-
ion must be accompanied by at least
5we affidavits from responsible per-
sons.
Following is a detailed report of
he findings of the local board as
result of Thursdays and Fridays
examinations:
Ready For Service.
Following is list of the men ac--
.epted who filed no claim for dis
,harge or exemption:
John Palmer, Mccall.
Joseph Lewis White, Prairieville.
Moses Peyton, Acy.
Ernest Vicknair, Burnside.
Louis Joseph Constantine, Donald
Norbert J. Triche, Cornerview.
Henry Alfred Causin, Donaldson
lille.
Peter Rucker, Smoke Bend.
Rodolph j. Jackson, Donaldsonville.
Dave Riley, McElroy.
Cornelius Burns, Hohen Solms.
William Butler, Barton.
Louis Catlin, Jr., Burnside.
Sam Taylor, Sorrento.
Rudolph Young, Gonzales.
John Stewart, Burnside.
Arthur Montero, Donaldsonville.
Joseph Christian Gaudin, Belle
Ielene.
Joseph Thomas, Modesto.
Joseph Brashears, Galvez.
James C. Oneal, McElroy.
Narsey Larks, Gonzales.
Clarence North, Barton.
Oscar Mayors, McElroy.
Charlie Landry, Mccall.
George VIM. Blunt, Burnside.
Claiming Exemption.
The following were found physical
Y qualified, but have entered claims
or exemption on the ground of de-
endent relatives:
Albert C. Falcon, Donaldsonville,
life or child.
Ernest Hubbard, Hope Villa, son
f widow.
Biaggio Nigliazzo, Donaldsonville,
life or child. 9
Emile M. Houillon, Donaldson
lie, wife or child, and son of a
idow.
Camille Mayer, Brignac, wife or
hid.
Tom johnson, McElroy, son of
idow.
Harry Leroy Sturgeon, Gonzales,
N of aged or infrm parent or par
its.
Mederic Mayors, Acy, wife or child.
August Taylor, McElroy, wife or
lid, and son of d widow.
Ruby Roddy, Galvez, wife or child.
Louis Cushenberry, Burnside, wife
child.
Orelius Tumblin, Geismar, wife or
lid, and son of aged or infirm par
It or parents.
Shedricl. Johnson, Timberton, wife
child.
Arthur Howard, Dutchtown, wife ,
child.
Frank Sotile, Donaldsonville, son