The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-07-24
OETRO|TERS
ARE READY
FOR FIGHT I
Drafted Men Say They
Will Not Ask EX-
emption
EDDIE FITZ" is
WILLING TO GO
Mayors Secretary and
Others Accept Lottery
Result Gamely

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Result Gamely
After all. K would appear that tn
men who failed 20 enlist in some
branch Of Uncle Sans lighting force
but waited FOR he draft 10 come
along and claim them were not
slaokers or STRIKERS They were
just as good patriots as any. but
they felt that they would serve the
country quite as well by going about
their usual routine OF productiveness
a. they would in training camp
learning 20 be soldiers.
This is Indicated by the fact that
one can find few included in the
first call for conscripts who are go-
ing 20 file exemption claims. Nearly
all take the attitude that Il is thei.
duty 10 Join the national army now
hat the time has come 20 organize
IL. or many interviewed by a reporter
for The Times, not one was found
who admitted that he would petition
for exemption. This, however, IS a
somewhat different experience 10
that OF another reporter a few days
ago.
Exemption boards, however, arc OF
the opinion that the estimate OF the
war department that half OF the men
called will be exempted is too low
by far. There IL evidence that fully
one-half OF the men called will be
rejected for physical reasons alone
The physical examination is 10 be
equally as rigid as that employed In
selecting men for the regular army
or navy and these branches do not
accept more than 80 per cent OF the
applicants. Men who apply for en-
listment believe they are physically
ht before they apply, yet rot more
than one in three can pass the
tests
On registration day scores OF men
registered from hospitals or from
sick beds at home by proxy. Many
have grown worse, others have be
come III. and. OF course, a great.
many have died. These reasons lead
students OF the question 90 believe
that AT least four viii be called for
every one chosen.
The exemption boards have not
yet got down 10 business. A visit
10 number OF the local boards
headquarters Monday afternoon
proved that the boards are waiting
for complete alphabetical lists OF
the men In their districts to be sup
piled by the city star OF statis.i
clans now working In the city hall
Such callers as tho boards have had
thus far have been men who wanted
20 learn their draft numbers. In
the absence of the alphabetical lists
~ Is practically impossible for the
boards TO tell man the order In
which ne was called. but that infor.
nation viii reach tn local boards
by "Wednesday or Thursday, after
which the actual work OF the draft
viii start, Most OF the boards TOW
have one member on duty 20 answer
questions about draft numbers n
I is up to the applicant 10 40 oyer the
( list OF lot cry nun hers and discover
for himself II he has been selected.
Among those almost certain 10 be
/ called Is Edward Fitzgerald score
tary 10 Mayor Marx Mr. Fitzgerald
lives IN the eighteenth draft dis
trict where 500 is the quota Dou
Bile this number will be called a.
once and It * absolutely certain that
several additional will be summoned
10 Gil the quote. Fitzgerald's mum
her came out OF the box on tbs
10S7th chance. He expects TO b,
called very soon,
II shall file no exemption claims.
said Mr. Fitzgerald 20 The Times ="
haven't any such thing. and 30 fal
as | know my health Is sufficiently
good 10 pass me"
Ford Harris. Of No. 354 u Twer
ty-first-st. was drawn in the e2fti
capsule. Mr.. Harris is one OF th'
clerks now enga god in identifying
The drafted men In the city hall
and In such capacity identified hi
own number
1T was the twenty.hfth card
identified last Friday" said Mr. HaT
ris, and ! received II at exactl.
5:25 o'clock In the afternoon AZ IN
very moment OF my twenty -nftl
birthday I'm willing 10 go 10 war
and would voluntarily enlist II
I AnVhNhA NVhAA lffT9 AiAF ~
! don't mean thai | want 70 20, bu
shall not try 20 beg OF II tn
doctors think ] can see we'll enoug'
I'll BE- wearing the khaki very soon
think"
A. G. Bowman, OF No 10 Portage
ave. Highland Park. was the fftietl
called His number was 5.692, anC
IL came out The 350th. but in his dis
trict was the fiftieth identified, max
ing IL certain that he shall have e
appear Mr. Bowman ia married
He declares he will simply tell nj
HIS position and let the board ID
the rest
Harold r. la Duo, an author
whose home " M No 81 Bethune
ave cast. was drawn early In the
lottery. lie IL not married. has nc
dependents. Is healthy and prepared
20 60 10 war He declares that hf
doesn't want 20 go, but scorns 10 trJ
IN hog of