The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-08-17
ONE.THIRD Quota
FOR CASS COUNTY
Will REPORT FOR
SERVICE SEPT. |
Must Reach City Not More
Than "a Hours Prior
to Entrainment
NEW RULING ON
EXEMPTION CLAIMS
Drawn Men Must Attach
Local Boards Notice to
Enter Claim

One-third of Cass coun-
tvs quota, or 169 men, for
the national army, will be
required to report to the
local board in time to
reach their rendezvous by
September /, according to
instructions from the pro-
vost marshal general.
County Auditor Tucker
made this announcement
this morning and stated
stated the men designated
by the Cass county board
will be directed to report
not more than "a hours nor
less than II hours In adj
vance of the hour specified
by the adjutant general for
entrainment.
From the time specified
for reporting to the local
board for military duty,
each man so notified shall
be in the military service of
the United States and
which will be provided
lodging and subsistence.
On the face of unofficial
figures from the Cass coun-
ty examination board for
the Liberty army, Cass
county may establish a rec
ord in the state and posi-
bly, adjoiaflIg states for its
high standard of physical
fitness of its young men.
IF the official tabulation,
which was started this
morning, bears out the
count made by a represen-
tative of The Forum, it will |
show that out of 643 men
who were examined, 528 |
passed the physical test or
81.4 per cent. This is con-
sidered an exceptionally |
high standard.
13t Fail To Report.
one hundred and thirty-one men
failed to report out of a total num-
ber of 774 ordered to report. County |
Auditor Tucker when seen this |
morning and questioned on this |
large number stated that it must be |
taken into consideration that Cass |
is a large county with the largest |
population of any county in the state |
and that a greater share of the lSl |
who failed to report were examined |
by outside boards under orders is
sued from Fargo.
application for exemption claims on |
the grounds of dependents. Allowing |
90 per cent to be granted their /
claims, leaves a balance of approx
mately 200 men who will be refused
bringing up a total Of 372 from the |
county who will serve as soldiers. |
The county's net quota is 3S7, leav-
ing Is men short of the allotment. /
One hundred and seventy-two were |
accepted as soldiers, claiming no
exemption.
First Call Expected Soon.
Advices from Bismarck are to the |
effect that Adjutant General Fraser
anticipates that the first call for
North Dakota candidates for the ma
tional army will come within the /
next 10 or Is days. 1t is probable /
that the district board will begin /
certifying the names of the men ac-
cepted for service to the governor
and the adjutant general by the /
middle Of next week.
County Auditor Tucker announced /
this morning that 1t would be the
first of next week before the exemp
ton board would begin its sittings
TO act on the afEidavits to be filed.
Under no circumstances can the per-
son seeking exemption appear in
person. NO arguments, no pEle1S AOT
no attorneys can act for them, either.
Important Ruling.
Because of the fact that the dis
trict board at Bismarck is swamped
with claims for exemption on the
grounds of occupation and agricul-
fural pursuits, the board issued a
ruling Thursday night which was
dispatched to County Auditor Tuck
er this morning and directs a new
method of procedure in filing claims
on these two grounds with the state
board
"The district board has advised
us" said Auditor Tucker this after
neon, that hereafter II will pay no
attention to occupation and agricui-
turaI claims unless the men exam
ined and drawn for military duty
attach the claim OF the notice they
win receive from the Cass county
board TO their exemption claim"
Start Tabulatin1.
The Cass county draft board went
Continued on Page Eight.