Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1917-08-15
THE ARMY DRAFT.
EXEMPTION RULES ARE MADE
MORE DRASTIC.
rrssr MEN I'd BE CALLED to coLoRs
SEPTEMBER = ANOTHER CALL
srcEssARY IN THIS COUNTY.


srcEssARY IN THIS COUNTY.
rs. local exemption board for Hancock
.ouuty has been busy the past week,
completing the examination OF men Last
wednesday, and beginning examination
II claims for exemption.
erom the three days examinations last
xssk. ON the first call for A52 men. seventy
,hree who passed made no claim for ex-
sm,tion. and 129 passed the physical ex-
smina,ion but claimed exemption.
The board has passed upon 81 exemption
claims. 81 OF which were allowed and IS
not allowed.
This Is. with the 70 who claimed no ex-
smption. gives the county 96 men from
me first call OF 452 30 far certified to the
,,nyar board. There will be more from
me remaining exemption claims, but not
sufficient to near meet Hancock county's
quota OF ID men.
Next week call will b. issued for the
next 800 men in line to appear for exami-
nation, in lots OF 100. tho fifth, sixth and
seventh days after the call.
We print this week . list OF those &C
oeuted In the three days examinations,
those whose exemption claims have been
SLOWED or disaliowed or not passed upon,
and those rejected on the third days ex-
animation, the first two days rejcctions
having been printed last week. We also
print the list OF 800 next In line for call,
which will probably be issued next week.
The first men drafted for the new army
will be called to the colors September I.
Practically onc-third OF the first draft OF
$500 men will be called on that date.
Hancock county's quota on this first call
will be about seventy men.
Additional duties are thrown upon the
local exemption boards. Upon them will
devolve the whole business OF assembling
the levies at cntraining points, providing
them with shelter, food and Transports
ton, and giving them their actcal in
duction into military life ia entrusted to
the civilian local boards which selected
them for service. Untilthe men reach the
camps they will not be In contact with
uniformed officers The civilian control
is carried forward through every stage OF
the draft. to the very gates OF the military
camps, where the making OF soldiers will
begin. to be completed within the sound
OF the guns in France.
The local board will make out the list OF
men to all the call from the roll OF ac-
cepted men, and fix the place OF entrsin-
ment and the exact time OF departure.
Orders to the men will be posted and
also be sent them by mail. They will be
directed to report to the local board at its
headquarters not less than twelve hours
or more than twenty -four hours before
the time OF departure for camp.
Prior TO the arrival OF the men at the
board headquarters, board members are
instructed to make arrangements for their
accommodations, to ind clean and sani-
tary sleeping places at hotels and lodging
houses, to arrange for their meals and to
provide lodging and meal tickets to be
taken in payment and redeemed for cash
later by the government disbursing Of
grant permission for the men to remain at
their homes.
Retreat roll call ut the board headquart-
ers, set for $50 p. m. on the day OF report
ing to the board, will 10 the first military
ceremony the drafted men pass through.
The board members are directed to be
present in person and to inform the men
OF their military status, impressing on
them the fact that disobedience OF orders
is the gravest military crime. The light
hand baggage, contsining toilet articles
and change OF underclothing which the
men are permitted to take with them to
camp, will Be inspected by the board and
the lists OF men sent forward made out
and copies Of original registration cards
prepared.
For each district i've alternates will be
summoned TO the board headquarters in
addition to the men actually selected to
I'LL the board quota. They will be held
az the assembling point until train time to
NIL In vacancies should any man OF the
levy fail to report.
Except for retreat roll call, the men
Will be given town liberty until As
minutes before train time. The board
viii during this interval, select one man
from the levy who 10 the best qualified to
command and place him in charge OF the
party for its trip. He will name . second
In command to aid him and the other
men will be told that the orders OF these
two men must be obeyed under pain OF
military discipline.
The man in charge OF the party will
call the roll at the board headquarters just
before train time. He will then line up
the draft and, captsined by the board
members, march them to the station to
entrain.
There anal verification OF the list will
De made, and II any man Of the selected
number is missing, an alternate will be
sent forward in his place. The tickets,
with meal tickets, all papers relating to
.ne party, including the copies OF reg
istration cards, will be turned over to the
man In command, and the party will start
t0r its trimming camn