The sun., 1917-07-31
Result of Canvass
in Nine Districts

THE SUN continued yesterday its can
vass of men who stand at the top OF
the lists Of those called for examination
to determine their liability for service
in the new national draft army.
Men in nine districts, widely scat
tered and varying greatly in character,
have been canvassed. OF 127 men con-
cerning whom information was to be
had Il looked as II Uncle Sam might
get twenty-five soldiers. The proportion
OF one in five holds good with the COM
pleter canvass just as II did from the
start.
II now seems certain that in calling
but 200 per cent of their quotas the eX-
emption boards have greatly overesti-
mated the patriotism, the physiques and
the general military possibilities Of their
constituencies. 1t appears to be inevita-
BILE that they must issue additional calls
for 800 per cent. more. To get 200 men
the quota In an average district--it ap-
pears at least 1000 must be called up
The boards have the authority to do
this without further instructions, but 1t
means delay and multiplied work. and 1t
B., not an encouraging commentary upon
the class of young male citizens New
York city has registered
Diverse Districts Canvassed.
The districts canvassed yesterday
were as widely diversified in character
as could be imagined. The 16+th dis
trict Is a silk stocking" neighborhood.
taking in parts OF Park avenue, Madi-
son avenue, Fifth avenue and Central
Park West between Fifty-seventh and
Seventy-sixth streets Its boundaries
are Irregular and II is hard to describe
1t better. 1t contains a large number of
wealthy residents and registered in it
also are their chaufreurs, servants and
the shopkeepers who depend upon
wealthy patrons for their support.
In this district seventeen addresses
we're visited. Four men were not at
home. One apparently had given a
wrong address. One was an allen. One
has a sob which probably will exempt
him. Three have physical defects, al
legged or obvious. Three have depen-
dents. One has enlisted. Three seem
to have no reason for evading service.
The 165th district, in eastern Harlem
Just below the Harlem River. a poor dis
trict, yielded two likely candidates for
uniforms out OF ten men at the top Of
its list Two gave fake addresses phys
ical defects. 2; dependents. s. occupa-
tional exemption, 1.
The 124th district lies between West
End avenue and Central Park West,
Sixty-afth and Seventieth streets. 1t
derloin, and it takes in also some ex-
cellent apartments and private resi-
dences OF twenty-five men checked up
in 1t, gave wrong addresses. Two
are aliens: 2 seem to have physical
defects assert dependents require
them at home the net total of possible
soldiers Is s.
Brooklyn Results DisappOint.
Five men at the top Of the list in the
Seventy-first Brooklyn district. yielded
not one likely candidate for a uniform.
Sixteen men in the Twenty-fifth DIS
trict, which Is in Brooklyn near thC
navy yard, yielded one man who seemed
TO have no good reason for not joining
the colors. Five were aliens, three haC
Jobs In the employ OF the Government
city or State, three had enlisted, three al
legged dependents, one had physical de
fects.
The Seventy-ninth, an outlying dis.
trict IN Brooklyn north of Fulton street
and bounded on the east roughly by the
Kings-Queens line, seemed to take the
prize with three possible soldiers out OF
nine men seen
The results of the canvass of thre,
other districts printed in THE SUN yes
terday ran about the same. AS was ex
planned then, the fact that men hav,
enlisted since they registered is fn'
thing for Uncle Sam. but 1t doesn't hell
the exemption board or the new draf
army a bit. It simply means some on
else must take his place in the quota
and that seems to mean, discouragingl,
enough, that hve more men must b.
called up to get one
Results in 105th District.
The 165th exemption district is mad
up Of the Thirtieth Assembly district
taking in the First and Sixth Election
districts, Inclusive. 1t takes in Lexing
ton avenue. East 121st street, First ave
nue., East 18th street, diagonally acros
from Pleasant avenue to 11sth stree
and Harlem River. Harlem River. Eas
ll6th street. Pleasant avenue. Eas
ll5th street, Second avenue. East HIT
street, Third avenue. East 119th stree
and Lexington avenue.
The first ten men called In this distric
we're visited by a reporter for THE Sun
Two of the number evidently gave fic
y titious addresses in registering. as the
were not known In the neighborhoo6
One Is a minister. another a paralytiC
and still another a chauffeur with a wifi
and two children. and the wife about I
become a mother again.
No. David whitman, 23l Eas
ll7th street. a young butcher. marie
and no children. Not at home. but, &C
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