Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-15

The names of 26 men who had claimed exemption were added to the roll that will make up the quota of
 men from this district, when the ex- | superior court library to hold hearings on the claims as presented. This brings the number of men SO far ob- tained for the quota up to a total of The districts quota is 119, but the war department has ordered that 11O per cent, of the quota be secured, in or der to allow for possible rejections by federal inspection officials.
 Those who claimed exemptions that | were not allowed, the men being pass ed Tuesday by the board and added
 to the quota are: Alvin Martin, Put Lussier, Putnam; Harry C.\ Meinken,
 Putnam; Charles A. Ryan, Putnam; William Batchard, Putnam: Ernest Tetreault, Putnam: Wilfred Archam- | nah: William F. Penny, Putnam: Geo. T. Challoner, Putnam; Edward Low ry, Putnam; Thomas J. Corcoran, Jr., Putnam; John LePearl, Putnam: Ken Gray, Danielson: Irving Couch. Dan- ielson; William Lajeunese, Danielson: Thomas J. Weaver, Danielson; James J. O'Connor, Goodyear: Rodney Lloyd, Danielson; Peter Labrecque. Killinglya i George Bousquet, Killingly: Frederick Charles Rainey. Woonsocket. / Claims Allowed
 Those whose exemption claims were allowed by the board Tuesday and who may be considered as conditionally discharged are: Edward F. Girard, of Putnam; Marcel Kennette. Putnam; lat, Putnam: Armand Turenne, Put nam; Armand Benoit. Putnam; An toin Michon, Putnam: Sidney P. Mar land, Danielson; Eric Welcher, Dan Selson; Anzelm Cznpyrna, Danielson;
 Meddie Harold, Danielson: John Jo- seph Lyons, Dayville; Louis GuraI, of Danieison; Theophile Breyea, Daniel son: Frederick Lacross, Pawtucket; Wilfred Burnap. Danielson; Alton FL dridge, Danielson; Edwin Reach. Providence; J. T. Walters, Danielson;
 Frederick J. F-roehlich, Ki1lingly; Jo- seph Brisson, Killingly Center. Only a Few Unmarried.
 The majority of those whose claims for exemption were disallowed Tues day are married men; in fact only a few are single men.
 In each case the information filed with the board ;i basis for the ex- enption claim was used by the board for proceeding with it's line of inquiry, which had to do with the income of the claimant his circumstances in a sidelights on his domestic life as re- gards the ability of his dependents to be sufficiently provided for during the period of the war. Each man was given a more or less extended ques-
 tioning to bring out facts for which the board was seeking. Each man whose claim was disa1lowed has, of course, the right to appeal to the dis trict board
 Many of the men who appeared on Tuesday brought their wives. Some of the wives were questioned by the board
 Today the board will resume it's hearings on exemption claims and it is expected that this work will be completed early this afternoon. Hamilton Will Appeal.
 Some of the men whose exemption claims were not allowed later stated that they would appeal. Among this number is Kenneth Hamilton, of Dam ielson. who, only a few weeks ago, was discharged from the Thirteenth company, c. A. C., Danielson, in which he was a sergeant, because he was married. Under it's instructions, however, the local board could not do other than pass him on Tuesday. His appeal will form one of the interest ing cases developed by the draft in this section of the state
 MT Hamilton did not ask for a discharge from the Thirteenth com pany, and now faces the difficult po- sition of being accepted for the new army with loss of his rating in the service.
 SEVENTH REJECTION