Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-17
MARRIED MEMS ACCEPTANCE
Appears to be Unpopular With All
 CIasses-Many Complaints Heard


 That there is unlimited dissatisfac-
 ton in this city and surrounding | towns over the ruling that married
 men shal be accepted for service in | the national army is made clear to i anyone who hears the conversation l of the streets.
 The impression in the past has been | almost unanimous that only single
 men would be taken and the fact that marriage in itself is no bar to ac- 1 ceptance for service has come as a | rude shock to a great many and the fact IS stirring up much resentment. Members of the exemption board
 are daily piled with questions by doz- ems of people as to just what cOndi- tions make a married man liable for service and not entitled to exemp-
 tion.
 To these inquirers the members of
 the board have stated that the case of each married man must be sepa- rately investigated to determine whether or not. under the rules laid down in the draft law, the man variations of the condition, as to married mems circumstances, that must be taken into consideration in passing on each case. but in every case the rules for the exemption board to follow are applied.
 In questioning claimants for ex- emption, members of the board learn many things concerning them that is not known to the general public and from facts so disclosed often find the basis for either discharging a mar ried man or accepting him for ser vice. Viewed from any angle, how ever, the taking of married men seems to be decidedly unpopular and already it has caused the shedding of many tears and an endless amount Of resentment.
 It is a peculiar fact, too, that in some of the cases heard by the local y1 F %oIr fA.- service, with their army pay and the allowance for wife and a child have B larger net income for the support of the wife and child than they are now enjoying. this on the strength of figures presented to the board by the themselves.
 On the streets many ridiculous and wild statements as to the basis on which the exemption board operates gain currency, most of them from l men who by their conversation at | once establish the fact that they are | ignorant of the provisions of | the draft law. The plain fact seems ] to be that with the time to get ready 1 for training men for the new army | at hand the war has become unpcp- | tlar and the old spirit of ''let George | 10 1t" is rampant. "Oh for the day | 1f the $500 substituted"
 It may be set down as a plain mat ter of truth that very little complaint 1 comes from the married men who | nave been drafted, though the sacri- ice for some of them is heavy in Iced. The howl is from men who, in prospect, see themselves in an army uniform.
 One Hundred Men to Report Today.
 One hundred second call men will eport at the library of the superior ourt this morning to undergo their physical examinations for service in he army.
 The morning session of the board will open at a m. and a corps of 'hysicians and clerks will be on hand | o expedite the work to be done
 Fifty men will appear this morn ng, and fifty more are ordered in for his afternoon.
 Will Attend Convention.
 Putnam organizations will be rep esented at the Franco American so-