The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1918-02-14
RESTRICTION FOR
DRAFTED ARMY CUT
MEN WITH DEFECTS OF TEETH,
FEET AND HEARING WILL
BE ACCEPTED.
SERIOUS AILMENTS BARRED
PARTIAL SERVICE LOT OF THOSE
WHOSE ILLS KEEP THEM
FROM TRENCHES.

Washington, Feb. New regula-
tons for physical examinations OF
draft registrants changing weight,
height and other conditions and pro-
viding partial military service for men
not actually rejected, were announced
yesterday by Provost Marshal General
Crowder. Local boards are directed
to reject no registrant on account OF
\ foot or teeth defects and to accept in
most cases all men with temporary or
REMEDIAL defects.
Those who can hear with one ear
spoken words at distance of 10 feet
will be accepted, only complete deaf
ness being a ground for rejection ty
local phyhicians. Deafness in one ear
is referred to the advisory board.
Color Blindness No Bar.
Color blindness no longer will be an
excuse for rejection, and those whose
eye troubles can be well corrected with
proper glasses will be accepted.
If man has six good teeth on each
jaw he will be taken. Formerly If
three were missing the man would be
respected.
A strict and careful examination of
the lungs is ordered, with a view Of
keeping to the minimum the number
of pneumonia and tuberculosis cases in
the camps. Conditions at camps now
indicate physicians should be most
careful in this respect, General Crowd
er says.
Extreme cases of chronic alcoholism
will be rejected.
Under the new regulations the pow
err Of the local examining physicians
is greatly restricted. Local boards can
reject or accept for physical qaalifica-
tons only when the registran5 cu1nes
within certain unconditional standards.
All other cases and those of doubtful
iEterrretationg go to the medical advis-
Dry board, similar to the district ex-
emption board.
Hernia and similar troubles, the
cause of many reflections under the
fist draft, must be very serious to win
rejection. Only complete nasal oh
siruction will reject, viii: n means that
denoids and enlarged tonsils are no
Cn sc al
Height and weight requirements
were both lowered and increased. Flat
foot or club and clawfoot and several
loot troubles no longer are causes for
rejection and local boards are ordered
to "reject no foot cases." Any rejection
for these troubles must be made by the
medical advisory board.
The minimum height for n.eh of the
new army was lowered from 81 to SO
inches by the new regulations al
though all the cases of men between
So and go inches must be referred to
the medical advisory board by the
local physicians.
Practically all the maximum height
restrictions were removed, indicating
Uncle Sam sees no reason why the
giants should not fight. The old reg
ulations placed the limit of six feet
three inches, but the new orders pro-
vide that men above six feet six inch
es may be accepted if they are well
proportional.
Minimum Weight Lowered.
The weight minimum was lowered
from ITO to 100 pounds, although
those whose weight is under 100
pounds because of illness are to be
held for service pending better health.
Only extreme cases of obesity are to
cause overweight rejection. Regis
trants in good physical condition, but
under the weight requirements for
certain heights, are to be accepted.
Spinal troubles must interfere seri-
ously with weight-bearing power to
cause rejection, and the wearing OF a
plaster packet will not OF itself dis
qualify the registrant.