The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-29
Who VIII Constitute First In
,.n4 Of Second Call Are Be-
Ina Given "onee over"
Today.
X, !, MANY ARE BEING PASSED
!. =. Men Arc Found Physically O.
K by Doctors Fesers and COT
fey, Who Are Doing
the Work.

the Work.
physical examinations were being
ivan men in the selective draft at
,ookuk today, who with the men Sc.
arr,s az FFsSc TT. 2sadiso" yesterday. by
{ eyan.... - So. ss@sss ,&esans VIII in all
robability make up the first more
rent of the next draft to Camp Dodge.
mere will be about 120 men in the
ext CALL it is estimated and Chair
nan scott expects to get the full quota
mi Of the men being examined this
reek
Tho examinations were being con-
Noted in the Masonic temple today,
wing to the fact that Tuesdays at the
kgks club are heatless days. The ex-
mining surgeons were working In the
10 northeast corner room OF the low
4 floor of the Masonic building, and
bs seective service men were being
ljyeu the once over here. Drs. Robert
Eegers and l.. M. Cotfey were in
khawe of the examinations, with
stanley McCutchan and Mr.. Phillips
|erving as clerks.
Two medical officers, First Leuten-
lrts William F. McFaul and Aloysius
Nachtwey of the national army
rere in the city today, and visited the
Examining rooms. They were with
he exemption board yesterday at Fort
Madison, and approve the mode of pro-
edure Of the local doctors and the
BOARD.
Men Must Appeal at once.
The examinations this time are con.
tucted somewhat differently than
hey were the previous time. Men are
. old at the time of their examination
hat they are either accepted or reject
Id II they are accepted and have any
eason to feel that they have cause
or an appeal they declare that reason
hen and there, and may appeal to the
district examining board at Burling-
on. This board will not know any OF
be men in question, and the appeal
I'm be an equitable one, the govern
nent feels. The local board may also
ppeal from rejection, In which case
be board pays the expenses of the
nan in question to Burlington for ex-
mnation. In case the applicant ap-
eals, he pays bis own expenses.
In the examinations in the sum-
her second test was given by To-
al doctor, and the fint pgs compared
this process of an appeal, the
board feels that the men are getting a
lair deal, and that Il will result in few
r rejections at camp.
About Glass Five.
The local board is being given con-
Siderable censure by people who do
pot understand some of the reasons for
Justification. Men placed in class five
IRE those who have been found to be
physically unfit, or who are aliens, or
Fho are already in the service of the
United States either army or navy, or
rho are felons or prisoners and moral
Y unfit to be put into service. There
feems to be some little misunder-
Standing on this score, but the board
fopes that people will realize what
flass five includes before they go to
Consuming it for any action in this re-
fpect. Men already enlisted, are plac-
I'd in five, men in the reserve forces.
md men In the service in all branches
Tor Uncle Sam.
Anumber of married men who have
Peen married since May 10 are being
Fassliied In class one, under direction
Pl the adjutant general
Many Are Qualified.
Fftysix men were qualified today
pa the physical examinations for
service in the national army, two
were rejected, three were accepted
IN limited service; there were sew
|eral whose status ia doubtful, and
EeSersl more failed to report to-
Flay, being unable to arrive on 40
['oant or the bad condition of the
pater. 70 e ~
me following men were examined
1na passed by the examiners today:
Earl F. Doyle.
Ralph Bergthold.
Fred H. Oft.
-. 1917 D. f1eDQ6T.
Glenn Satterly.
Martin P. Peterson.
wallace HARRISON.
Hugh NJ. Mcclure.
Iaines F. Gredell.
Jos. l. Peterson.
John L. Wathas.
DLeWayne Smith.
John Gordon.
James A. Condor
mas A. Risacker.
nnaiph 10. Davis.
orvel Marshall
Philip Nye
9onn ID. Anderson
Srbun NJ. Shannon
Martin P. Stafford
narl Roscoe Levi.
uooert Ferris Printy.
nary John Philn.
n isaac Horn.
Ma a,ce Schowalter.
INLAY Rowe.
Earl Simons
uy .. Pemberton.
s0 lex B, MacBean.
Teo. Lee Pickett
Ernest simons
c,heips Cratic Jonas
II.arence E. Lumber9
Hh epm,,J Joseph crotty.
Victor B. Hanson