The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-02-06
No Word Received De6naIely But Is
Known Call Has Been Made; United
Press Says Feb. e
BOARD CALLS MEN
FOR EXAMINATION
40 Men From Northern District Of Grady;
81 From South End; RejectiORs
Among Negroes

Although no date has been official
ly set as to the time the men will bt
called who are in the last increment
Of the first quota, a telegram was
received by S. c. Durbin, chairman
of the Grady county exemption board
stating, that an order had been mad
calling the last increment Accord
ing TO reports received through II
United Press the time for calling
these men to the cantonments has
been set for Feb. %. The telegram
received by Mr. Durbin only says
that the call will be made after Feb.
Is, aud that further instructions are
being forwarded
According to instructions received
from the war department. here will
bes4 40 called from the northern ooarG
In this county and 81 from the south
ern board making total Of IA from
this county. These figures are not
definite however as to the northern
board, Mr.. Durbin said, as a number
have been rejected that were called
before, but Just how many were turn
ed down has not been ascertained
and for this reason the number that
will be taken from the northern
board may be greater than that stat
cd However the southern board has
been definitely determied.
The greatest number that were re-
iected from this county were from
among the negroes that were called.
In all II negroes were called into the
service and six of this number have
been rejected, because of physical de-
fects. The total number that this
district was supposed to furnish was
152. Seven men were sent on Sep
tember 1, 1917. On the next call OF
Sent 20, 81 men were taken and la
ter II negroes were taken. On Octo-
ber 4 eighteen other men were TAX
en- and within the past two weeks
one other was called, bringing the to-
tal that has already been called from
this district to 1913. Enough Of these
men were rejected after arriving at
the cantonment to reduce the mum.
ber to such an extent that 40 more
are needed to fill out the last quota
from this district.
Not all the men that may be called
have been examined and notices are
being sent out to twenty-five more
to report next Monday to take the
physical examination. 1t is expect
ed that from this number enough
men will be passed to fill out the
first quota.
The work of classifying the men Isl
progressing slowly Mr.. Durbin said,
but the further the matter goes the
greater the amount Of work.
Now take it in this matter of
calling these men. We do not know
UOudy WudI ln6 IulOS olO SOAh6 " -
tomorrow. The draft law is being
changed and amended it seems every
day and it requires a great deal of
time to keep in touch with the va
rious changes and amendments that
are being made" said Mr. Durbin.
'In making the classifications and
other matters that are connected
with the same, the work is becoming
very burdensome for the clerks. AL
though we receive great deal of
volunteer help from the people We
are unable to make much headway
because of the lack of room. Now
that the teachers have been called
upon we might be able to get out a.
great deal more work but the of
flee conditions are so crowded that
we can use only a limited number.
Yet with all of the help we get and
as much as we appreciate it, the
really heavy work is left for the reg