The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1918-02-16

FOR DRAFT
ARRIVE
NEW RULES REMOVE MANY
PREVIOUS BARS TO
SERVICE

The new rules for the physical
examination of registrants under
the selective service law were re-
ceived here today and registrants
in this district will be called before
the board for examination starting
next Thursday. They will be call
ed to report in the office of Sheriff
Ingalls, at 8 a. M, according to e
sent plans of the board. The num-
Der that will be called each day has
not yet been decided by DR.. J. l..
Mccarthy, examining physician.
The most radical change that the
new rules make necessary Is that
all men now in Glass Five as being
physically unfit. for military duty
will be called before the board with
mon in Class One.
Local boards may now accept
registrants for general military
service only when they come within
the standards for unconditional
acceptance, with or without RENE
diable defects, and may reject regis
trants for general military service
only when they come within the
standards of unconditional rejec-
ton. All other cases must be re-
ferred to the district medical ad-
visory board for further examina-
ton and classification. In other
words, local boards may accept or
reject for general military service
or refer the registrant to a medical
advisory board for further examin-
alton, but cannot place a registrant
in the class physically qualified for
special or limited military service"
That many registrants rejected In
the last draft will now be accepted
ia evidenced by the general tone OF
the rules.
In. speaking of ear defects the
rules permit local boards to reject
only when sit can be absolutely
proven that the registrant is total
ly deaf in both ears" Other cases.
including where there is total deaf
ness in one ear, must be referred
to the medical advisory board.
Registrants, except those having
l~ong-existing skin diseases which
are unusually severe, will be ac-
cepted, including all varieties of
common skin diseases and scars.
Such registrants formerly were re-
jected to a great degree, particular
ly in the case of scars, the former
regulations demanding almost a
perfectly clear skin.
In speaking of spinal diseases
the rules say, THE wearing of a
plaster jacket does not of itself re-
ject."
Regulations regarding sight are
to reject applicants with the alb
sence of one y and when there
lie no doubt they are totally blind
in both eyes," All others have a
good chance to at least see service
Registrars with post-operative
hernia will be accepted.
Cases where a registrant has
lone good arm and one good lower
extremity" will be referred to the
advisory board, but "all diseases
injuries, and a%mputations, which
have destroyed the function of both
lower limbs or both upper limbs
will be rejected. No foot cases
are to be rejected.
Registrars weighing more than
100 pounds and less thar ia and
who have no other disqualifying
defects are to be referred to the
advisory board.
Registrars with a normal spine
or slight c%urvatures which do not
interfere with function and weight
bearing power" will be accepted
A minimum total of IL teeth. SO
opposed as to serve the purpose of
incision and mastication will be
accepted.
In all cases there must be a un-
animous vote of the local board to
disqualify a registrant and the dis
qualification must be so obvious as
to leave no room for reasonable
doubt. Other cases must be refer
red to the medical advisory board