The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-31
FEW REFLECTIONS
IN NEXT CALLS
Notifications Indicate War Depart
ment VIII Hold Every Man
Registered That Is
Possible.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.
WASHINGTON, Jan. Exchanges
In the physical requirements for men
of the national army, by which
thousands who have been or would
be rejected under the first regula-
lions, can now be accepted for SER
vice, were announced today by Pro
vost Marshal General Crowder
The notifications indicate that the
war department is determined to
hold for service-either general mill
tary or special-all men registered
except those whose physical condi-
ton can never be remedied to make
them At for any kind of service.
Physical defects that can be RENE
died and make the men At for SER
vice will be remedied or the men
put into some special work, not so
rigorous as trench fighting, Crowder
says.
Height and weight requirements
were both lowered and increased.
Flat foot or club and claw foot and
several foot troubles no longer are
causes for rejection and local boards
are ordered to reject no foot cases"
Any rejection for these troubles
must be by the medical advisory
board. CT N llillsiis>,.>-, e :
eye and ear defects were greatly les
sened and the dental requirements
were modified
Hernia and similar troubles, the
cause Of many reflections under the
first draft, must be very serious to
win rejection. Only complete nasal
obstruction will reject, which means
that adenoids and enlarged tonsils
are no cause.
The minimum height for men of
the new army was lowered from 81
to IS inches by the new regulations,
although all the cases of men be-
tween SIS and 60 inches must be re-
ferred to the medical advisory
board by the local physicians.
Practically all the maximum height
restrictions were removed indicating
that Uncle Sam sees no reason why
the giants should not fight.
The old regulations placed the
limit at six feet three inches, but the
new orders provide that men above
six feet six inches may be accepted
if they are well proportioned.
The weight minimum was lowered
from no to 100 pounds, although
those whose weight is less than 100
pounds because of illness are to be
held for service pending better health.
Only extreme cases of obesity are to
be cause of overweight rejection.
Registrants in good physical condition
but under the weight requirement for
certain heights are to be accepted.
Spinal troubles must interfere seri-
ously with weight bearing power to
reject and the wearing Of a plaster
jacket will not Of itself disqualify the
registrant.
Those who can hear with one ear
spoken words at a distance of ten feet
will be accepted. only complete deaf
ness being a ground for rejection by
local physicians. Deafness in one
ear is referred to the advisory board.
Color blindness no longer will be a
cause 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 rejected.
Venereal diseases will reject only
when they make a man permanently
unfit for service. Other registrants
accept treatment pending receipt OF
orders to report for duty.
A strict and careful examination Of
the lungs is ordered, with a view Of
keeping to minimum the number OF
pneumonia and tubercular cases in the
camps
Conditions at camps now indicate
physicians should be most careful in
this respect, Crowder says.
Extreme cases of chronic alcohol
ism will be rejected.
Under the new regulations the pow
er of the local examining physicians
is greatly restricted Local boards
can reject or accept for physical quail
fcations only when the registrant
comes within certain unconditional
All other cases and those
of doubtful Interpretation go to the
medical advisory board. similar to the
district exemption board.
Physicians do not need to make