The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-06-12
''CLASS one"
WEEK IS SET
BY RICHMOND
ARMY BOARD
June " to y Set for Re-ex-
animation of Questionaires
of Men Granted Deferred
Classification.
STATUS TO Be CHANGED


June II to % was set aside as Glass
1 week by the Richmond selective ser
vice board at a meeting Wednesday
morning.
During this week every questionable
OF men who have been granted de-
ferred classification will be re-exam-
ined. and many registrants probably
will be given change OF status that
will mean their induction into the ma
tional army at a much earlier date
than they had expected. 1t is thought
by the board members that several
men in Glasses and 4 probably will
be moved into Glass /, while several
Glass 4 men probably will be put into
Glass 2.
Every man who claims exemption
for dependency or any other grounds"
Chairman Carr of the board said. "will
have to show absolutely that he is en-
titled to exemption. We have done
our work conscientiously and are with
in two per cent of the national STAN
dard, while many other counties
throughout Indiana are far below the
standard Some Of the boards have
only 10 per cent Of their total in
Glass /.
Many Men Enlisted
Wayne county has more enlisted
men in the service. believe, than any
other county in the state, taking popu-
lation into consideration. If we were
given credit for these enlistments this
board would be high above the national
average. We have granted permission
to a large number of men in Glass l
to enter the navy, and every time
man enlists the total in Glass OF
course decreases and this lowers the
percentage"
At the meeting of the board members
an appeal was issued to every patriotic
person living in the district under the
jurisdiction of the Richmond board,
to report the names Of any men who
they may feel have been granted de-
ferred classification which they may
not deserve. This information. may be
given to any member OF the board or
the legal advisory board and will be
treated confdentially.
Must Sign Name.
The board members must know
from whom this Information comes and
askes that 1t be put in writing and the
name and address of the informant
be signed to it. Anonymous letters or
telephone calls will not be given any
consideration.
Cases Of this kind that are reported
tao the board will be thoroughly inves-
tigated and if the registrant has been
given a classification he does not de-
serve he will be moved up into Class
I or 2. II it is learned that any false
affidavits have been made the regis
trant will be prosecuted as provided in
the selective service regulations.
Following are the members Of the
selective board and the legal advisory
board to whom this information may
be given:
Clem Carr, chairman, DR.. j. NJ. Bull
la, board physician, Michael Kelly.
Walter Butler, government appeal
agent.
A. NJ. Gardner, A. c. Lindemuth and
Ray X. Shiveley constitute the legal
advisory board.
The information regarding these
classifications must be in the hands
OF the board on or before Monday,
June II.
collectors" Must Serve.
A telegram was received by the
Richmond. selective service board
Tuesday from the state conscription
agent, stating that conscientious OBJ
jectors were not to be spared from
war service.
In some communities these men
have been given deferred classification
because Of their religious scruples
against war, but the Richmond board
has not treated them in that way. Ev-
cry man who claimed to be con-
scientious cbjector was permitted to
file a certificate to that effect with
his questionable. but this fact was
not taken into consideration when
the men were classified. All cases of
men granted deferred classification on
these grounds in districts where the
boards granted it, will be reopened
ut once according to this telegram.