Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1918-01-30
ARMY Exemptions
OF PAST IRE OFF
Only Youths Who Are. Com
pletely Disabled Will
Escape Service
BOARD NO. ] GETS
DOWN TO WORK TODAY


Many registrants under the selectivt
mililary draft law have appealed "a
their local boards 70 ind out il, under
The new QUESTIONABLE system, their for
ner exemption from military service
is 10 be revoked. IN every case such
innnirors have been informed that prac-
ficallv an exemptions given IN the past
were nulliled, excepting those granted
for complete physical inability to do
military service.
Draft officials are afraid that the new
rulings will once more swamp the local
organization with work. 10 means the
re-exsmination of thousands of men
formerly exempted; the re-classlilca-
ton of thousands OF men and In all
probability, the laying Of the founda-
zion to draft Industrial regiments.
This was made evident today when
Board No 1 started to make the physi-
cal examination Of the FIRST contingent
Of its men called for this test. under
the new system The boards members
and their physicians were busy at the
old Court House. examining a big crowd
Of young men who had reported and
this board viii be busy for several days
at this work.
Local Board No. 8 will start to exam
inc It's men tomorrow and on Friday
Local Boards Nos 2 and . Will start 10
make their examinations. The men
being so examined are the men in Class
Al in all the boards so placed under
the classification system as stipulated
in the QUESTIONABLE regulations. This
examination and Redistribution will
mean almost unlimited work For the
physical test alone tn ee sheets have TO
be made out and then the registrants
have to be indexed and classified again.
They will have an appeal from the
boards examination TO the board Of
medical examiners and from that board
10 the District state Exemption Board.
The REORGANIZATION order practically
restores the hundreds Of local men ex-
empted during the first draft u is be-
ieved 10 will relieve the local draft
boards from passing on many exceed
ngly difflcult exemption cases resting
on contentious other than Of a physical
character, while Il will cause every
other man Of draft age to recognize
that he has certain military duties to
perform from which he will not be
excused
Estimates based on the exemptions
granted under the former exemption
conditions indicate that less than per
cent. Of the men coming within the
draft age will be entirely excused from
military service. 10 Is understood that
many men suffering from minor ply
steal defects even viii now be accepted
for military service In the field or in
some branch Of the service where such
defects viii not prevent them from CIV
ing a certain amount Of military duty
This Is what is known as the limited
military duty.
Since the FIRST draft was ordered Of
lcials OF the exemption boards have be-
lieved that IL would only be a short
time when the government would de-
eide to organize mechanical regiments
through the draft. This. 10 Is thought.
will be accomplished through the pres
ent ruling. This belief Is founded on
the provisions made for the limited
military service Of those physically or.
otherwise unified TO DO active nghtlng
In the field.
Mobilization for the next quota for
Camp Dix, Wrightstown, ~ j.. is ex-
pected during the early part Of Febru-
airy. A small percentage Of the first
draft remains undrawn here The
orders fixing the date Of mobilization
are expected almost any day II IS
known now That the old First Delaware
Infantry now reassembled and at
Camp Dix as a pioneer regiment, is TO
be filled out TO war strength by the
draft men from this state. and IL Is
expected these men viii be hurried to
camp as soon as possible that the Del
aware troops may be completed and
start their training for service with
completed regiment at the earliest date.
The following men have been called
by local board No q for physical ex-
animation on February q between the
hours Of 10 o'clock In the morning and
? o'clock 10 the afternoon.
Henry Freeman, 1920 s. 20th, Phila..
Pa. iii0 French.
Herbert Anderson, $40 Walnut
William B. Payne, ST. Walnut
Pasquale Gallo, 2l3 Poplar.
Oliver X. Higgins, i0iis Market.
Harrison Goodman, iii2 French. 2ZS
e. Front.
William Watson, 702 Z. 9th.
Paul Facenda, sos S Market
Samuel Peak, els Heald
Alexander Kaufman, 2iO West
irwin E. Reeder. TIC French.
James H Bailey, SOP Lloyd.
Palmer E. Pennewell, S07 Lombard
Ray Walker, s3i Walnut
Laurits 7. Lauriison 100 3rd.
Raphael ]. severino. 205 Tatnal.
Bartlett Bowling, SIS E. 9th.
Albert F. Mcgee. els c ST., s. w,
Washington, D. c.
Victor Barsky. 9O4 West
Frank Gordon. 9 Klund.
Frank Ferraro, 2ii East St. Balti-
more. Nd. 405 Tatnall.
John X. Coleman, $40 Walnut.
William Barrett, GAG Moss ST., Phlla-
delphia. Pa, 532 Buttonwood
Walter L Cook, 30i w nth.
Asahel Fulton, SIS 5th
liza W. Johns, 9i5 French.
Samuel II King, 42i T. lth
Robert C Patterson. Eden Park.
lie oy L Turner, 1919 King
Ellwood calligan, Colts, Md, 2i3
West
John w. Jones. 1902 Walnut.
William j. Chopper, 323 E It'll
Carl c. Schechinger, s E. 2nd.
Sam InVd'S Rraiu Fnnd