The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-07-11
BEING RAPIDLY CALLED
To THE COLORS
More Somerset County Young Men
Exempted, Tuesday

4 carefully compiled volume Of
25I pages. entitled seleetiye Service
Regulations, hash recently been is
sael 10 the Military Registration
Boards in which we read
The military needs of the Ma
Ion require that there be provided
10 every community a list of
names Of men who shall be ready
- he called into service at any
fme The economic needs OF the
Nation. while deferring 10 the par
amount military necessity, re-
auire that men whose removal
would interfere with the civic,
family. Industrial. and agricultur-
al institutions Of the Nation shall
Be taken In the order in which
hey best can be spared For this
reason the names OF all men liable
II selection shall be arranged in
five classes In the inverse order
of their importance to the econO-
mjc interests OF the Nation. which,
include the maintenance OF neces-
sary industry and agriculture =
and the support OF dependencies.
The above language seems reason
abs simple, but It's application Is be
ser with difficulties for the registra-
t8n board officials. and the public do
not readily grasp the situation and
the rules governing the draft and
military service The country Is
divided into districts conforming,
when convenient. TO county lines, as
is the case with our own county OF
Somerset A quota is assigned to
each district and the required number
are drawn by lot from all the names
OF military age at present q to 81
years As orders are received from
higher military authority these men
are called for examination Those
who pass the required military physi-
cal test are entered as being liable
for military duty These, at first, are
all considered TO be in Class One, but
are subsequently grouped in FIVE
classes, the test being based upon the
paragraph from the rules above quot
ed Thus a man originally in Class
One may be exempted, by reason OF
dependents or his vocation and be as
signed to Class Two, Three or Four.
II a man Is placed in Class Five, 1t
amounts to exemption or discharge
from the draft
Below is the list of men from Som
erset county who were called for
military examination at Court House
before the board OF medical examin-
ers for exemption last Tuesday, July
3 The local board for Somerset
County division are to entrain 81 men
for Camp Devens July 26, at s o'clock
These men are taken from Class
in sequence Of numbers. The num-
her called for must be entrained and
In case OF the rejection OF any of them
at the camp, requirements Will be
made as soon as possible. Those who
are accepted are to be in class l and
those rejected in class 5.
Sidney W Monahan OF North An
sou. special service; Carroll NJ. Rob
bins OF New Portland, rejected; Clar-
enee A Sincyr OF Skowhegan, accept
ed James F Welch of Pittsfield, re-
iected Philias Poulin Of Jackman, ac-
cepted Roscoe II. Pease of North New
Portland, rejected; Isaac E. Davis OF
Skowhegan, rejected; Edward Smith
OF Bingham. rejected; Ezra p. Kelley
OF Norridgewock, rejected; Bennie
Bowman OF st. Adams, rejected; sam
uel Willis OF Harmony, special ser
vice: Charles G. King OF Shawmut
rejected, Nevis Pooler OF Madison, re-
jected: Fred Sawyer of AnsOn, reject
ed Benjamin Misener OF Athens, re-
iected; Linwood Rogers of Harmony
rejected; Andrew McInnis OF Skowhe-
gan. rejected: Robert Smith of Pitts
field, accepted; John Pooler of Skow'
hegan, rejected; Elmer Pomroy OF
Skowhegan rejected; Elmer Chase Oh
Cornville, accepted; Herman Austin
OF Pittsfeld, rejected Edmund
Knowles OF Fairfield. rejected; Archie
Groder of Skowhegan, rejected; Ger
aid Marble 6f Skowhegan, accepted
Mandford Hendsbee OF Madison, re-
ieeted; Archie Lessor OF Skowhegan
rejected; william O'Brien OF Ves'
Forks, accepted; Willie Cook OF st
Albans, accepted; Leroy Goodrich OF
Skowhegan, accepted Jasper Leaviti
OF Athens, rejected; Elias Lake ol
Solon, rejected; Sidney ]. Counce OF
Madison, rejected.
The following is a partial list oi
men to be inducted into service under
the date of July 26. Examinations
will occur every week and from those
expected other names will be added tc
this list.
Francis P. Williams of North Ne"
Portland; Oscar Brann of Starks
Earl Harvell OF Skowhegan; Harry
Gates of Moscow; Raymond E. Toziel
of Skowhegan Frank B. Pooler OF
Skowhegan; Arthur Lepage OF PORT
age, Me; Myron c. Jewett OF SkoWne-
gan; Ralph Clifford of Fairfield; stan
ley Saw of Fairfield; Joseph Gregoirt
of Waterville; George Lisbon OF NO
New Portland; Archie Morgan OF
Molunkus, Me-; Carroll Smith o.
Madison; Hazen Jewett or oo.oh ;
Clyde Linn OF Boston; Alston Hopih,
son OF Solon; Clifton Skilllngs o'
Ripley; Leslie r. Ellis OF Sko"ne'
gan; Benjamin Corson OF Athehs