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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1917
Page
4
Local boards will list men to fill the call and fix entrainment place and departure time. Men must report 12 to 24 hours before departure, receive meals and lodging, and be escorted to camps. discipline and accountability rules govern travel, quotas, and reporting, with deserter penalties and alternate holdovers.
Despite new rulings making exemptions harder, boards report few declines in claims yesterday. Boston draft boards say most registrants still filed, while some men shifted from marriage to other grounds for exemption claims.
Washington issues new rules making exemption proof harder while local boards call more men for examination. Most married and physically afflicted applicants face tougher hurdles as directives aim to reduce exemptions. Directors urge employers to retain workers called to service as the nation expands its new army.
The second supplementary draft lottery was drawn in the State House with Lieutenant Governor Calvin Coolidge presiding. Appeals from local board rulings rise as 14 Malden exemptions seek review. District 19 calls for 200 more examinations and 96 exemption claims await decision. Weymouth, Braintree, and Jamaica Plain see varied progress with quotas and exams continuing, while Judge Bruce warns many exemption requests stem from minor defects.
The Malden Division 2 exemption board will notify 72 men of acceptance or rejection. Twenty eight were rejected for claiming dependents. three accepted had been refused. Two hundred more may be drawn to reach a 167 quota. Names listed include Dublinsky Louis and Ostrofsky Barnet among others.
Ward 7 reports 100 percent refusals as exemption rules tighten. Twenty claimants listed include Percy W. Smith and Marcus Miliotis among others. board requires proof of actual want and notes one case of a husband with five children urged to serve to support his family. The process aims to deny unsupported claims and ensure duty alignment amid wartime strain.
An article reports on a hard of hearing candidate at Division 14 exemption board who passes after a mock wind test at Harvard Medical School. It lists exemption claims and notes 77 of 123 passed physicals toward a 17 percent quota. Others denied include Gardiner for essential railway service.
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