Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 19, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 January 1918 — But Few Will Escape [ARTICLE]

But Few Will Escape

Only men without arms or legs, insane persons- or those who are hopelessly unfit can . hope to escape service under the draft because of some physical def ect,under new regulations, which have been drawn up jointly by the provost marshal-gen-eral and Surgeon-General Gorgas. of the army. Thousands of persons, rejected on the first draft, will be taken under the new regulations and persons who have regarded themselves as exempt from army service because of rejections at previous examinations may find themselves called to the colors under the new rules. Proceeding on the theory that men with only slight physical defects can be used in the noncombatant branches of the army, even if they can not l>e i.ghting men, the new regulations will provide even for the drafting of men with missing finguers and toes, men with one eye, men with flat feet and many other minor defects. A complete set of regulations has been drawn up and shortly will go forth to the local boards for the guidance of examining physicians.