| Show Doctors Urged to Watch For Fake Fak Draft Ills W WASHINGTON j Oct pet 23 UP UP Draft Draft Director Clarence A. A Dykstra promulgated d physical stand standards r g for then men men to be inducted into the army Wednesday and gave gave special advice to medical examiners for dete detecting defecting ting malingerers who simulate ailment to dodge lodge the draft The requirements requirements' are more lenient than han those maintained m ln for regular army personnel bu but more stringent than those applying under Under under un un- der the World war draft They are part of the elaborate classification classification classification classi classi- process process' which will determine de determine determine de- de termine men to be called for military service and which will follow next Tuesdays Tuesday's lott lot lot- t tery ry Men who are not placed in deferred deferred deferred de de- de- de 1 classifications at once once- because because because be be- cause of dependents essential job etc will be given thorough physical phys physical ical examinations and placed in one of these three classes J-A J Those A Those available for general gen gen- oral eral military service I-B I Those I-B-Those Those available for limited limited limited limit limit- ed military service IV-F IV Physically IV Physically mentally and morally unfit A person diss dissatisfied with the local boards board's ruling and who claims a lower classification may appeal within five live days Dykstra's regulations outlined physical requirements designed Continued on Page Two Column Six DRAFT PHYSICAL TESTS PLANNED Continued From Page One a. a to procure men plen who are physically fit for the rigors of general service The registrant must be able to see well have comparatively good hearing have a heart able to withstand the stress of physical exertion be be- intelligent enough to understand and execute military maneuvers obey commands and protect himself and be able to transport rt himself himsel by walking as the exigencies exigencies' of military life Ilfe may demand Guard Against Acting If a man feigns a defect or ail ailment all all- merit ment the board cannot de detect detect detect de- de or if it believes defects defects' are self inflicted a report must be made to the governor Noting that there Is something Indefinable in th the bearing of f a malingerer which experience alone can detect the Instructions Instructions instructions are designed to anticipate all the known meth methods ds of ph physically physically si- si cally dodging the draft Malingerers may be divided into three general groups it says Real malingerers with nothing the matter with them who injure themselves or make allegations respecting diseases or such condItIons conditions con con- as drug taking or who simulate disease many of these will have been coached Natural Complainers Eyed who are natural natural natural nat nat- ural complainers and try to get out of every disagreeable thing in life many of these can be made into good soldiers Confirmed psycho neurotics from whom not much can be ex expected expected expected ex- ex in the way of tion Among the assorted medical ailments which may be simulated are heart trouble stomach ulcers skin irritations or inflammation of many parts of the body eye and ear deficiencies and jaundice Some persons may shoot or cut cutoff cutoff cutoff off fingers finger and toes usually toes usually on the right side It was noted that these accidents rarely happen in the presence of witnesses Insanity the directors said is rarely feigned and is then of an extremely silly foolish type Mental defects are frequently feigned especially by ates tes All men examined will be given thorough tests tests blood blood and others others for others for syphilis and losis Those whose syphilis tests indicate presence of the disease will be given a second examina- examina nation |
