Ogden Daily Standard | 1918-04-01 | Page 7 | Unable to Pass the Examination

UNABLE TO PASS THE EXAMINATION Poor physical development brought rejection from the quartermaster's corps of the United States regular army today for Leslie Mann of Cop-peropolis. Cop-peropolis. Cal He tried to enlist at the local station but lacked a few inches of the required cbest measurement and wripht with disappointment written all over his face, hp quieflv remarked. "Well, I guess that's all I can do." "This little drama is not very common," com-mon," said Sergt. George F. Smith, in charge of the station, "but It carries a lot of significance. When a man is eager to go and do his bit but is held off because of some reason for which he probably is not responsible, it is just a little disappointing " Manu was advised to apply for a waiver to Washington or for some special branch where he could serve successfully. Harlan J. Robinson of Montpelicr, Idaho, was sent to Fort Douglas today by Sergt Smith. He enlisted in the quartermaster's corps.