Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-08-16
COUNTY in NEED
OF HUNDRED MEN
Quota Has Not Yet Been
Filled; Second Call May
Be Issued Soon.

with one day yet to go there are.
still 1928 men to be selected before the
Tulsa county quota is reached. II the
slackers or men who have failed to ap-
pear for examination when they were
summoned are to be used in the first
call the members OF the board feel
confident of raising the required mum
Der, otherwise the second call will;
have to be made during this next
week. over twelve hundred men have
been called and still one-thirl of the
quota is yet to be selected.
Hear Claims Tomorrow.
The county exemption board will
listen to exemption claims and certify
the claims and appeals from ,he local
board TO district board Friday and
Saturday The last of the men will
appear for examination today and all
papers will be filed during the next
two or three days.
Many of the men who were exempt
ed by the local board will be brought
before the district board for final
action. Several men whose exemp-
tons were disallowed by the county
board have appealed their cases and
will go before the district board and
support their claims.
One hundred and twenty-five men
appeared yesterday in response 10 the
call sent out last week Thirty-six
waived exemption yesterday. 90 were
permanently rejected, 25 temporarily
rejected and the remaining SO claimed
exemption. Six claims for exemption
We're disallowed when the board con-
sidcred the papers filed yesterday af-
tcrnoon. One of the claimants set
forth the fact that he was n member
of the Mennonite Brethren church and
sought to be exempted. His claims
were disallowed.
When n Woman Swcars.
In considering claims for exemp-
tions yesterday afternoon the board
came to the papers of Alexander
r.. Owen. owen passed the physical
examination ell right and took out
exemption papers. When they were
returned to the board among them
was an affidavit sworn to by his aunt
before a notary public, setting forth
that he is under age and that ne would
not be II until August 25. The papers
we're not acted upon and the case will
be held until the county board has
time to investigate the case
! A. NJ. Burdette is married and has
two children. but he waived exemp-
tion yesterday and is ready to fight.
Burdctte passed the eXamina ton and
took out exemption papers but re-
turned them with the statement that
he wanted to see the kaiser whipped
and was ready to do what he could to
do it. He replied that he was perfect
ly sober when quiZzed on that point
Ivy one Of the members of the board.
Burdette's father is q native born
German but Is opposed to Germany's
stand in this war and is ready to send
his three sons to the front Each OF
! the boys has n family which Will be
supported by their father during their
| sotourn under the direction of Uncle
Sam. A. NJ. Burdette Is 26 years old
and has had two years military train
ing in Hargo college at Ardmore.
Not an American Citizen.
For the past twelve wears j. Pctrove
smith has been working in the United
States and regularly sends his money
home to his family IN Bulgaria. When
he was hailed before the exemption
board he was indignant that he should
he called by the government to give
his services and took out exemption
papers on the ground that he was not
an American citizen. The exemption
papers have not been filed as yet but
in all probability they will be disal-
lowed and he will be given tho oppor-
tunity to appeal his claims to the dis
trict board.
In vain did Henry Grain plead to be
accepted yesterday afternoon when he
went before the doctors who were in
charge Of the examination. Standing
over six feet tall and perfectly sound
I OF body, but with the first two fin
gers of his left hand missing, he was
turned down by the examining board.
Only One Could Go.