Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-09-11
OTTAWA YOUTH FACES
PROSECUTION AS DO
RELATIVES
AN EMBRYO FARMER
LOCAL BOARD CERTlFlEs CANDI-
DATE FOR SERVICE BUT RE-
VERSAL COMES ON APPEAL
NOW CONFRONTED BY SERIOUS
CONSEQUENCES.

The levity with which people attach
their names to atildavis prepared for
them in other sources and the serious
ness of the results that are liable to
follow, was never more clearly dem
onstrated than in an exemption case
made public today by the board for
District No. |, well known Ottawa
young man being the claimant for re.
lease from service in the new federal
army on grounds of his being an az
nculurist.
This all happened in spite of care
fu warning sounded late in June by
the Free Trader-Journal, at which
time persistent rumors included the
names of two or three youths Of the
locality who were charged with seek
inc to dodge the draft thru this means
The district board presiding over
La Sale county and adjoining coun-
ties is now considering procedure to
be followed in the case of Glen II
Mills, who is charged with having
gone to farming for the sole purpose
Of obtaining his release from duty in
the army Arrests, according to mem
bers Of the local board. are not at all
unlikely, Notwithstanding aflidayits
denying their former oaths have been
submitted and forwarded to the dis
trict board
Mr. Mills was certified to the dis
trct board for serving Before the
appeal body Mr.. Mills won exemption
on agricultural claims on atlldavits $
filed by neighbor and member of
his family. Members OF the local
board then instituted an inquisiion,
working in harmony with the appeal
tions to the first set of aflidavits with
the atlantis explaining their reasons
for signing them and the Carelessness
employed in ailiying their signatures
to the documents. being the result of
their Investigation
District Board No 3 of the Northern
Division of Illinois
GLENN II. MILLS, Ottawa III Ser.
ia No 1896, given him by Local
Board No of La Sale County
Illinois Ottawa. Illinois.
Further Affidavit Of Albert r. Mills
|, Albert F. Mills, Of Grand Ridge
Illinois having had called to my at
tention the statements in my affidavit
filed in support of the claim of Glenr
II. Mills that his services were nee
essary in agriculture, desire to make
further statement and explanation
of my said affidavit filed with salt
District Board No. 3.
am a farmer tifty-eieht years o
age, living in Farm Ridge Township
La Sale County, Illinois, where
own SO acres and rent another .
acres one-half mile away, beongin
to my brother, Horace Mills. Horac
Mills is the father of Glenn II. Mills
and owns another 80 acre farm abou
miles away in Deer Park Township
About eleven years ago Horac
Mills retired from active farming an
moved to the city of Ottawa with hi
family. consisting Of his wife and on
child, Glenn IT. Mills. then abot
eleven years of age Ever since Ho
ace Mills moved to Ottawa he ha
rented the 80 acres in Farm Ride
to me, and have farmed it. togethe
with my 80 acres, The so acres
Deer Park he rented to various te
ants. In 1916 he rented the Deer Pal
80 acres to Ben Wise. In the sprir
of 1917. the Deer Park so consisted
about 80 acres planted to corn al
about 30 acres of pasture, garde
buildings. etc. Wise was not livil
on the place. but had hired man wi
was patching there, and who pow'
about 40 acres to corn. About t
middle of May, Horace Mills and Glel
H. Mills came out and bought fro
Ben Wise team. wagon, plOw, h;
row. disk. two COWS; and short
thereafter Horace Mills and Glenn
Mills commenced to batch In I
house. had finished planting !
corn, and went to the Deer Park ia
and the three of US completed
plowing and planting. We then we
back to Farm Ridge. and cultiya'
my corn and so worked back a
forth until harvest. worked exc'
during harvest, when ! was troub
with neuralgia Of the face and cot
Mt do much.
Glenn II. Mills went to school
Ottawa. and has never done {