The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-20
More Than 100 Cases Have
Been Taken to Him.
FIRST REPORT DISCOURAGING
Those Seeking Exemption Find
Little encouragement.
StOppage in Speech Does Not
Handicap Soldier.

The district appeal board batted
900 with President Wilson today.
Announcements from Washington con-
tanned affirmations by the president
4. of seven appeals from decisions of the
board in Topeka. IT was the first an
nouncement of decisions by the presi-
d dent in cases from Kansas. All cases
. decided upheld the board.
More than 100 appeals have gone
. to President Wilson from the First
district board, which passes on mill
tary exemption appeals from the First,
'acond, Third and Fourth conSression-
al districts. Practically all Appeals
are based on agricultural claims. The
seven soldiers of the soil, whose
appeals were decided today. viii be-
come soldiers in the national army.
q. The presidents action concerned
the appeals of J. H. Klamit, LeaVen-
worth county; Bernard Dieters. Nema-
Ia county: Ralph Peter Anderson
Usage county; Ed H Klinkinburg,
Leavenworth county; Ruben Trezise,
Pottawatomie county William Diehl
and Bert johnson, Wabaunsee county
While 100 appeals are now pending
before the president, the men with
appeals will not be exempted from
service pending final action. They
will be expected to report under order
from the local exemption board.
Should they later win a reversal of
the decision of the local board, release
from army service will be granted
Don't Fight With Tongue
"Stoppage in speech" was held by
the appeal board not to constitute
a physical defect sufficient to war
rant release from army service. Pass
ing on the case of Morton Blair of
Bourbon county Chairman Coburn
said: LAS any considerable vocaliZa-
ton or oratory is neither expected nor
rEequired of solde in the ranks,
this feature of the claim is given lit
tie weight" Blair was ordered to
report for service even though he
may not be able to hold up his end
of an argument
Hugh p. Farrelly gave little con-
'sideration to the affidavit OF John
Walter Smith of Labette county, who
affirmed that he was a patriotic Kan
SAN anxious to help his country, but
preferrlng service on the 1ilr4l 4atheI
than in the rank TT doe TO- re-
cute r1uct ,,-4-..~ &c., - =. 800
and corn and hogs and cattle at the
4. lSc-4- DTOVL4I4tA 49,
said in his opinion. So Smiths plea
of patriotism was accepted and he
was ordered into service.
A dislocated arm failed to win ar
exemption for Sylvester Brown Of
Cherokee county.
Bridegrooms Must Serve.
Two new bridegrooms failed tc
escape the national army. Walter H
o. Sipes of Crawford county. was
married July 27. Harry II. Robinson
of Labette county, led IL blushing bride
with one son to the altar June 5. reg
istration day. The wife and stepsor
failed to save fteb!n-oHl and Sipes was
married too late to claim home re-
sponsbilities.
John Wesley Twente superintendent
of the Baxter Springs city schools. was
told that the school board must FIND
a substitute while he went to the war
Charles Felix Green, a LeaVenwortf
negro undertaken, must employ al
7understudy to bury the dead while hi
fights in the trenches, John A. Brice
a mine operator at Weir, Cherokee
county, showed heavy responsibilities
in mine operation and was exempted
from service.