The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-21
Nemaha County Man Appeals to
President for Exemption.
It's First Draft Case From Kan
Sas to National Executive.
BOARDS FIRST WITHDRAWAL
Neosho County Citizen Didn't
Want a "SIacker" Record.
District Board EXempts %
From So Appeals Today.

| Nemaha county. today took the first
appeal to President Wilson from the
decision of the district draft appeal
| board Crosswhite, who claims ex-
emption because of agricultural actiV-
tiles and support of dependent parents,
| failed to make sufficient showing in
his claims to the appeal board His
/ claims were denied and he was or
| dered to report for service.
The Crosswhite appeal is the first
| Kansas case to be checked up to Pres
ident Wilson for final decision. While
| it is improbable the president will re-
| view the case personally, the appeal
| takes the course provided under act
| of congress and CrosSwhite will either
go to the front or remain at home un-
| der direct orders from the national
executive. Following rejection of his
appeal, Crosswhite filed additional af
fidavits. While the district board was
not compelled to reopen the case,
members today asserted the Nemaha
county man had as yet failed to es
tablish a cause for exemption. An
affidavit by the young mans father
was to the effect that he was the most
| dependent son for farm work. The
board directed the father to present
| the drafted son for service and train
other sons in agricultural activities.
With the appeal in the CroSswhite
case came the first announcement of
the withdrawal of an appeal to the
district board. The withdrawal notice
was filed by the county clerk of Neo
| sho county in behalf of Edwin ].
Carlson, who did not wish his record
to show he had sought exemption
from army responsibilities.
Wire Chief Exempt
Vestol c. Harr, wire chief for the
Emporia Telephone company. was
granted an exemption from service.
His record showed that he had served
a four years apprenticeship, is a
trained and finished workman and
that his place cannot be filled with
due diligence. Elmer E. Hoover of
Chautauqua county, however, claimed
exemption as manager of a telephone
company. The board held that local
managers might be found in the ex-
| empted class and Stroud was ordered
to report
! A railroad brakeman's responsible
| ity on freight train that hauls COAL
is not necessarily essential in winning
the war, the board held. Carl D.
! Stroud of Crawford county, claimed
| exemption because he is freight
train brakeman for the Frisco rail-
road. The trains on which he works
haul coal, he asserted, and coal is
necessary to win the war with Ger
many. Stroud's claim failed to win an
! exemption. He is 90 years old and
| married.
/ Porter to War.
Ambrose Woodland, a Winfield col
7 ored porter, wanted to stay at home
because of his dependent mother in
Wichita. Woodlands statement of
financial assistance failed to impress
the appeal board. They reasoned that
he might send as much money from
his army pay check Is he is now send
ing. So Woodland was ordered to re-
hport for service, secure a uniform and
rifle and train for work in the
trenches.
Action by the appeal board for
twenty-four hours shows but TWENTY
three exemptions from ninety-eight
appeals. Seven men received tempo
rary exemptions, but must report at
early dates. Seventy-fiv of the
ninety-eight men must answer the
call TO colors. Action on individual
cases was as follows:
Exempted from Service
Name County. Exemption Claim
John Carl Feerer. Atchison, agriculture
AIpert =. Ruthrouff, Bourbon. agriculture.
| Joseph r. krogmann, NeInaha, agriculture
Hestal G; Harr Lyon, industrial.
Orley Z: Mosher. Wyandotte Industrial
James p Lawrence. Jefferson. agriculture
austin W. Schalker, Leavenworth. indus
Fred Baugert, Pottawatomie. agriculture.
Fred A. Gerlach. Wabaunsee agriculture
John E. Pfrang. NemaRa, agricuiture
Chester H Shumaker, Nemaha agriculture
IA,
Claire b. Williams, Po,tawatomie agricui-
Lawrence E. Mayrick, Bourbon, agricul-
Herbert Badenschein. Nemaha. agriculture
Tony Seqfert, Leavenworth. agriculture.
Henry Holtmeyer, Leavenwcrth, agricuI-
Dan Oelschinger. Leavenworth, agricul-
ture.
Temporarily Exemptioned
Charles Bell, Greenwood, to Dec 1. agri-
/
trial. to Dec. l.
Edward Ehrsam, Nemaha, agriculture,
to Dec. 1.
Fred E. Coleman, Pottawatomie, agr1cul-
Clarence NJ. Dawson. Wabaunsee agricul
| Frank E. Hug, Usage, agriculture, to Dec
Reed weimer, Wilson, permitted to leave
United States
Exemptions Denied-Drafted.
, Albert Carl Meyer. Atchison. agriculture
Frank Herzog. Atchison. agriculture.
Jesse Frank Maxwell. Bourbon, agricul-
Ambrose Woodward, Cowley, dependent ap-
Lawrence W. Barrand, Doniphan, Agricul-
Matthew Ewbank. jr, Franklin, industrial
Jau E DeTar. johnson, industrial.
Chris Wiedner, Greenwood, agriculture
charles II. Schaffer. Atchison. agriculture
Lee Stanley Cox. Greenwood, agriculture
Abraham G. Eitzen. Marion. agriculture.
Fred Bernhardt. Marion, agriculture.
Ernest Zwahl. Nemaha. agriculture.
} Mark A. Jeanneret. Nemaha. agriculture.
! Elmer J. Badesheim, Nemaha. agriculture
! Roy f. Pendergrass, Nemaha. agriculture
, Eitel f. Theme, Nemaha, agriculture.
Merle l.. Coulter. Nemaha, agriculture.
Dan l. Davies. Usage, agriculture.
Leslie Davis. Usage. agriculture
| Davis A Warren. Usage, agriculture.
William S. Geyer, Pottawatomie, agricul.
. | ture.
william Fenton, Pottawatomie. agriculture
Elmer E. Hoover. Chautauqua, industrial.
Roy Tolbert, Elk, agriculture.
Carl ID. Stroud, Crawford, Industrial
Oscar L. Giese, Greenwood. agriculture
: g. G. Hacker. Marion. agriculture
c. L. Schweizer, Leavenworth, agriculture
John H. Voightt Leavenworth, agriculture
! Glenn Snyder, Wilson, agriculture.
Albert Walter, Pottawat tonne. agriculture.
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