The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-18
From List of 143 State Board
Selects 12O To Serve.
Four of % Exemptions Are
Temporary, Is Report.
APPEALS ARE BASED ON FARM
Agricultural Pursuits Attract
Men From Draft.
Little Chance to Dodge the
Army in Kansas.

From list of lab men, the state
appeal board in Topeka this week Sc
lected 100 men for army service. Just
twenty-three exemptions were granted
during the week. Four temporary eX-
emptions were granted, but all of the
men are directed to report for service
not later than January l.
Records of the appeal DO I'd during
the week show that practically six OF
every seven men whose cases are re-
viewed, are selected for service in the
national army. Members of the APP
peal board concluded their first weeks
work at noon today and no new cases
will be considered until Monday morn
ing. 1t is believed that 800 to 400
appeals will be considered next week.
Work of the appeal board is pro-
crossing sufficiently rapidly to insure
the naming of the first third of the
states conscript army before the
opening of rhe environments next
month. Reports sent to Topeka indi-
cate that the Second division appeal
board is now considering cases and
have selected a number of man for
service.
Records for the last day show hear
ing on Al appeal cases. with exemp
lions to six men. Just two industrial
claims were included in the list. All
other appeals were based on calls of
the farm. George b. Workman of
Labette county filed a claim that he is
under bond to complete the plumbing
and heating contract on the Chautau
qua county court house. He was
granted an extension until January
/. The other industrial claim was
that of Edward F. Wettig. Leaven-
worth printer. His claim was denied.
Exemption claims granted today
were only in cases where conscripts
made strong showings of agricultural
activities. Clarence Gorges of Pot
tawatomie county claimed RESPONSE
bility for a 440-acre farm. But the
records showed him to be the son of
wealthy farmer and he was selected
for service. Paul E. Gerety, also of
emption, but the appeal board said
Gerety's father and brother should
look after the 320-acre farm while he
went to war.
Third party affidavits from Wa
baunsee county put number of young
men in the army. Leo Deitman
claimed responsibility for a 40 acre
farm and support of his mother But
third party affidavit was to the eff
feet that Deitman was extraVag giant in
his claims of responsibility. Another
third party affidavit from Wabaunsee
county was to the effect that agri-
culture would suffer no material loss
with Ed Palenske in the army. So he
was drafted.
A Marion county farm hand, Guy
Bigelow. wanted to stay at home He
has a wife and five-year-old son. The
exemption board, however, said Bige-
low must go and his employer must
look for another man.
The days record of the board was
as follows:
Exempted from Service.
Name. County. Exemption Claim
Joseph Macke, Nemaha, agriculture
Jam w. Kittel. Usage agriculture
Lawrence E. Ebert, Pottawatomie, agri, ul-
Frank W. Kemplay, Nemaha, agriculture
Joseph Anthony Lanheer, Pottawatomie.
agriculture.
Temporary Exemptions.
John Waters, Nemaha, agriculture, to Jan.
Robert }bge e E. s Glenn Pott"watomie. agrieul
John H. Kongs, Nemaha, to Jan 1, agricul-
ture.
| to Jan. l.
Exemptions Denied-Drafted.
John II. Nowak: Nemaha, agriculture.
/ Seth E. Ward, Wabaunsee, agriculture.
| Dali Calhoun. Atchison, agriculture.
Walter L. Gray. Marion, agriculture
Claude L. Meyer. Atchison, agriculture
! Marian Beaver. Nemaha. agriculture.
! Herman c. Volkening, Wabaunsee, agricul-
ture
Henry c. Redenske, wabaunsee. agricul-
Edwin E. Senne, Wabaunsee. agriculture.
| Nicholas J. Zeller Wabaunsee. agriculture.
Frank Nichaolis, Wabaunsee, agriculture.
/ w dDdunSee, agriculture.
| Otto A. Worner. Wabaunsee. agriculture.
4 Ed Palenske, Wabaunsee, agriculture.
/ Leo Diettnan, Wabaunsee, agriculture.
/ Henry W Blaser, Nemaha, agriculture.
| Jacob L. Wenger, Nemaha, agriculture
t Thomas NJ. West, johnson, agriculture.
Meredith Crosswhite, Nemaha: agriculture.
Walter X. Perry, Wilson, agriculture.
Bernard Deters, Nemaha. agriculture
Frank J. Meyer, Nemaha, agriculture
| Rinaldo r. Deitrick, Usage, Agriculture
Fred Siegert. Leavenworth, agriculture.
Guy c. Bigelow, Marion, agriculture.
Earl l.. Stegers, Leavenworth. agriculture
| Guy Davis, Nemaha, agriculture.
Edward F. Wettig, Leavenworth, agricul-
ture.
| Paul Patrick Gentry. Pottawatomie, agri-
culture.
Edward Prockish, Pottawatomie, agrioul-
ture.
! Clarence Gorges, Pottawatomie, agriculture
I Albert Mayer, Pottawatomie, agriculture.