Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-04
NEW RULING APT
TO CAUSE TROUBLE
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trians in their quotas. None of the
local boards have received any no.
uce OF the ousting of the aliens, and
viii not take any action on the mat
ter until an official notice arrives.
Five Try For Exemption
The district appeal board conclud-
ed its session yesterday and will not
meet again until next week. Prac-
tcally all the claims for exemption
from York county No. 1 district,
We're acted on yesterday and the ma
Jorlty were turned down. To-day the
names of the men whose claims were
refused, were certified to their local
boards as were the names of the
men from Miffiin, Northumberland
Juniata and Lebanon. One peculiar
claim from York county was pre-
sented to-day to the district board to
DO acted on at its next session. The
young man claimed exemption on in
dustrial grounds, but an investiga-
ton disclosed some startling facts.
This young man when first called
for examination by his local board,
stated that he was a member of q
religious sect opposed to war, and
being an ardent member could not
conscientously fight. He later stated
that he thought that he was physic-
ally unit for service. Both these
claims were denied and the young
man apparently slated for the Army.
However, on September 10, he sur
prised his community by getting
married, and the day after surprised
the local board by appearing and
filing claim for exemption on the
grounds of a dependent wife. The
local board after hearing this claim
turned it down, and once more the
young man was scheduled to leave
for Camp Meade. Again, however, he
fooled the board. He suddenly dis
covered that working on a farm had
its good features as we'll as a city
job, so he Immediately filed a claim
on agricultural grounds. Judging
from the manner in which the dis
trict board has been acting on the
agricultural claims this young man
from York county will journey with
the next contingent to Camp Meade. !
The Steelton board to-day resumed
examination and 100 men were sum
moned to appear. The board stated
that only twelve men will be sent
away Saturday morning instead of
twenty-four as was first announced.
The board was informed by Colonel
Frank G. Sweeney that the accom-
modations at Camp Meade could only !
mouse the hve per cent. called. The !
twelve men will report at O'Clock
tomorrow morning to receive final
instruction. They will leave Steel |
ton at o'clock Saturday morning
and after attending a demonstration
here in their honor they will de- |
part on the special train at 11.50.
c. c. Cumbler, chairman of the en-
animation board, and Walter Keister, |
also of the board, will Journey to |
Camp Meade with the boys.
The Paxtang board has received |
from the district board the total CT i
$50 names of the men that have been |
certified Tor service. Seventeen of |
these men had their claims for ex-
emption denied by the upper board, |
leaving 173 to make up the quota of |
l99 required from this district. How
ever, the upper board has a list of
many more claims from the Paxtang
district that are yet to be acted on. |
One thousand, one hundred and
slxty-seVen men were examined by
this board, and when the final re-
ports are received from the district
board it is expected that the quota
will be filled and no more men call
ed for examination. This board has
called ten men to report tomorrow
morning at 9 o'clock to receive their
instruction and prepare to leave for
Camp Meade on Saturday morning.
All austrian appeared at the head /
quarters this morning and asked to
be allowed to file a claim for exemp-
ton. He was late in making the
plea but in all probability will be
allowed. He was undecided as TO
what grounds he would make a
claim. He said that he was strongly
opposed to militarism and that three
times he had been rejected in Aus
tria as unfit for service in the army.
He was passed as fit by the local phy-
sicians. He continued to state that
he had four brothers already fight
ing for Austria. If his claims for
exemption are refused he will make
an appeal to the district board.
Another Big Parade
Plans have been completed for a