The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-10
One in Every Seven and a Half
Men Qualify for Army.
Only Seventy-Five Men Exam
ined Up to Noon Today.
To INVESTIGATE ALL CLAIMS
Married Men Who Ask Exemp-
ton Must Prove 1t.
Registration in County Outside
Topeka Only 1,541.

Accepted For Service.
1:2667-AIbert Costello, Ri, 3, North Topeka.
900 fourth and Madison, Topeka.
1066-George McRoberts, Silver Lake.
652-Simon w. Hurwitz, Rt 1, Topeka.
739-Homer Heath, Bellaire, Ohio
n46-Clarence Glidwell. Valencia.
46-John Roy Kratina. Rossville.
5O1-Willian Jesse Davidson Rt. 3, North
Topeka.
Accepted-Claim Exemption.
SS4-Ralph Eastman, Rt. l. Topeka.
4S3-Harry Lee Kennedy. Rt 10. Tecum-
sch.
Ss7-Forest Clayton Hummer. Rt 10, FL
Gze-John Frederick sibert. Rt. 81. Topeka.
275-Jack Grant WEIGH. 4O7 After, Topeka.
45s-Edward David seitz. Ciearfieid
1495-Roy Shidler. Rt. s. North Topeka
1436-Leland Judson Paramore, Rt IS, To-
755-Clarence E. Swenson, IA N Fillmore,
N. Topeka.
123-Asa Demus Price. Two Buttes, Colo.
3O9-Clarence Mattingley, 1919 East Sixth
4$7-Ed Morand, 2427 Lincoln street
1324-Elvin Everett joss. Rt l., Wakarusa.
43-William Harold Kerr, Rossville.
191-Edward e. Brennerman, Seventeenth
14O-Frank Edward Brennan, 1894 Topeka
12ss-Ernest j; simmons; Rt 4, Topeka.
18-Eventus S. Doud. Rossville.
1322-Russell Clark, Rt. p, Wakarusa.
1103-Emmet McEnroe, Silver Lake.
1099-Fred VIII Enocks, Rt. 6 North To-
22s Homer Adelbert Magrath, 800 Win
117-George Willard vawter Rossville.
390-Ira Amos Kirkwood. Rt 10, Elmont.
75-Lester Glen Parr, Rossville.
1 1419-Emil Edward Rigei. Wakarnsa:
572-Eddie Downs. Rt. 1, Tecumseh.
1o45-Alonzo William Tyler, Re IS. Topeka.
Observation-Disclosures
25S-JamPS r. TUbbs Oakland
1O95-Ernest Tschantz, RossvilIe
1455-Harry D. McClelIand; Rt. Z, Topeka.
564-Herman d. Wentworth, State Hospi-
s45-George Carl Richard, r. Is. recum-
596-Harris Calmer. Sharon Springs.
536-John Reese Nauman. kt. 5, North
1237-Charies NJ sudd1rth. Rt 5. n To-
7s4-John E. Brown. Tecumseh.
373-Lawrence J. Ausherman, Elmont.
1266-Charles J. Banfield. Rt. 8, North To-
775-Clarence Raymond White, Rt. Is. Te-
4se-Chester Arthur Brown, Rt. 3, North
s1o-Paul Dudley Mize, 1909 Strong street.
1O14-Andrew Anshouse Frantz, 619 Med
100 ford. Topeka.
1329-yess W; Lowell; Ri: 20. Berryton-
1928 Henry Ford Boley, Rt. 2. Topeka.
513-George Washington Hyatt, Rt- 6,
North Topeka.
6ss-sterling Cooper, Rt. 81, Topeka.
Acknowledgements Intentions Unknown.
42e-Lacy s; Dexter, Berryton.
117S-Henry L. Lambotte, Valencia
514Clarence William Higgins, Rt. 6,
North Topeka
433-Julian c. Mckinney. Richland.
1031-Everett Guy Henderson, 1165 High
street, Topeka.
4s7-Lee Martin Brown, Rt. 8, Topeka
Exempted.
Gross s AnHbalanc nee eom Gpf5a No. si
15s6-John Edward Lewis. in service:
601-Ernest S. Baldwin, State Hospital.
927-Martin Soto, an alien.
1395-Chesenia Gutrerz, an alien.
606-Rinehart Buseman, State Hospital.
shawnee county is making a better
showing today in the matter of raising
an army for Uncle Sam. But at that
the county examining board had found
only ten men who had passed the ply
steal examination and who did not
claim exemption. Seventy-five men
had been examined. At that rate it
will take 500 men to produce the
quota of 119 required of Shawnee
county outside of Topeka. One in
seven and one-half examined to date
has qualified for service and declined
to claim an exemption.
The total number of men called by
the board for examination is 300 TN
less there is improvement in the ply
steal makeup of those examined from
now on, or fewer claim exemption be-
cause of dependent families, the 900
called will produce forty soldiers. In
that event it will be necessary for the
board to call additional registered
men. The total number registered in
the county, outside of Topeka, was
1,541.
six men were accepted for service
today. That number passed the phys
icaI examination and expressed no in
tention of claiming exemption. Four
teen more passed the physical exam
ination but when they passed thru the
outer room they signed their names to
sheet and took exemption blanks
with them indicating that they will re-
turn and claim the right of exemption
because of dependant families.
Exemptions for Cause.
Whereas twenty-one were discharg-
ed Thursday because of physical i'm
PROJECTIONS only two have been dis
charged for that cause today. There
cause. Several men called are pa
tents in the Topeka state hospital
Others are already in the service Such
persons are exempted automatically.
The examinations in the jury room
at the court house have settled down
crowd on hand today. Men registered
have learned about how long it takes
to make an examination, a list is
posted in the hall and the men leave
the building. knowing about when
must return. There were no women
or children on hand today. The ex-
aiming board failed to see any of
those at the building yesterday.
1t is plain that the exanir ations are