Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-25
NEW QUOTA TO
BE READY BY
WEDNESDAY
Reduction Makes Work Much
Easieer For Boards: Pax
tang to Call More

local exemption boards from the
state draft headquarters reducing
the required quota to leave October
B. from forty per cent to five per
easier,
District No, 1, with headquarters
at Steelton, will have thirteen men
ready. Paxtang, No. 2, 10, an dEliZa-
betville, No, 8, 7, These boards sent
away nearly all their men ready
with the first contingent last week.
However as both the Paxtang board
and the Elizabethville board have
been examining each day the num-
Der OF men who do not claim ex-
eflption will be more than the num-
Der required. The Steelton board will
have their men ready as soon as the
appeal board sends back the list of
men that were sent up to be certified
The Paxtang board in its first con-
tingent sent 100 men which was ten
more than required Whether or not
this will have any effect on the sec
ond quota is not certain.
Take Up Exemptions
The appeal board to-day and yes
terday has been acting upon claims
for exemption on industrial and agri-
cultural grounds and also upon ap-
peals from the local boards through
the entire Middle Judicial District.
To-day the board acted upon nearly
one hundred cases, which is the
largest number in any one day so far.
Yesterday about eighty were acted
upon. The board has been granting
the claims at the rate of one out of
ten applicants. The majority of the
claims presented to the board are on
the grounds of agricultural enter
prlses and these are among the first
to be acted upon. The board expects
to clean up all the claims that have
been presented before this session
ends.
The board will also certify back
to all the local boards before Octo-
Der the necessary number of men.
Seven Fail to Appear
The Paxtang board this morning
called ffty-one men for examination,
and OF this number seven failed to
show up. They are: Oscar A. Wirts,
Dauphin; William j. Taylor, Pen
brook; Joseph Brighella, Lingles-
town; Charles E. Ryan, P. S. L.
Hospital; Jacob ]. Schaeffer. Middle
town; Mato Kosutic. Enhaut.
21 Want Excused
OF the forty-four that were eX-
amined, twenty-one passed and
claimed exemption, nineteen were
discharged, and four passed and did
not claim exemption. This board will
complete the examination of the last
of the 800 men summoned on the
fifth call. A sixth call for 800 more
men will be issued next week and the
men will report for examination Oc-
tober s.
Rounding Up SlaclSers
The Steelton board acted on eX-
emption claims last evening. The
claims were made on August % to
81, inclusive. Those whose claims
were refused, were notified to-day
with those who were discharged.
This board expects to have it's full
quota ready for October 3. The
rounding up of the slackers of this
district has been going on for two
days and one by one those who tried
to evade examination are being
brought before the board.
Al Want Exemption
The exemption board at Eliza
bethville resumed examinations yes
terday. 81 men were examined and
of this number SO passed and A
were discharged. Nine of those
who passed did not ask exemption
and they were certified for service,
the other A who passed asked ex-
emption. To-day the board exam
ined 100. The list of those exam
ined and the results of the examin
ationS are as follows:
Passed and Claimed Exemption
Clayton H. Willier, Gratz; Earl
w. Zerbe, Lykens; Robert E. Barto,
Elizabethville; Thomas II. Schreffler,
Wiconiscc; Guy r. Klinger Gratz;
Mike Yauasock. Wiconisco; Samuel
A. Kaster, WIconisco; Luther S.
Brink, Millersburg; Luka Soutick,
Wiconisco; Richard ]. Budd, Will
liamstown; Homer G. Deibler,
.Lykens; Irving A. Dressler. Millers-
burg; John H. Maiden, Williams
town; Michael Bluski, Williams
town; Harvey E. Unger, Lykens; AL
fred E. Sheib. Lykens; Cloyd e.
Wertz, Halifax; George G.. Halter,
Millersburg; Howad A. Burlington,
Elizabethville; Elmer II. Coleman,
Gratz:' Ralph II. Lands, Millers-
burg; Stanley C. Crisswell, Loyal
ton; Raymond r. Kissinger, Enter
line; Homer c. Halter, Gratz; Will
liam ]. Bateman, Wiconisco; Stan
ley NJ. Boltor, Elizabethville; Her.
man c. CorsnitZ, Halifax; Gordon A.
Matter, Lykcns; Rudolph J. Hirch,
Wiconisco, Harry White, Williams
town; George w. Hensel, Lykens
Blair a. Coleman, Wiconisco; Car
los Fl. Brosius. Millersburg; Walter
l. o.
Page. Millersburg; Charles n.
Welkcr. Spring Glen; Peter Kacheor,
Williamstown: Louis II. Miller, Will
lie mstown; Harry W. Waiver. Mil
fersburg: Forrest f. Schoffstall,
Lykens; Jonas H. Schreffler, Eliza
bethvillc; CLAYTON S. Evans, Lykens.
DiscIareeh-Earl X. Romberger.
Elizabethville; Curtin E. Bordner,
Elizabethville; Daniel L. Rutter,
Carsonville; Homer Neiman, Eliza
hethrille, Alvin c. Sheetz, Enterline;
Ferber l.. Kuhns, Millersburg; John
B. Shaffer. Millersburg; Charles w.
Coleman, Lykens; Harvey A. Koons.
I.ylsens; Eomer " Lebo, Elizabeth
Vile; Ray N. Musser Millersburg;
Ray G. Long, Millersburg; Ray L.
Zimmerman, Halifax; Patrick j.
Stakem. Williamstown; Emil Fromme
Williamstown; Harry Reisch, Hall
fax; Leroy w. Bolton. Elizabeth
vile; Elmer d. Hartman. Williams
town: James A Barrett, Lykens;
Harrison Il. Enders, Halifax; Daniel
c. Lawley. Elizabethville: Herbert
y. Clauser. Halifax; Damon r.
Shoop, Rerrysburg; Alvin A. Klinger,
Gratz; John ". Underkoffler. Pill
low: John ". Starr, Jr.. Millers-
Charles r. Sweigard. Halifax; John
Garlick, Wicon.sco; Peter ]. Adam
isk, Lykens; James r. Higgins.
Wiconisco; Joseph F. Krobath.
Wiconisco; 10y A. Miller. Loyalton;
Howard b. Bowman, Millersbur9;
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