The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-16
Appeal Board Turns Down His
Plea for Exemption.
Sixteen Other Appeals Denied
at Today's Sitting.
NO FAvORS BEING SHOWN
Farmers and Bankers Look
Alike to High Tribunal.
Only Eight Exemptions Sus-
tanned by the Board.


Name County Exemption Claim
Oliver Oswald. Atehison. Agriculture.
Charles Edward Paige, Atchison. Agricul-
Walter Melvin Hoffman, Atchison, Agricul-
ture.
James Harrison Henry. Atchison, Agri-
Leon aDniel Rule. Atchison. Agriculture.
FRANC George Nordhus, Nemaha. Agri-
Bernard Valentine Glotzbaeh. wabaunsee.
Agriculture
Jacob Ellis. Wabaunsee, Agriculture
Frank Russell Rice, Wabaunsee. appealed,
Agriculture.
Labe Bradley. wabaunsee. appealed. labor
Frank Henry Knoebber. wabaunsee. ap-
| Charles G. Dix, Arena. Colo. appeal from
Shawnee. dependents.
John William McCourt, Atchison. Agri-
William Diehl. wabaunsee. Agriculture
Burt Francis johnson, Wabaunsee, Agri-
James Northrup, Pottawatomie. AgricuI-
ture.
Exempted From Service
Frank Lester Hum. Atchison. Agriculture.
August Mantle, jr., Atchison. Agriculture.
William Christian Stutz, Atchison. Agricui-
Joseph $: Barnett. Usage. Agriculture
Warren True Underwood. Atehison. Agri-
James william Conlon, Atchison. AgricuI-
ture.
John Trompeter. Atchison. Agriculture.
Frank J. Reardon, Leavenworth. Agricul-
ture.
Seventeen new Sammies We're added
to the new national army today when
the district appeal board in Topeka
| denied exemptions to seventeen of the
| % conscripts whose exemption claims
were reviewed. Agriculture again re-
| ceived a severe shock when the appeal
board refused claims except on posi-
tive showings of active farming activ-
tiles. No distinction was drawn be-
Tween the banker, the merchants. the
farmer, the baker or the candlestick
maker. In fact the board reached out
and made a soldier of Quenemo's only
| bread, pie and cake moulder.
Eight men won exemptions-or
| slightly less than one-third of the
claims considered. All of the men.
| however, made positive showings of
real farming. There was 10 half way
| ground in the stand which the board
took in its rulings Where exemp-
| lions were claimed because of depend
ents on the farm, the board took
look at the family record to find an
elder brother or someone not subject
to draft who might take over the bur
dens.
Send Minister to Farm.
An evidence of the positive stand
of the appeal board was shown in the
exemption claim of Charles Hauer, of
Wabaunsee county, whose mother GER
titled that the son was needed at
home to direct affairs on a 200-acre
farm. But the appeal board found an
elder son engaged in the ministry. So.
with a kindly suggestion that the elder
son divide his time between the min
istry and the farm, young Hauer was
placed on the list of new soldiers.
One drafted man sent an appeal to
the board today for relief from army
service because he shutters. F. d. CO.
burn, chairman of the board, ruled
would not be done with his mouth and
the claim for exemption was denied
Quenemo Loses Baker.
Quenemo, Usage county, loses it's
baker thru the call to the colors- Ben
c. Miller, who supplies the town with
bread and hand decorated pies and
cakes wanted to stay in Quenemo and
look after the army at home He 10
the towns only baker. But someone
not eligible to draft must bake for
Quenemo and Miller must go to France,
. where he may have a chance to bake
for the Sammies.
, 1t is probable that fifty exemption
claims will be disposed of during the
, day. The board is working in execu-
tive session and men with exemption
. claims are required to file their ella; ms
in the form of affidavits supported by
, at least two residents of their home
county. Charles G. Dix of Arena.
. Colo, registered in Topeka. applied
ty board, but was today selected tor
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