Evening journal., 1917-10-09
GETTING DRAFT ARMY
UNDER Difficulties
Exemption Board Members
and Assistants Have Troub-
le to Keep Warm
DISTRICT BOARD
WILL SIT TOMORROW

Life In the trenches has nothing
on the life in the old Court House.
where the District Exemption Board
and the four local boards have their
headquarters, according TO the mem
bers of the boards today. The old
building was much like a barn In
side as far as heat was concerned.
and the board members, together
we're having a hard time trying 10
keep warm.
II appears the heating apparatus in
The building has never been dlsmantled
and is stlll in working order. but
there is no coal In the cellar. The MEM
bers OF the exemption boards have been
trying TO find out who has jurisdiction
over the place so they could make an
appeal for coal and heat. The Park
Board. it is understood, has charge OF
The building The boards may petition
council to furnish coal.
The members Of the District (State)
Exemption Board will resume its sit
tings this afternoon for the cons'dera-
ton of a long list Of provost marshal
appeals.
Board No. ? wishes 10 return IT'S
thanks to Brandywine Lodge No. 4,
Shield OF Honor, for its contribution
OF cc.sh to the fund bang taken to
defray expenses incident to the send
off TO be given the next contingent OF
drafted men when they leave for
Camp Dix.
The following men havev been
certified hack to local Board No. 8
by the District Board for military
service: Edward II. Cobbart No. 1927
West Second street; Rollin Hall
Goodman. No. 911 Reed street; John
Bennett. No. 926 French street; Cliff
ford T.. Morton, No. 5O7 West Fourth
street
An error was made yesterday in an
nouncing the reason for the eXemp-
ton Of Beah de Bourgh Robinson. His
name appeared In a list OF men exc
empted because they were married
when as a matter Of fact he was cX-
emptcd because he is already in the
military service.
Local Board No. . has certified .EC
following for military service: Willis
p. Wright, No. 1920 Jessup street and
Earl f. Lloyd, No. 1916 Washington
street
This board also discharged Charles T.
Miller, No. 1906 Walnut street for ply
steal reasons. Walter Starting, No
1914 Peoples street, passed the physi-
cal test and illed a claim for eXcmp-
lion.
The following men are notified tha'
there are letters waiting for them al
the offices Of local exemption boart
No. ., and the men may have then
by calling: Bayard Jackson. No. Al.
East Ninth street Thomas c. Davis, No
10 East Seventh street. The letters
were sent to the above addresses an'
returned with the notation that ih'
men were not there.
The publication Of the names o
men styled as slackers has had M
result Of bringing fve men to a reall
zation OF the position they are IN
Those five men reported yesterday u
Exemption Board No. z. and were re
ferred to the adjutant general. He, II
turn, when ne learned the circum
stances, sent the men back TO IN
board with the suggestion that they D.
examined.
The following cases have been an
n0unced by the district board follow
ing the meeting yesterday:
Exemption claims allowed: Thoma
NJ. Smith, Rose Hill; Hugh A. Horts
Montchanin. The above cases wer
APPEALED from the decision Of the loca
board Of New Castle county.
The following cases were appeale
to the district board by the proves
marshal general from the decision O
the local board Of New Castle county
at Newark, the decision OF the loca
board being affirmed and the parue
discharged from military service:
Felix Brown, New Castle.
Roland w. Nichols. Marshallton.
Harvey b. Brown. Marshallton.
George W. Baker, New Castle.
John b. Allen, New Castle.
Oscar David, Townsend.
CLYDE Lester ShoclSley Newark.
Harry A. Boulder, stanton
Thomas johnson, New Castle.
Wallace Thomas, Porters.
Oscar Dill, Newark.
Irwin Schrader, Summit Bridge.
Ernest o. I.undgrcn. 23Ol Jessr
street, Wilmington.
Walter B. Manuel Edge Moor.
Michael +. Rodgers, 207 Harmon
street, New Castle.
Ernest Foraker. Forest.
Delbert /. Simpers. Newark.
Robert +. McClelland, Newark.
Joseph c. Rossell New Castle.
Charles +. Schrader, Porters
Edmund r. Hawke. HOckessin.
William Doveland Nixon, RichardsC