Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-07-28
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erals office, these lists will not in
clude any enlisted man who enlisted
after June so. but will include those
in membership in the command on
April /, 1917, and all who enlisted
between April l and June so, 1917.
The regulations provide that the
application shall be to the eighteen
cities in Pennsylvania of thirty thou
sand or more population and to
counties exclusive of these eighteen
cities.
Adjutant General Stewart to-day
issued orders to the commanding
officers of each unit in the Guard TO
furnish him with the unit roll, Civ
ing the name, post office address,
county and city of each enlisted man.
These rolls will be made the basis of
recalculation as to credits to be as
signed each city and county.
Colonel Sweeney made it clear that
no credits will be permitted for en-
listments after June so. Nor will
there be any credit for enlistments
in the navy or marine corps. Be-
cause of the great labor involved
there will be change in the rul-
ing of the provost marshal generals
office which divides enlistment
credits between cities having 10000
or more population and counties.
In effect the new ruling will help
the county districts. AS the credits
now stand all enlistments are given
to the cities where the Guard unit
was organized, although in many in
stances the recruiting was done
largely in county districts.
Colonel Sweeney also stated to-day
that the War Department has agreed
TO change its credits for enlistments
where 1t can be shown that the quo
tas demanded has been based on mis-
taken figures.
Refuse Man Not Registered
a Steelton man who was in Cana
da at the time of the registration of
war subjects on June 5, last, and
who failed to register. applied at
the recruiting office here yesterday
TO enlist in the army. but was re-
fused because he could not produce
a registration receipt.
Tke applicant promised to en-
list and said he would hav a recruit
ing officer along when he registered
so as to satisfy the draft board of
his intentions.
Draft Board Meet
All the six Dauphin county draft !!
exemption boards met this morn !
ing in the City Council chamber in |
the courthouse to exchange views as
TO how the draft laws are to be /
worked out. None of them has yet /
received the master list of numbers |
drawn at Washington, but all a
greed that the lists probably will be |
IN their hands on Monday by which /
time they will begin their work.
The first three days will be con-
fined to making five or half a dozen |
copies of those of the numbers that /
affect Dauphin county and on the /
third day notices will be sent out /
10 the drafted men telling them when |
and where to appear for eXamina-
ton. 1t was the opinion of the 1
boards that no conscripts will be eX-
ampted or discharged until after !
they have undergone the physical !
examination; no matter whether 4
the applicant is crippled, blind. deaf ,
and dumb or dying. The eXamina- |
ton will be made for statistical pur- |
poses. OF course, men so manned or |
afflicted will be exempted or dis |
charged.
Examine All Aliens
Aliens will be examined physic- !
ally too, no matetr whether they |
are later exempted, so will men /
claiming industrial exemptions. But /
the local boards merely will furnish |
the blanks TO men claiming indus !
rial exemptions and will not con- |
sider such claims. To make such /
claims the appeal must be made to 1
he district board within seven days |
after notice is given to report for ex- /
animation and the conscripts will be /
allowed ten days additional in which |
10 file reasons supporting their |
claims.
In the city, where no conscripts !
are called for the first army because !
already has furnished |
her quota the draft boards first /
work merely will consist of the pre- |
oaration of the lists showing the or
ier in which the Dauphin county |
men were drawn in the draft