Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-06


one rated even if all the men drafted
ware accepted. However it is pos
sible that some of these men will
DE exempted, but the majority will
have to serve their country in the
Army.
Contrary to the actions of nearly
all other big concerns the Steelton
plant of the Bethlehem Steel cor
poration made a statement to the
District Appeal Board signed by
Quincy Bent, general superintendent
In the statement which was made
public this morning the Steel COM
pany claims exemption for eleven
men of the 24S5 subject to draft
! and 423 examined. The Bethlehem
Company is reported as stating that
it would gladly allow the men to
20 and even if they were to lose
money they would only claim eXemp-
ton for the eleven men.
There are twenty departments in
the Steelton plant with between 35
and 1852 men employed. In many
of these departments exemptions
arc claimed for one, and the greatest
number in any department is two.
This statement is made public by
the district board in order that all
like corporations might furnish
similar information so that the
board may act intelligently on in
dustrial claims
The members of the board of
division two will meet this after
noon at two o'clock to act upon
exemptions and if possible to de-
termine those who will be members
of the first contingent to leave from
this district
This board was notified this morn
ing that an opinion had been given
during the past week by the At
torney General that all members of
the State Police are executive Off
GERS of the Commonwealth and
should be exempted. This notifca-
ton was signed by William H. Kel-
Ter first deputy attorney general.
The order affects only one man in
division two. William C. House.
worth. of this city being the only
member of the State Police exam
ined by this board He was ac-
cepted for the Army some time ago
and he will now have to file an
appeal from the action of the local
board If he wants to be exempted.
Al Steelton to-day twenty-five men
who had their names transferred to
the Steelton board were called
for examination and twenty-five
answered.
Most of these men were from
Georgia and are colored The board
is still examining the men who failed
to show up when first called and
will continue to do this until nearly
all the so-called slackers have put
in appearance The board will not
do any more examining unless il is
absolutely necessary, and begin
ming tomorrow will commence to
straighten things out to make a
final report to the district board.
Reach Camp Without Records
Colonel Sweeney. in charge of state
registration headquarters here, to-
day gave out the following state
ment:
Commanding officer. Camp Lee
has advised the Adjutant General
that men have been shipped to that
camp from Pennsylvania without
any accompanying records as re-
auired by mobilization regulations
The Adjutant General of the state
is advised that local boards will not
he given credit for any men sent to
camp without record papers. 1t is
important, therefore. that boards
herewith. Papers that should go
with the mon to camp are one copy
of each mans registration card, one
copy of physical examination for
each man and one copy of form
No. 1914 showing lists of names of
men actually forwarded to the mo-
bilization camps.
Local boards should also mail
similar copies to the adjutant of mo-
bilization camp"
officials at the Adiutant Generals
office to-day declared that the charge
made by the commanding officer at
Camp Lee that men had gone from
Pennsylvania without accompanying
records as required by mobilization
regulations did not apply to Pennsyl
vanians. According to information
here, no Pennsylvanians reached
Camp Lee yesterday.
Adjutant General Stewart said that
all Pennsylvanians had been routed
direct to Camp Lee and not to Pc
tersburg.