Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-19

py asking questions and endeavor,ng
~ ma out the disposition of their
hooa1'S VOW they are up in arms
they cannot be allowed immedietei,,
TO go TO Camp Meade.
1uert II. Free, clerk of the board.
mas peen receiving numerous Letters
IN each mail asking that ouick action
pe taken on the writer's claim To
tme writer was to be exempted. he
W mahteu 10 know 1t right away; If not.
ne ne wanted to be among the first
Oener correspondents to the board
49,, wone WiIiIhg TO waive all claims for
exemption and leave. AS nrovision
mas peen made in the draft rules and
regulations for these cases S,Iarl-
rree hustled and fixed up large
isn huIlper Oh men so that they either
IerI , iof camp Meade this morning or
VIII leaVe Tomorrow morning.
Get Their Wish
one case in particular was that
1i three men employed by the Mid
oaietoWn Car Works. These men had
ieu iiIeu industrial exemption claims
packed up by affidavits from their
enlpIoyer. Suddenly they appeared
YESTERDAY at the Capitol and waived
an claims for exemption and will
'.NAt hhS ilISI contingent from
the Steelton division.
In addition to acting upon tbese
clalms the appeal board YESTERDAY
aoueu on many cases from Franklin
county NO. 1, Lebanon No. Q Hunf-
lngdon and part of Perry.
one hundred men reported this
AFTERNOON at 2 o'clock at the head
quarters of the PaXtang Board in
Ihe Dauphin building. These men
are the ones that will leave Harris
ourg tomorrow morning for Camp
Meaoe as representatives of the Sec
ond district of Dauphin county.
Practically all of the quota reported
ana these were allowed to leave un-
uer the promise that they would re-
turn at o'clock tomorrow morning.
Ihey were advised as to what was
necessary for them to carry as wear
ing apparel and also for comfort.
rms board is busy sending out ad-
dltlonal calls for examinations for
three hundred more men who will
report sometime next week.
AT Steelton everything is in readi-
ness Tor the men to leave promptly
ported Tor service yesterday morning
l26 strong. They were excused after
the parade last evening until to-
morrow morning at o'clock when
they will report at the headquarters
or the draft board. At 8 O'clock
they Will leave in two special cars
and will meet the boys of District
No. at Market Square. They will
attend the celebration held in their
honor in this city and will entrain at
the Pennsylvania station at II
o'clock.
The Steelton board to-day exam
ln16 the n I'M 80
that Were called for examination,
Ninety were summoned for to-day
and this will complete the examina-
ton. The full quota of ESQ is ex-
pected to be secured from the 1000.
Four doctors were on the examining
board this morning and are as fol-
lows: Drs. w. F. Kirkpatrick, High,
spire; II. II. Rhoads, Middletown; j.
X. Plank and B. T. Dickinson, of
Steelton.
The Elizabethville board took a
day off to-day following the sending
away of their first contingent this
morning. The board will resume
examinations the latter part of this
week, and will continue until the
tull quota of 1913 has been secured.
Must Adhere to Quotas
State draft registration headquar-
lSIS lO-udy IeIeBfapneu 10 all local
draft boards to adhere to the quotas
designated for them in the original
entrainment orders as the railroads
cannot take care of increased sf>--
ments without definite information.
A number of the local boards failed
to report whether they could send
from two to five extra men to make
up for shortages in other districts.
Local boarIs which will be short
the quotas to send to-day and the
next four days were to-day wired to
report the shortages to State head
quarters Immediately.
Several boards telegraphed to-day
that they could not get the men re-
quired within the time designated
and asked extensions. No orders
were given on this inquiry, but If
boards can not get the men in time
for the special trains they are to
forward them on regular trains and
start them to camp as rapidly as pos
sible.
The headquarters to-day received
a telegram to the effect that when
men who did not respond when called
report to the Adjutant General by
telegraph, letter or in person and are
plainly disqualified they are to be
sent to the nearest local board for
examination. In the case of men not
apparently disqualified they are to
be sent direct to the catftonment and
not given physical examination by