Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-13
COUNTY'S QUOTA WILL
BE READY WEDNESDAY
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and the latest reports indicate the
full quota will be ready.
The Paxtang board which is con-
ceded to be in the best shape of the
three boards, has five over the nee
essary number required, ninety five
having been certified by the appeal
board and sent back to this board.
This board is busy examining the
last of three hundred that were sum-
moned on the third call. Indications
point to three hundred more being
called,
Steelton Has III Ready
At Steelton the board has certified
228 men including 81 colored. This
leaves III that are ready for Sep
tember 10. The board certified 81
on August 80, 100 on September
10, and 101 September 12. The speed
ing up of the work at this board
during the past few days secured the
necessary number of men and as a
result matters have taken a change
for the better.
The 40 per cent. to leave Wednes-
day will take practically all the men
that have been certified by this
'Odiu anu the llSl Oh Illeu 10 tcdNS
with the second contingent is taking
up the remaining time of the board
1t is probable that by next week it
Will be known whether or not more
men are needed. If so the board is
preparing to issue another call. AL
ready 917 have been examined.
There were no examinations at the
headquarters of the Elizabethville
board to-day. BY mistake calls
We're issued for 100 men to appear
for tomorrow and these will have
working overtime making out a list
OF the men who are to make up the
hrst. Already they have certified
thirty-seven men and are anxiously
awaiting action of the appeal board
In order to get the other thirty three
TO make the 45 per cent. A shortage
of call papers prevents further ex-
aminations until next week.
The appeal board in full was not
late yesterday after a two days sss-
late yesterday after two days ses-
sion. Yesterday the board acted on
forty-seven claims from Fulton coun-
ty. OF this number the majority were
refused, although thirteen were al
lowed. The board will meet again
Monday morning at 9 o'clock and in
the meantime expect to clean up the
matter of securing the As per cent.
Tor the first contingent from this dis
trict.
Up to District Board
officials at state draft registration
headquarters to-day declared that it
was up to district boards to certify
names of enough men 10 make the
quota of drafted men to start for
Camp Meade by next Wednesday
morning and that they had been so
notified by telephone and telegraph.
1t was declared by w. G. Murdoch,
the disbursing officer, who is in
charge of the headquarters in the
absence of Colonel Frank G.. Swee-
ney, that local draft boards had re-
ported that the district boards were
slow in certifying names and that
they had been asking that names be
hurried so that arrangements for the
shipment of the men could be made
Making Up Schedules
Mr.. Murdoch said that draft head
quarters was merely carrying out the
orders of the War Department in
announcing the changes in quotas to
be started for Camp Meade next
Wednesday and that the urgent mes
sages sent to district boards were to
insure the start of the men. Dis
trict boards are required to certify
the names and the War Department
will look to them to do so.
The train schedules for the move
ment of the men on Wednesday and
the four succeeding days are being
made up to-day by military, draft
and railroad officials.
Seven Make No Claims
The draft board of the third divi-
sion at Elizabethville yesterday ex-
amined fifty-three men. OF this
number thirty-four passed. and nine
teen were discharged. There were
twenty-siX claims for exemption and
seven no. claims. Seven men failed
examining men at the rate of fifty
per day all during the week. and ex-
pect to complete work by Saturday.
The result of yesterdays work is as
follows: Passed and claimed exemp-
tion, Joseph J. Kramer, Williams
town; Ross l.. Bowman, Lykeps;
Frank Motyka. Williamstown; John
c. Miller, Halifax; Harry S. Forney.
Halifax; Allen f. Willard, Gratz;
August H. Grosser, Wiconisco; Harry
L. LentZ, Baskerville; Earl A. Rick
ert, Williamstown; Allen f. Lebo,
Lykens; Harry Hoffman, Williams
town; Harry C. Umholtz, Wiconisco; (;
Leo H. Hentz, Williamstown; John
f. Heckert, Berrysburg; Edward l..
Seal. Millersburg; Harry F. Hoover,
Royalton; George ]. Kolvick, Wico-
nisco; William NJ. Laudermilch,
Elizabethville: Charles S. Rowe,
Wiconisco; Forrest Evans, Wico-
nisco; William C. Whitcomb, Will
liamstown; Melvin G. Furman, Wico-
nisco; Claude A. Warfield, Elizabeth
ville Chauncey c. Saliday, Millers-
burg. Passed and claimed no ex-
emption Robert K. Kline, Millers-
burg; George A. Lentz, Millersburg;
Francis L. Gelnett, Millersburg;
George H. Messner, Paxton; William
e. Mahoney, Wiconisco; Ralph E.
Kuntzelman, Millersburg; Harry l..
Kuntzelman, Millersburg.
Discharged: Francis o. Klinger,
Lykens; Oscar II. Wertz, Elizabeth
Vile; Samuel S. Snyder, Elizabeth
Vile; Harry p. Rothermel, Millers-
burg; F. Reed Collier. Elizabethville;
Arthur c. Warfel, Millersburg
Charles l. Tressler, Elizabethville
Edwin II. Crow, Lykens; Harry A.
berger, Gratz; Thomas E. Kissinger,
bert c. Hoy, Millersburg; Daniel w.
Gonder, Baskerville; william ].
Reisch, Millersburg; Irwin B. Jury
Wiconlsco; George f. Hoffman
Elizabethville; Phillip S. Etzweiler
Halifax; David c. BiXler, Fisherville
Tho list of 102 names sent to the
appeal board by the Steelton board
for certification follows:
Earl Donyram, Nikola Klipa. Steel