Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-21
IL OF 81 WHO
ARE EEXAMINED
EAGER TO SERVE
Only Small Number From
First And Third Districts
Willing to Go

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amined by the first and third county
division draft exemption boards
passed and will not claim exemption
from servicein the new National
Army.
OF this number three were from
the third district, and eight from
the first. Members of the first divi-
sion board said at noon to-day they
will be compelled to call more men
to fill their quota of 255. When the
call will be sent was not decided.
The board will begin passing on ex-
emption claims on Friday upon the
completion of examinations of the
first 510 men notified to appear.
Word was received to-day that
William Spears had been held in
Wisconsin pending investigation as
to when he will be wanted before
the board. His order number for
the call is 1247, but with the many
men claiming exemption. Charles
c. Cumbler, president of the board
said he may be wanted within the
next two weeks.
Russian Wants to Enlist
Sam Komer. aged 20. of Middle
town, who is a Russian by birth, ap-
piled to the first board to-day TO
enlist in the Army. He was directed
to recruiting headquarters in this
city. Komer said he has a brother
in service and wants to fight for
Uncle Sam because the United States
is fighting for the same reason as
Russia.
Thirty eight men were examined
this morning at Steelton: eight being
accepted; seven failing to pass physi-
cally: and the others claiming ex-
emption.
Twenty-three were examined by
the third county board: three being
accepted; eight failing physically
and twelve claiming exemption.
Third District Results
Results of the third district ex-
aminations yesterday follow:
Passed-Samuel Pell, Roy Long,
Harry Gensert and Charles Baker.
Rejected-Daniel Jones, Harry w.
Hoffman, William ID. Klinger, James
Reem, Reese Williams, Homer
Shadle, Harold Burger, Ralph Con
der, George Shut, John Fowler,
Julius Bair. Thomas A Hoffman
and Charles A. Zimmerman
Asked eXemption-Barton Myers,
Charles d. Snyder, Jacob Umholtz,
Robert Hummer, Charles Wilmer,
Clarence Stoneroad. Albert Snyder
Fred Meckley, Joseph Deibler. John
Harris, Harry Wade, Rozer Frank,
Charles l. Zimmerman, Albert Rom
berger, Clarence Schwalen, Lloyd
Matter, Lewis Matter, William Shaf-
fer, James Bowman. Jay Brusius.
Leroy Rowe. William Harris Miller
and Harry Weaver.
Time extended - Harry Weist,
broken leg.
The following were examined by
the draft exemption board for the
third city division: Frank o. Con-
ner, Grantsburg ILL.,, rejected, phys.
ically deficient; Jonas Z. Carter, coll
ored, Houston, Texas. accepted; Rob-
ert c. Barber, colored, Brooklyn,
y. Y, accepted.
May Hold Commissions
State draft and registration head
quarters to-day announced receipt of
ruling from Washington that there
was nothing to prevent a drafted
man from serving as an officer in the
United States Army If he receives a
commission or to act as an army
clerk. 1t was held that pending ac-
ton upon applications for such po-
sitions the man must appear when
called and undergo examination.
Such men will be credited to their
districts IN the following quota.
The headquarters to-day reiterated
that members of local boards are to
consider themselves as drafted for
the service of the nation in their
capacities as much as the man called
for the army. They will not be ex-
empted except for grave reasons and
must serve.
Members of district appeal boards
must apply to the Governor for al
lowances fer clerical and other ex-
penSes.
The district appeal boards will
meet at the Senate chamber at the
Capitol tomorrow afternoon with an
officer of the provost marshal gen.
erals department