Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-26
DRAFT BOARD CLERK
GOES TOCAMP MEADE
So Many Asked Exemption He
Got Himself Advanced
to Class 1
PREPARING FOR BIG HIKE
Division Getting Ready for War
Maneuver Which Includes Cap
4 ture of Baltimore
Bu a star Correspondent


Camp Meade. Admiral. Nd, March 26.
'T am just a little ahead of time,
pcrhaps out of turn. but SO many men
asked exemption that Just asked to
I'm here"
This Is how John Di Clio, of Norris
town, Pa. explained his arrival In the
l54th Depot Brigade.
Di Clio was a teacher In his home city
for many years. court interpreter.
and served as chief clerk for Norris
town draft board. For various rea-
sons" said Di Clio, "many men wanted
to be exempted. Most of them had
dependents, and in filing their claims
they appeared before me. 1 got rather
tired listening to the claims and made
up my mind that as ] was of army
age, / might as well go first as last.
So I told my draft board officials to
transfer me from Glass 3 to Glass l..
And then my name was reached and
/ reached Camp Meade In short ORDER
Samuel NJ. Lapenta. of Norrlstown.
followed the example of hi Clio and is
now quartered in the same barracks
with the draft official. In another week
they will be assigned to regular units
and begin their training for sevice "over
there"
Norristown has sent many of her sons
into the service and on the honor roll
are many Italian names. Some of the
Italians are not getting their first in
y PRODUCTION to army service. for they
have had experience In the army of King
Emmanuel.
One Of this group. and he is new
) conner, Is Nazareno Capellette. who
served the Italian colors during the
Turkish-Italian war. He won two war
medals. He came to this country at the
close of that war, but Is now eager to
DO his bit. II fought for Italy" he said
! when discussing his war experience to-
day. "and will fight just as hard for
America"
With the big hike TO Baltimore less
than two weeks away, the division Is
working at top speed to prepare itself
for that event, and until the three days
war maneuver is executed but few new
wrinkles will be tried. for the division
COMMANDERS feel that the time is needed
to tune UP the men and machinery.
The embryo lieutenants in the officers
training camp were scheduled to do in.
tensive trench work today, but an elev-
enth-hour shift altered the program. In.
stead of going into the bitches for wal
battle practice. the students will con.
tinue their marching, rifle and bayonet
routine.
Three newcomers In the 15ith Depot
Brigade have been given permanent as
signments. James A. +. Glover goes to
the cooks and bakers school: Daniel
p. Collins goes to the 304th Field Signal
Battalion and George Schmidt, Jr.. is
given a place In the shoe repair shCI
that is part of the Quartermaster's
& Corps.
William G. Fulton, of the Medical De-
x partment, Sanitary Detachment. has
\ been placed on the inactive list in order
that he can return to resume his studies
IN the University of Maryland Medica
S School Ellis L. Harmed. ,Jr.. 304th Fielt
Signal Battalion, who was sent to CAM
BY Local Draft Board No. 8. Philadel
pfAa, has been discharged because o.
physical defects. Captain William Il
+ Taylor. who has been attached to thu
3i5th Infantry. was today transferred
\ to the 304th Engineers.
For disobeying superior officer
( Private Walter NJ. Griffin, Battery c.
\ sbist Field Artillery (colored), has beer
pent to military prison for ten years
According to the finding OF court
\ martial the negro soldier refused to ODE!
the command of Colonel w. f. Cole, whit
ordered him to tamp clay in the stable