Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 193, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 August 1917 — Fowler Editor Exempted By the District Board. [ARTICLE]

Fowler Editor Exempted By the District Board.

The appeal conscription board sitting at Laporte seems to be very liberally inclined toward married men who were drafted into the service by the county conscription boards. Forty-five men have been released who were passed by the local board at Fowler and to whom exemptions were refused. Among the number is John R. McCullough, editor of the Benton Review, who made a claim for exemption that was turned down. The local board certified him to the district board as follows: “John R. McCullough—Married, no children. W. I. McCullough, father of claimant, owns 250 aeres of Benton county land. Father of claimant welt able to take care of wife in case he is called to war.” Harry Comley, reference to whom was made earlier in the week, and who is the proprietor of a furniture store and undertaking establishment at Fowler, was granted an exemption by the district board after the county board had refused his claim. He has a wife and child and was expecting to make a big financial sacrifice if called to war.