Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 208, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 September 1917 — Many Personal Appeals Are Being Made at LaPorte. [ARTICLE]

Many Personal Appeals Are Being Made at LaPorte.

From twenty-five to seventy-five persons each day are reported to be going to LaPorte from the twenty counties comprising District No. 1, to appear before the appeal board in support of their claims for exemption. Few of these see any member of the board because under the rules laid down by the government the appeal board decides all cases entirely on the affidavits submitted. The appeal board is making every effort to certify to each local board a sufficient number of men for the quota that goes to Camp Taylor this week.