Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 35, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 February 1918 — ARMY CAMP BOXING INSTRUCTORS NOT EXEMPTED FROM DRAFT [ARTICLE]

ARMY CAMP BOXING INSTRUCTORS NOT EXEMPTED FROM DRAFT

The district' exemption board has refused Willie Ritchie’s claim that he should not be put in class one under the new. questionnaire, on the ground that he is “in the military service.” The board ruled that boxing instructors Are not in the military service, and are subject to draft, the same as other individuals.