Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 72, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 April 1918 — INJURE SELVES TO AVOID DRAFT, IS ODD CHARGE [ARTICLE]

INJURE SELVES TO AVOID DRAFT, IS ODD CHARGE

Milwaukee. Charged with having inflicted personal injuries upon themselves in an effort to evade the draft, Edgar and Arthur Berth, twin sons of a Millersville farmer, have been brought here by the federal officials. One boy is minus a toe, while the other has lost the index finger on one hand. Both youths claim they were accidentally injured while chopping wood.