Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 150, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 July 1918 — 75 CALLED, ONLY 27 AVAILABLE [ARTICLE]

75 CALLED, ONLY 27 AVAILABLE

Brook Reporter. The call for 75 men to go on July 22nd, caused quite a stir in this county. , , ~ It specifies they' must be of tne 1917 registration and men only of Class One. As we have only 27 men left in Class One in the registration of 1917, the board immediately communicated with the Adjutant General to see if some error had not been made, as the call of Indiana for 7,000 men usually would take about 18 from this county. The answer was to take 75 men from Class One 1917, and be sure and send them. The local board thinks that there may yet be some error as we have only the 27 under this call that can qualify. x . It seems that in May our list of No. One men had over 100 in it, and a list of these were furnished the department by wire, but since that time this board has inducted 81 from this number, besides those who have volunteered. The 1918 boys have not yet been sent their order numbers and so the board cannot call them and examine them. This call especially states that no men from deferred classes are to be called.