Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 34, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 July 1917 — DRAFTED SHOULD AWAIT CALL [ARTICLE]

DRAFTED SHOULD AWAIT CALL

Ample Notice Will Be Given Those Who Should Appear* The young men of Jasper county have no occasion for undue anxietj 7 as to their appearance for examination under the military draft. According to the best information obtainable the quota for this county for the first national army, after credits for enlistments in national guard and regular army have been given, will be fifty-six. This is a much larger number than expected, but enlistments since June 30, 1917, in either do not count, and quite a number of the members of Company M are from Newton and adjoining counties, which cuts the number down that are credited to our own county. It is estimated that about 50 per cent of all drafted men will be exempted or disqualified, therefore about 112 —the first 112 drawn regardless of their draft number-will be summoned for examination on the first call. It will be well for each man to ascertain the order in which he will be called, although individual notice will be mailed to each by the exemption board five days at least before they are to appear for examination. When the examinations are completed the men who have been accepted will be instructed as to what course they are to pursue. It was expected that the mobilization would take place about the first of September, but the date will be announced definitely later on. In the meantime the men who are accepted will be at liberty to pursue their usual vocations until the call for mobilization comes. There has been no intimation as to w-hen the second increment will be called, but it will probably be several months at least. Probably not over 1,25 at most will be called in Jasper county for examination to securfe ■ the fifty-six* needed, and all those whose numbers were drawn beyond this number—in regular order, understand, not by draft number —need give themselves no concern whatever, as they will not be called up for examination even until the next call is made for troops, when they will be called in regular order in the same order as drawn now. The war department has ruled that the ranks of the regular army and national guard are open for the enlistment of drafted men upuntil the day the names of such drafted _men are posted to appear. In apportioning draft quotas, credit, was given for all voluntary enlistments prior to June 30, but there has been no indication w-hether credits will, be given for men coming in since that date. An average of more than 1,000 men a day has been reported by the regular recruiting stations alone, and counting the National Guard, it is probable that the vol*, untary system has provided Close to ' 50,000 men of the 687,000 called for under the draft as necessary to fill up the regulars and guard and create the first increment of the national army. . No announcement has been made as to what disposition will be made of this excess of credits, but it is en-

tirely likely that in the end every man who enlists voluntarily will reduce by one the quota of his home district. The following list comprises the men in Jasper county who were drawn among the first 2,000 numbers taken, and they will be liable for examination in the order in which their names appear below. No. 258 being first, 458 second and so on; 258 CARROLL .WESLEY LEATHERMAN, South precinct, Carpenter towmship. 4 58— FRED ELAM ROBEY, Gillam township. 85 4—ELLERT EDWARD SHUMAKER, Marion No. 3. 1095 —GROVER MIRT CREAGMILE, Kankakee township. 783 —EVERETT WALKER, Newton township. 1117— CHARLES NATHAN WEBB, Union, South. 8 37—JOHN HENRY LUERS, Mar-

ion No. 3. 337 —FLOYD LANDIS TANNER, Barkley, West. 676 —WILLIAM KLINNERT, Jordan township. 275 CHARLES A. GUTTRICH, Carpenter, South. 509 JEFF RANDOLPH, Barkley, East. 564 ABRAM KEYZER, Keener township. 945 EMIL WILEY HANLEY, Marion No. 1. 596 THOMAS SWART, Keener. 536 ARTHUR BABE CAVENDISH, Barkley, East. 548 —ROSS BURLING ROBBINS, Barkley, East. , ■ 12 6—HIENRY W. CORDS, Hanging Grove. 784.—JOHN DUGGINS, Newton. 755 WILLIAM E. KEENER, Marion N°- 4107—JOHN KAUFFMAN/ Union, North. 616—HENRY VAN WIENEN, Keener. _ * ■■■?■'■ 373 —GEORGE WILLIAM BURN- . -HARDT, Carpenter, West. 775 EDGAR F. DUVALL, Marion

No. 4. 486 —MELVIN LONG, Gillam. 692 ROBERT H. HURLEY, Jordan. 600 —DIRK VANDER BE NT, Keener. 810— JAMES KRIZ, Newton. 50 7—CLARENCE B O W M A N , Barkley, East. 309 CLAUDE . G. MAXWELL, Carpenter, South. 437 —FRBD BERT WAGNER, Carpenter, East. 604 JEFFERSON EARL COOPER, Keener. 43 WILLIAM OTT, Walker. /'. 1066 —HARRY L. D. MILNER, Marion No. 2. " 924 GEORGE G. CASEY, Marion No. 1. 420—TEDDY MILLER, Carpenter " East. 1014— ORVAL .. HAMILTON CHISLER, Marion No. 2. 514 SAMUEL WILBUR, Barkley East. ■ 433- —BEN MAY, Carpenter East.

10— CLYDE H. FISHIER, Milroy. 1045 ROY MELVIN BURCH, Marion No. 2L 1031— GEORGE F. MOORE, Marion No. 2. 487 HAROLD FARIS* PULLINS, Gillam. 797—RAY DONALD ANDERSON, _ Newton. 140—JOHN A. MOOSMILLER, Hanging Grove. 432—HENRY RAY MILNER, Carpenter East. 18 —CHARLES C. SOMMERS, Milroy. C 5 2—WILLIE IRVIN PLOTTE, Jordan. 927 —WILLIAM R. MARTIN, Marion No. 1. 739— j. LEO M. MUTTER, Jordan. 601— EDWARD SEKEMA, Keener. 1146 —LEE W. RARIDAN, Union South. 1103—JOHN SHANNON D’ARMOND, Kankakee. 60 6—ALBERT HENRY ROSING, Keener. 182 — JOSEPH E. HALLETT, Wheatfield. 513 —V E R N O N R OS COE STEARNS. Barkley East. 4 6—LAWRENCE LEE M’DANIEL, Walker. 1020— WILLIAM E. MARLIN, Marion No. 2. 1099—JOHN WILLIAM MILLS, J Kankakee. 223 —LOUIS W. MISCH, Wheatfield. 11 7—John Walstra. Union 602 John G. Kooy, Keener 39 o—Ernest Smith; Carpenter 75 Evert John Kimble, Union 772—Harry Hays, Marion 721 —Frank Earl Biggs, Marion 786-—Joseph J. Thomas, Newton 280—Frank W. Goss, Carpenter 972—Carl Weickum, Marion 983—Louis Anthony Miller, Marion 757 —Othel Caldwell, Marion 9 6 6—Woodhull Irvin Spitler, Marion. 86 B—William Hampton Minniear. Marion 332—Joseph Francis Nagel, Barkley West ° 3 79 —Crawford Lytle Bates, Carpenter 54 2—Herman Goepp, Barkley East 194—Lottis S. Franklin, Wheatfield 874—DelSvan -J. Babcock, Marion 552- —John William Erwin, Bark- - ley 298—Orval W. Baxter, Carpenter 6 75 —Jesse Harrison Beecher, Jordan 1148 —Menno Simeon Chupp, Union 34 8> —Otha Spriggs Barkley 982—Jerry Abram Branson, Marion 726—Joseph Roesch Marion 15—John R. Shields, Milroy 905 —Glen Overly Marion 933 —Firman Thompson, Marion. 452—James O. Thomas, Carpenter 355 —Louis J. DeMoss, Barkley 530 —Samuel E. Brandenburg, Barkley 8 09 —John Friz Newton 1114—Charles P. Potter, Union 6 4 s—Oscar Joseph Paquette, Jordan 218—Oscar J. Stembel, Wheatfield 620 —Frank Lewis Mhiser, Keener 550—Perry Frank Naylor, Barkley 574 —Tunis Snip, Jr., Keener 31—Homer Meyers, Walker 981 —Clarence Vorne Sayers, Marion 770 —Albert Ross Ramey, Marion 8 82—Fletcher Downs Minniear, Marion 6 7 7—Harold Leo Fidler, Jordan 749 —Orla Clouse, Marion Second Thousand Drawn 525 —Clarence Albert Garriott, Barkley 760—C. Arthur Battleday, Marion 183— George R. Larue, Wheatfield 56—Fred R. Hine, Walker s—Charles Marchand, Milroy

792—John Lonergan, Newton 350- —George Rex Ott, Barkley 54^—Frank John Boes, Walker 8 70—Grant Lutes, Marion 549—0tt0 Arthur Schwanke, Barkley 1132—Preston Henry, Union . 440—William Bahler, Carpenter 741—John Edw. Raycroft, Marion 1054—M. J. Wagner, Marion 711—Raymond F. Derr, Marion 1022—Ross Porter. Marion 841 —Guy McKinley Crowder. Marion 638—Burley I. .Butler. Jordan 1032—John Henry Ramp, Marion 623—Garret .DeFries, Keener 269—Virgil Jones, Carpenter 685-—Horace Louis Charais, Jordan 1141-William Teske, Union 1016—Frank Thomas, Marion 335 —Manly Ever.et Stowers/Barkley . 493_Bruno Kolbe, Barkley East 923—William Fletcher Ramey, Marion 341—Omar Waymire, Barkley' W, 1007—-Charley Fredrick Baker, Marion 391— George Cleveland Eck, Carpenter , 353 Benjamine 'H. Price. Barkley 970 —Floyd C. Amsler, Marion 1 637 —William Rudolph Shafer, Jordan 36 o—Clarence Joseph Stack, Carpenter West 5 71—Frank DeHaan, Keener 488—Arvie Earl Culp, Gillam 704—Anthony Moes, Marion 72 —Charles Elsworth Miller, Walker 356 —Bradford Poole, Barkley -'ll2—Herbert L. Bozell, Union 1067—Lesley Miller, Marion 128 Leslie Lawrence Lowman, ■' Hanging Grove 679 —Joseph A. Kolhoff. Jordan 805 —Merill A. Freeland, Newton 11—Earl William Caster, Milroy 900 —Raymond W. Parks, Marion 363 —Joseph Graham, Jn, Carpenter 114 2—Delos McClanahan, Union 6_Fred Henry Marchand, Milroy

327 —Harry Walker, Barkley 664 —Charles Wesley Hancock, Jordan 93—Wallace Miller Union 957- —Frank Gorham. Marion 1112 —W’illie Alfred Potts, Union 345—Jajnes C. Brouhard. Birkley 103 —Edward H. G. J. Eilts. Union 1102 —Wallace A. Houck. Kankakee 556 —Johannes Moolenaar, Keener 154 —Ira Williamson,, Ganging 51—Francis Grant Braddock, Walker » • ' ' 717—-Walter L. Nagel, Marion1057—James M. Warner. Marion 1073—George Davis, Kankakee 30—Charles Albert Casto. Walker 199 L— Walter F. Wiseman. Wheatfield 388—Richard Clarence Hartsock, Carpenter > 'X. 7 73—Joseph W- Reeve. Marion 608—Louis Walstra, Keener • 406 —Andrew Hotler, Carpenter 519 —Lewis Oscar Claussen. Barkley 7 25—Janne David E. , Nelson, Walker 392 —Anton DeGroote. Carpenter . 889—George Merl Babcock. Marion. 383 —Lemma Lambert Hickman, Carpenter 588—Sig Boezeman. Keener. 856 —Hugh Alexander Quinn. Marion 705—Otto Brackman. Marion 576 —Sylvester Bert Llewellyn, Keener 944 —John Delos Harmon. Marion 122—Bernard C. Bailey, Hanging Grove' 642—Roy Louis Sigo, Jordan 939—John Donald Moore, Marion 222- —Grover C. Stembel. Wheatfield 906—John Israel Reed, Marion 700—Lewis Jfe Putts. Marion 297 —Orie M. Hensler. Carpenter 321—George Markus Hoyes. Barkley 736—-George Bauer, Marion 707 —Michael Krivoniak. Marion 1002 —John Thare Warne, Marion 1151 —Walter Roudebush. Union 1101—Clarence Albert Armstrong, Kankakee 36 B—John Henry May, Carpenter 974 —William Terpstra, Marion 320 —Alpha Russel MeElfresh, Barklev 950—Harlow Hubbard Peek. Marion 926—Ralph A. Hall- Marion 1010—Albert Hudson. Marion 919 —Russell W. Willetts. Marion 656 —Harry Scott Cook, Jordan 814 —Harvey L. Harshberger. Newton 1070—Lew Robinson, Marion 738 —Joseph Duenser, Marion 1097 —Hugh C. Mize, Kankakee 848—Henry Bert Avis. Marion. 1118- —Jacob Sanders Davis. Union 121—Leslie Zellers. Union 221 —James Campbell, Wheatfield 292—Arthur Turner, Carpenter 822—Arthur Percy Gosnold, Marion 504 —Jesse Grimm. Barkley 1064 —Clarence W. L. Knouff. Marion