World War I - COUNTRY CALLS THEM

List of Union Township Men Who Must Answer to the Draft Summons

Ten million men were drawn in Washington Friday from which number there will be summoned during the next few days the 687,000 men required to fill up the regular army to its war strength of 300,000, the national guard to 800,000, and create in addition a national army 500,000.

There were 10,500 numbers placed in the box, from 1 to 10,500-the latter number being the greatest number of men who have registered in any one district. Each number drawn represented 1,000 men, and every man bearing that number in every one of the 4,557 districts was selected.

Twice the number of men needed were selected for the first army, it being estimated that there will be exemptions equal to one-half of the number accepted. If this estimate falls short more men will be summoned.

Following are the names of the men who are known to us to reside in Union township who are now being summoned to appear before the board at Lauer's law office and who will be passed upon by the medical examiner until enough have been selected to complete the county's quota.

Besides passing upon the physical fitness of the men the local board is authorized to exempt men who can prove that their presence at home is indispensable to the support of a family. Here is where many will be disappointed, we fear. The board will likely examine fully into a man's circumstances, and if it is shown that these dependents can find a home with relatives it is probable that the man will be accepted by the board. All claims ón the ground of occupation - that of farmer, for instance - will have to be sent to the district exemption board (to be appointed by the governor) and these claims must be backed up by three affidavits.

In the following list is shown the number or place each man holds in the entire county list.

Obviously, the men nearest the head of the entire list of the 1,800 registered, are more likely to be chosen than those nearer the foot. If the exemptions should equal only one-half of the 130 (or thereabouts) needed, those men whose place in the list comes above 260 would not be required for service at this time. But there will be but a short respite, for as soon as the 687,000 now called out are ready to be sent to France another million will be called for training.

5 Roscoe Wilhelm. 11 Aug. Gonzalez. 19 A. B. Cromley, 23 George Staples. 29 Arthur Hatten. 39 Clarence Pierce. 50 George Speyer. 55 Samuel Jones. 60 Claud Brookes. 63 Roscoe Perry. 68 Guy Patesel. 71 Roy Cromley. 72 Oscar Sowers. 79 Oral Haynes. 88 Lt. L. W. Strole. 89 Everett Norris. 90 Alger Norris. 98 Moritz Schweidler.

115 Chas. G. McLane. 128 Clarence Jones. 133 Chancey Menser. 134 Marion Jones. 145 Lt. Lawrence Thomas. 151 Emile Anderson. 171 Samuel Strang. 178 Nikolaus Schneider. 188 Frank Bumbarger. 194 Wm. Fritsche. 203 Clifford Wooldridge. 204 Deane Walker. 212 Lt. L. E. Frailey. 224 Earl Working. 233 Martin Anderson. 243 Reginald Simpson. 244 Forrest South. 255 Harold Behmer.

(At this point it was estimated that one million had been drawn.)

261 Earl Zechiel. 262 Ralph Osborn. 267 Lt. S. Conrad. 271 Chas. Dickerson. 287 Fred Wilcken. 308 Aug. Swanson. 309 Howard Mikesell. 317 Vohl Butler. 318 Ora Pike. 331 Joseph Boetsma. 334 Robert Woolley. 335 George E. Thornburg. 336 Willis Low. 337 Chas. Garn. 341 Harry Vallette. 350 Chester Pettis. 352 Albert Ham. 358 Leroy Asper. 362 Albert Duddleson. 363 Edward Arnold. 374 Russell Easterday. 381 Harold Hoff. 384 Reuben Biggs. 388 Russell McFarland. 389 Clyde Wiseman. 396 Herman Ault. 397 Ivan Lytle. 400 W. W. Listenberger. 409 Thomas Andrews.

423 Lt. Guy Hoyt. 433 Perchis Blanchard. 435 Donald Cromley. 437 James McKee. 459 Clarence Menser. 463 Rudolph Filipp. 469 Samuel Hazlewood. 475 Chas. Byrd. 481 Cecil Smith. 489 Harley Brown. 490 Andrew Bunn. 505 Armer Cook. 509 Chas. Yates. 513 Alex Lyons. 520 Dominicus Hatten. 521 Wm. Dickson. 522 Louis Dillon. 528 Earl Bolen. 540 Henry Altheide. 542 Chas. Winclou. 550 Michael Sapar. 560 George Ekleme. 569 Frank Taber. 575 James Burns. 587 Glenn Snapp. 591 John Woolley. 592 Ernest Archer. 595 Harry Menser. 598 Walter McNeill.

608 Lester Rockhill. 612 Alex Joplin. 623 Jasper Stephenson. 929 Wm. Murphy. 630 Ed Koll. 631 Jesse Blanchard. 644 Forrest Benedict. 647 Frank Owevin. 650 Lester Medbourn. 655 Ralph Warner. 671 Walter Garver. 678 Earl Heiser. 684 Wm. Edw. Washburn. 693 Walter Fogle. 698 Clarence Calhoun. 723 Harry Bogdanof. 734 Francis Bell. 740 Frank Germain. 744 Donald Banks. 762 Nelson Listenberger. 766 Ralph Cook. 767 Wm. Woodward. 778 Talman Loudon. 797 Walter Bishop. 811 Lt. C. D. Kutschinski. 814 Edward Arnold (this may be be a duplication. of 363). 831 Leroy Hoff.

There is no necessity at this time for continuing the list, as the last number, 831, is far beyond the number who will be called now.

It will be well to preserve this list for future reference as the next call will commence where the present call leaves off; that is, if only 260 numbers are needed to fill the present quota the first Union township man to be summoned in the next call will be the

261st man, Earl Zechiel.

The names of

Edward Arnold,

Henry Henning,

Talman Loudon,

George F. Thornburg and

Roy Parish

appear in two different places, but not where they are affected by the present call.

EXEMPTED BY LOCAL BOARD.

Officers of the United States.

Ministers.

Persons in. military or naval service.

County officers.

Municipal officers.

Workmen in federal armories, arsenals and navy yards.

Pilots, merchant marine sailors.

State officials.

Culver Citizen Jul 25, 1917