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Wood, Cyril Deloss, was born April 1, 1596. He enlisted at Logansport, Ind., and served from May 25, 1018. to Feb. 10. 1919. Ile was attached to Co. K, Seventy-seventh Regiment, Thirty-ninth Division.
Wood, Pani. son of William and Mollie Wood, was born in Tipton Co., Ind .. in 1900. In January, 1917. he enlisted in Kokomo, Ind., and after going to Fort Sheridan, III., he was assigned to the infantry and sent overseas. He was in the severe fighting in the summer and fall of 1918.
Wood, Valentine.
Wood, Charles G. (75), son of Charles (deceased) and May L. Cole Woods, was born at Dunkirk, Ind. His wife is Marie Black Woods. On June 5, 1918. he was inducted into the army at Kokomo, Ind., and on Nov. 21, 1918, he was discharged. His six weeks of service were spent at Valparaiso, Ind.
Woods, Donald A. (22), son of O. J. and Susie Woods, was born at Greentown, Ind., April 13, 1895. In 1914 he graduated from high school and that fall be enrolled as a student at the Indianapolis Veterinary College. In February, 1918, he enlisted in the medical reserve. lis army training was secured at Fort Oglethorpe, Ga., and Newport News, Va. Hle was dis- charged at Camp Hill, Newport News, Va., Jan. 8, 1919.
Woods, Garah 3. (57), son of O. J. and Susie Woods, was born at Greentown, Ind., Oct. 14. 1588. Ile completed the work in the Greentown High School in 1907. After enlisting at Fort Wayne, Ind., in May, 1917, he received training at Fort Thomas, Ky .; Fort Riley, Kansas; Camp Logan, Texas; Camp Doniphan, Okla., and Camp Mills, L. I. He saw service in France. He was promoted to corporal and then to sergeint. Ile was discharged July 9. 1919, at Camp Taylor, Ky.
Woodward, Frederick Lawrence, son of Stephen Vincent and Ann Woodward, was born in Kokomo, Ind., Oct. 8. 1895. On March 11, 1918, he enlisted in the army at Kokomo, Ind., and after his arrival at l'amp Greenleaf, Ga., he was assigned to Co. G. Thirty-ninth Infantry, Fourth Division. He was wounded twice during his strenuous service on the firing line. One of his wounds was in the neck, which he received while fighting in the Argonne Forest. When he returned to the States the hearing in one ear was entirely gone. At the time of his discharge at Camp Custer, Mich., March 11, 1919, he was in the convalescent center.
Woodward, Francis J.
Woody, Marion Holmes, son of Horace G. and Alice Ilolines Woody, was born in Kokomo, Ind., Sept. 19, 1887. He graduated from the high school at Greencastle, Ind., and in 1911 he
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BIRDA HUNT
ERNEST HAYWORTH
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CHARLES L. O'DONNELL
RUDOLPH HENGER
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received his degree from DePauw I'niversity. On April 11, 1918, he enlisted in the navy at Cincinnati, Ohio. He served as a second class seaman in the naval reserve.
Wooldridge, Bryan (41), son of T. E. and Mary A. Wooldridge, was born in Taylor Tp., Iloward Co., Ind., March 9, 1897. In 1914 be graduated from the high school in Kokomo, Ind., und the following year be attended Indiana University. In February, 1918, he enlisted in the coast artillery. Sergeant Wooldridge served in France.
Wooldridge, William Green, was born at Tipton, Ind., June 19, 1887. IIe enlisted at Kokomo, Ind., June 4, 1918, and was attached to Co. E, Third Engineers. He was discharged Aug. 19, 1919, at Camp Zachary Taylor, Ky.
Wooley, David W. (81), son of George R. and Mary E. Wooley, was born in Kokomo, Ind .. Nov. 28, 1889. On Sept. 4, 1918, he left for the national army cantonment at Louisville, Ky., and remained in training there until he received his discharge, Jan. 6. 1919. Ile was attached to the Fifth Co., Second Battalion.
Wooley, Algie M. (30), son of James E. and Adelaide Wooley, was born in Ervin Tp., Howard Co., Ind., Oct. 26. 1891. After his enlistment at Fort Wayne, Ind., he was sent to Camp Zachary Taylor and Fort Leavenworth. His overseas service began in March, 1918, with Co. B, Seventh U. S. Engineers. While serving as a bridge builder on the firing line, he was struck by shrapnel, and was sent to a hospital in October, 1918. On Aug. 4, 1919, his discharge was issued at Camp Sherman, Ohio.
Wooley, Paul Vern (22), son of Oscar K. and Anua Wooley, is a graduate of the high school at Galveston, Ind., with the Class of 1911. In 1915 he completed the course at Denison College. Ile married Lola DeMoss, who died in 1918. He was principal of the schools at Sum- mitville, Ind., but resigned and enlisted in the army at Elwood, Ind., in April, 1918. His first training was as a motor truck repairman at Purdue University. In July, 1918, he landed in France, and was on duty near Bordeaux as corporal and clerk of Co. B, 315th Ammunition Train. While with the Army of Occupation in Germany, he was billeted at Berncastle; later he was placed on detached service so that he might attend art school and study French in Paris.
Workman, Van (97), son of J. F. and Isola Workman, was born in Brownstown, III., April 13, 1:98. Ile served at Camp Scott, Chicago, Ill., in the American Red Cross from Oct. 19 to Dec. 1. 1918.
Workman, William W. (16), son of J. F. and Iscla Workman, was born at Brownstown, Ill., June 30. 1895. After graduating from the Kokomo High School in 1913, he attended Indi- ana University one year. Soon after entering the army he was married at Lonisville, Ky., to Margaret Leach, of Kokomo, Ind. He first enlisted in the O. T. C. at Fort Benjamin Harrison in May, 1917, and in August he received an honorable discharge. In less than a month, or on Sept. 5, 1917, he volunteered to go with the first increment sent to Camp Zachary Taylor for the National Army. He went overseas with Bat. F, 325th F. A., Eighty-fourth Division, and returning home in February, 1919. He was discharged March 1, 1919.
Worman, Leo. Wright, Clarence. Wright, JJay F.
Wright, Lawrence M. (53), son of F. R. and Almeda Wright, attended high school three years. Eniisting in the medical department of the army at Kokomo, Ind., Jan. 24, 1918, he was sent to Fort Oglethorpe, Ga .; from there he was transferred to the main hospital, Kelly Field, Texas: on Nov. 10, 1918, he was placed in the aviation general supply depot, medical sec- tion, Little Rock, Ark. He was discharged at Camp Taylor in August, 1919.
Wright, Lex Carlton, was born July 1, 1888. IIe enlisted at Terre Hante, Ind., Oct. 20, 1917, and was discharged Feb. 27, 1919, after serving in the machine gun section of the Forty- eighth Infantry, Twentieth Division.
Wright, Watden, son of Mr. and Mrs. Curtis B. A. Wright, was in the company of men sent to Valparaiso, Ind., Aug. 1, 191S. Ile was sent to Rolling Prairie, Ind., advanced to chief main- tenance, and discharged Dec. 21, 1918.
Wyatt, Faye M., son of Frank and Anna Bostoff Wyatt, was horn March 9, 1897, at Kokomo, Ind. He enlisted April 10, 1917. the same week war was declared, and was on duty at Fort Dupont, Del., until he was discharged, Dec. 6, 1918.
Wyatt, John N. (7).
Wyrick, Bertie Roy, was inducted into the service and was discharged while located at Fort Oglethorpe, Ga.
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Vanadametrauloulas, Anthony. Yader, James.
Yates, James William, was born at Burlington. Ind. He was twenty-six years of age when he entered the army. He was a member of Co. M. Sixty-seventh Infantry. Corporal Yates was discharged Jan. 28, 1919.
Vager, Albert (13).
Yager. Harold Frank, was eighteen years of age when he enlisted in the navy at Ko- komo, Ind., Jan. 2, 1918. He served more than a year.
Yager, Thomas William (2), son of Mrs. Madie Moore Yager, was born in Louisville, Ky .. Aug. 15, 1895. In April. 1917. he enlisted in the marine corps at Chicago, Ill., and was sent to
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Paris Island, S. C., where he was promoted to first sergeant. On Sept. 18, 1915, he was mar- ried to Ruth DeFord Rabey at Savannah, Ga.
Varno, Jules, son of Morris and Clarice Malmontes Yarno, was born June 9. 1893, at Ran- sart, Belgium. He was living in Kokomo. Ind .. with his parents, when he enlisted in the medi- cal corps Inne 5, 1917. Ile was attached to Base Hospital No. 17 while serving overseas. Ile was discharged May 13, 1910.
Yearling, Carl George (10), son of Burnett II. and Carrie Emeline Theoball Yearling, was horn at Shelbyville, Ind., Oct. 12, 1801. He is a graduate of the high school at Marion. Ind., but he had attended high school in Kokomo over three years. On Dec. 18, 1912, he married Clara Helen Havens. He was commissioned second lieutenant at the first O. T. C. at Fort Benjamin Harrison, Aug. 15, 1917, and immediately began his work with the supply company of the 336th Infantry, Camp Zachary Taylor, Ky. On Oct. 1, 1917, he was assigned to the
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engineering branch of the motor transport division, Q. M. C., Washington, D. C. He was promoted to first lieutenant Feb. 18, 1918, and was assistant to the officer in charge of en- listed personnel. On Oct. 31, 1918, the motor transport service became the motor transport corps, Ile was discharged Oct. 31, 1919.
Yost, Ernest C. Young, Arthur (92).
Young, Charles Arthur, was born June 24, 1896. Hle enlisted in Lafayette, Ind., in May, 1917. Ile went to France with Bat. C, 150th F. A., Forty-second "Rainbow" Division, which was mobilized in New York just before leaving for overseas duty in October, 1917. His first training was at Fort Benjamin Harrison, Ind. His division went on the firing line in Feb- ruary, 1918, and took part in some of the most severe fighting of the war. Ile was also in Germany with the Army of Occupation.
Young, Charles Mckinley.
Young, Ernest Philip (27), son of Peter and Jennie Young, was born in Howard Co., Ind .. Oct. 4. 1889. lle attended high school two years. On July 28, 1017, he enlisted at New Castle, Ind. Ile was attached to the 238th Machine Gun Battalion, Regimental Infirmary, Medical Corps, and as first sergeant served in the Provisional Base Hospital No. 1. Unit No. 3. Mesves Hospital Center, France.
Young, Harold (92).
Young, Generous Noble, son of Isaac and Mary Young, was born in Howard County, Ind., Oct. 26, 1901. He enlisted in the army at Kokomo, Ind., March 15. 1917, and after reporting to Fort Thomas, Ky., he was sent to Fort Donglas, Ariz .; then he was transferred to Fort Oglethorpe, Ga,, and later he was sent to Chattanooga, Tenn., where he remained on duty until discharged.
Young, Orville Earl, son of Sherman and Cora West Young, was sent to Camp Zachary Taylor, Ky., April 26, 1918. He was also on duty at Camp Knox, Ky., as cook, attached to Co. D. 170th F. A. Eighty-fourth Division.
Young, Robert Thomas, was born Dec. 21, 1873. He served in the ordnance department in France.
Young, William D,, son of Robert and Minerva Schaffer Young, was born at Carey, Ohio, March 10, 1897. lle enlisted at Kokomo, Ind., May 7, 1917, and was sent to Fort Sam Houston, Texas, where he served as first sergeant in Co. B, Motor Transport Repair Train No. 304. until he was mustered ont Feb. 20, 1919.
Younkin, Jay, son of John and Cordelia Younkin (both deceased), was born in Russiaville. Ind., Feb. 29, 1896. Tle married Gertrude Lewis in October, 1919. He belonged to the infantry and was with the American forces in France. He was discharged April 24, 1919.
Zamhito, Domenico (98), was born in Sienliana, Italy, in 1890. He entered the army in Kokomo, Ind., July 26, 1917, and was in training at Fort Thomas and Camp Gordon 25 months. lle was discharged Sept. I., 1919.
Zambito, Leonardo, is a native of Italy, but served in the war as a registrant from Howard t'o., Ind.
Zanchi, Bertino, was born in Italy, but entered the army while living in Kokomo, Ind.
Zerfas, Fleet.
Zefterman. John Sigfried (69), son of Erie and Ingeborg Person Zetterman, was born at Munkfors, Sweden. Ile bad been living in Kokomo. Ind., with his brother, Carl E. Zetterman. for several years, but when the World War began, he enlisted in the Canadian Army at Barric, Ontario, Aug. 10, 1914, just six days after Great Britain declared war. He arrived in France with the first Canadian contingent Feb. 12, 1915, and on April 25, 1915, he received bis first wound while on the firing line at Langemark, Belgium. He was sent to No. 12 Stationary Hospital, Rouch, France. His second wound was received while fighting in Caurcelette, Picardy, in September, 1916. In June, 1918, he was gassed so severely that he was sent to a rest camp in England. After the armistice was signed he returned to Canada to receive his final discharge papers, Jan. 25, 1919. He had been a member of the Fourth Overseas Battalion, C. E. F. He was given a land grant by the Canadian government and has the honor of serving longer in the World War than any other Howard County soldier.
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Zimmerman, Robert Frazee (14), son of William and Nellie Frazee Zimmerman, was born in Kokomo, Ind., Jan. 22, 1894. Ile married Salome Dumbald, a hospital nurse whom he met while on duty at the post hospital, Fort Thomas, Ky., where be was assigned when he volun- teered Dec. 16, 1917, at Kokomo, Ind.
Zimmerman, Carl Arthur, was born at Mt. Vernon, Ind., March 6, 1898. When he enlisted July 5, 1918, at Jefferson Barracks, Mo., he was assigned to the Q. M. C. Dept. at Camp Joseph E. Johnston. He was later at Camps Hill and Mills before going to France. Ile was pro- moted from private to corporal and then to sergeant. He was stationed at Brest, Bajoilles-sur- Meuse, Villiers le Sec, Rimancourt, St. Aignon and St. Nazaire. On July 7, 1919, his discharge was issued at Camp Mills, N. Y.
Zellner, Athol, was born in Howard Co., Ind., Ang. 16, 1895. On June 28, 1917, be en- tered the army at Muncie, Iud., and served with Co. G. Second Ind. Infantry, at East Chicago, Ind. He was transferred to Camp Shelby, Miss., and assigned to the Seventh Co., 152nd U. S. Infantry. His discharge was dated Dec. 5, 1917.
Zook, Clement.
INDIANA STATE MILITIA
COMPANY D, THIRD INFANTRY
Company D was organized by John B. Tate, after Co. E, Kokomo's military organization, had been federalized. On Sunday, Dec. 16, 1917, following their physi- cal examination by Dr. E. M. Shenk, the men assembled in the circuit court room, where they were sworn in by Col. Charles A. Garrard. The officers were: Captain Warren R. Voorhis, who served until he moved to New York City, when his place was taken by John B. Tate. First Lieutenant George L. Davis resigned in order to give more of his time to the Liberty Loan campaigns, and he was succeeded by H. C. Davis, Jr. C. V. Haworth was elected 2nd Lt., but resigned to take charge of the buzzer classes which were organized by the war department for conscripted men, and he was succeeded by Mark Brown. When Lieutenant Brown entered the O. T. C. at Camp Zachary Taylor, Ky., Tom L. Knipe was commissioned 2nd Lt. Duke's Hall, which was located on the south side of the public square, was used for an armory, and here the boys met on Friday evenings for drill. Special drills were given on Wednesday evenings and on Sunday afternoons. The men were equipped with uniforms and guns, and were subject to the call of the Governor to go wherever needed in the State of Indiana. Also since the men were all of military age they could have been federalized and become a part of the National Army. Although the company was never called for active service, it stood ready to do its duty whatever that might be. The 2nd Battalion, to which Company D belonged, met for field maneuvers at Fort Wayne, Ind., July 4, 1918; at Marion, Ind., the first Sunday in August; and on Labor Day at Kokomo, Ind. At the latter place exhibition drills were given on the high school grounds and field maneuvers on the golf links at the Country Club. On April 23, 1919, the company was mustered out by Major Earl McKee.
ROSTER
Captain, John B. Tate; Ist Lieutenant, H. C. Davis, Jr .; 2nd Lieutenant, Tom L. Knipe; Quar- termaster sergeant, Oscar Watson; first sergeant, George A. Duncan ; sergeants: Tyler C. Edwards, Thomas A. Ilanson, Edward W. Penn; corporals: Ilurley S. Dummett, Cecil Hedges, Charles R. Jackson, Jr., Glen Loop, I. W. Martin, Jesse M. Randolph, Lloyd Stough; company clerk : Alfred E. Gorton; musiciaus: Homer H. Higman, Orville Neathery ; privates: Robert Abbott, lloward L. Abney, O. M. Acuff, James Andrews, Jud Banks, Edwin Barger, Forest V. Barnes, Sidney Beechy, Claude Beroth, Murray Best, D. Lawrence Bock, Walter Bunnell, H. C. Cald- well, Glen D). Carothers, Mat G. Carpenter, Vincent G. Carter, Robert M. Chancellor, Wylie Collins, Levi Conwell, W. H. Coughlan, W. D. Cowan, Edmund Critchlow, Gayle Curlee Clarence David, Donald Dawson, Paul A. Deardorff, Earl Dill, R. N. Diven, Charles Dunn. Harry Eaton, Christopher Fairfield, Will O. Finch, Ilal Fisher, Lynn Flora, George W. Free- man. Jr., Harry Frazier, Walter Gearhart, Earl E. Gill, H. M. Hale, George Hamilton, Hayden C. Hancock, O. W. Hatton, Clyde Hauck, Purn Henninger, William Roger Higgins, W. E. Hogne, Johnnie lludson, Walter B. Jones, Lewis R. Kellar, Clarence V. Kemp, Charles II. Lambert (deceased), William H. Landrieth, Charles B. McClure, Homer MeCoy, Carl E. Mc- Daniel, Joseph Maisano, Clyde Martin, Jesse D. Maxwell, Ed Merrell, Pearl L. Miller, William C. Mitchell, George W. Moisture, George Morris, Mahlon C. Morrow, Harry R. Neilson, Hugh O'Rear, Fred Philpott, E. Pettay, Guy Pettay. L. Ramp, Nash B. Reed, Herbert E. Reish, Onie E. Riley, William E. Rioth, Ray Robertson, R. C. Russell, Pearl R. Seaward, Clyde Shockley, Roy Shockley, Herman Smith, Lewis M. Smith, Kenneth Stough, Arthur B. Swinney, E. R. Thomas, Walter W. Thompson, Elliott Trees, C. E. Tunison, Charles Ulrich, George Umphrey, Roy Weaver, Clarence Werbe, Russell Williams, Horace Wiltse, Paul I. Wynhausen.
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WAR ACTIVITIES AT HOME
In ancient times an army was supposed to live off the country through which it passed. Xenophon's "Ten Thousand" on its memorable march existed for more than a year in a foreign and hostile land. Caesar on his numerous campaigns compelled the conquered people to supply his army with food. And even in recent times an army has been known to abandon its base of supplies and depend on the surrounding country for a considerable length of time for its support. But in the twentieth cen- tury, warfare has become so scientific that no nation can hope to win in a military conflict unless it is able to muster a great army, provisioned
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OMER F. BROWN
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DR. F.A.SHOAF
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and fully equipped with all the modern implements of war. Such a con- dition requires the closest co-operation of all branches of service, even extending to the civilians, who work in the factories, mines, and on the farms. A never-ending stream of munitions must be brought to the front, and an ample supply of food must be served regularly. A breaking down of the transportation system for a single hour might mean disaster, and for a day would mean defeat.
When the United States entered the war, England, France and Italy were practically exhausted. Their armies had either been defeated or were being gradually worn away. They had been unable to raise suffi- cient food for the armies and their own people. The submarines had taken a fearful toll of the supply ships that ventured to cross the Atlantic from the western continent. Therefore, the immediate problem which confronted the United States was how to maintain a sufficient supply of food for the home people and at the same time feed the Allies.
Four well-defined lines of action were determined upon by the na-
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tional government. First, an army must be raised ; second, equipment must be supplied; third, food must be produced; and, fourth, money must be furnished. The first measure as proposed by the government was accomplished through the selective draft act and the enforcement of its provisions. The features of this law can best be understood by a study of its application to the county unit, as administered by the county con- scription board.
HOWARD COUNTY CONSCRIPTION BOARD
In pursuance of the selective draft act, which was passed by the United States Congress in April, 1917, a conscription board was named for Howard County. Its members were to be composed of the county sheriff, the county clerk, and one additional member, a physician. By virtue of their offices, Omer F. Brown and Charles E. Middleton became members of the board in Howard County, and Dr. Francis A. Shoaf was selected as the third member, as the law required that only two members should be of the same political party. On account of ill health and the press of official duties, Mr. Middleton was forced to resign soon after work had begun, and Don P. Strode was appointed in his stead. Offices were maintained in the court house, where all the official business was transacted, including the registrations and examinations.
It was on June 5, 1917, the date of the first registration, that the real work of the board began. Numbers were drawn at Washington to determine the order in which the men were to appear before the board for examination. In this way each registrant had a serial and an order number. In order to assist the board to pass more intelligently on the merits of each case, all registrants were required to fill out a question- naire, which in itself was of assistance in making the proper classifica- tion. All drafted men were classified according to their physical fitness, the number and kind of dependents, and their occupations. This classi- fication also determined the order in which the men were called to service.
A medical advisory board, composed of Dr. W. H. McClurg and Dr. Omer D. Hutto, was appointed by the government to assist in making physical examinations in special cases, and to make a re-examination where someone felt he had not been properly examined by the local board. If anyone was in need of legal advice as to the steps necessary to obtain an allotment or bonus offered discharged soldiers, a legal advisory com- mittee was delegated by the government to give all necessary assistance free. Members of this board were: William C. Overton, judge of the circuit court, B. C. Moon and Earl B. Barnes. The government also ap- pointed a dental board composed of Dr. A. L. Harter and Dr. W. D. Kirk, who gave free examination and treatment in many cases to the conscripted men whose teeth needed attention.
Anyone who felt that he had not been properly classified, or that it
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was more essential that he remain at home than go to war, had the right of appeal to the district board located at Laporte, Ind. On the other hand, any citizen who thought the board was too lenient in excusing men from military service could register his complaint with J. A. Kautz, appeal agent for the conscription board, who was appointed by the government to hear such complaints, and send them with his recommendation to the War Department, Washington, D. C. The task of the board was not an enviable one. Its work was not always pleasant, and it required patience and determination to carry out the provisions of the law.
The board was assisted in the discharge of its duties by Mrs. Daisy Strode Applegate, Miss Mabel Atkinson, Mrs. Ruth Ross Herrman, Dr. Arthur Oilar, and Private Maurice Ashly. The following gave their services without remuneration at times when extra help was greatly needed : Miss Sadie Hutner, Miss Helen Ross, Mrs. Allison C. Donnelly and Mrs. George W. Ross. Many citizens, mostly lawyers and teachers, assisted the registrants in preparing the questionnaires. All of these questionnaires were shipped to Washington, D. C., in February, 1919. Soon after the armistice was signed Nov. 11, 1918, the local board was ordered to have its work completed by Dec. 10, 1918, although the time was later extended until January, 1919. In compliance with government orders, the work was brought to a close at the earliest possible time, and all records pertaining to the conscription board were sent to the War Department.
Many interesting and illuminating facts may be gleaned from the official report, which in part is as follows: The problems of naturaliza- tion presented themselves from the records of the board and the county clerk. It appeared that there were 250 residents of military age who had not declared their intention to become American citizens. Eighty- one declarations of intention to become citizens had been filed since Nov. 27, 1916, and twenty-one of this number were born in Germany or Aus- tria. During the examinations made by the board it was found that many had filed applications to become citizens, but had never completed necessary steps to that end. On June 5, 1917, there were 3,996 regis- trations. Of the 740 ordered to entrain, 516 were accepted at camp, forty- nine rejected, and sixty reported delinquent. Four were unclassified. The number of questionnaires forwarded to the district board was 914, and all were returned. Four were not given a physical examination. Of the 1,004 physically examined, forty were placed in the limited service, 659 in the general military service, ninety non-combatants, and twelve in the emergency fleet. Of the forty-two colored men physically examined, thirty-four were placed in the general military service. Those who filled out questionnaires were classified as follows: Class one, 864; class two, 457; class three, 471 : class four, 2,979; class five, 1,291. There were 171 marriages after May 18, 1917. Twenty-five men were called before the board and ordered to either fight or work.
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