Show THE PRESIDENT MAN NOW IN notice that the exemption claim ot of royal elmer lee who was inducted into the national army in the first draft has been approved by cartain F V fitz gerald distributing agent for the national army in utah captain fitz gerald did not immediately noff notify the drafted man of the presidents action however for lee Is already in france serving under general pershing prodded some hun has not disregarded the exemption and r made a casu allty of him lee is a resident of cache county when he was drafted he claimed exemption on oil the ground that his services were required within the united states that be might work his idaho farm the district beard denied the exemption and lee appealed to the president decision in the case was delayed by reason ozithe of the fact that it involved opinion on the fine technical point relative to the question whether the farming of the land in question was necessary to the prosecution of the war or the notice received yesterday brings t the word that the president has recognized the appeal but lee was required to ta do his bit while the case was under advisement and his duey as a soldier took him over there if he is still among those present lie he will now be permitted to return to his idaho farm tribune private lee sla cousin to the news editor and resides at hyde park |