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Show PRESIDENT RATIFIES l FEW DRAFT APPEALS 1 r 'A'i WASHINGTON, Oct. 15. Only ona wS In twenty appeals to President Wilson , ,- for draft exemption on Industrial r - grounds has been decided in favor of the applicant, it was said today at the provost marshal general's office. In other cases the prosident has ratified V&e - tho Judgment of district boards that ifTl the applicant was not indispensable to a necessary war Industry. "j '-.-i -1 About 8,000 appoals have been re- ' ''': coived but only a small proportion decided. OO - A1"' |