The Pulaskian., 1917-07-06

l .. ttffH paTEHLSy or DFQAHeFS or QS-
 pendent orphans under sixteen
 z: years of age. z l . Men morally deficient. .
 Members of recognized relig-
 .: ious sect existing prior to May . z 1e, 1917, whose creed forbids ' participation in war N g..x1&t Ns.SEH;S HNNxxNxHNxNsS ad Tor service in the order of their lia- bility, post the list. give 1t to the press, and within three days send notice to each designated person by mail
 As the men so notified appear the boards first will make physical ex animation in accordance with special regulations to be provided, bearing in mind that all persons accepted by them will be re-examined by army surgeons. If the physical examination is passed successfully, then comes the question of exemption.
 Those Entitled to Exemption.
 Persons who must be exempted or discharged by the local board include:
 Officers of the United States, of the states, territories and the District of 1 Columbia ministers of religion, stu dents of divinity, persons in the mili- tary or naval service of the United States, subjects of Germany, all other aliens who have not taken out first papers. county or municipal officers, 1 eustomhouse clerks, workmen in fed. eral armories. arsenals and navy yards. persons in the federal service designated by the president for ex- emption, pilots merchant marine sail ors, those with q status with respect to dependents which renders their ex- clusion desirable Ca married man with dependent wife or child, son of a de- pendent widow, son of dependent. aged or infirm parent. or brother of depend ent orphan child under sixteen years of age) those found morally deficient, and any member of any well-reeog- nized religious sect existing May 1s 1917 whose creed forbids participation in war and whose religious convictions accord with the creed.
 Man or Wife May Make Claim. l Claims for exemption because of de l pendents may be made by the man himself. his wife or other dependents, or by third party who has personally l investigated the case. A claim made by the husband must be accompanied by supporting affidavits signed by the wife and by the head of a family re- siding in the same territory. A claim by the wife or third party must be accompanied by two supporting af1ida- wits signed by heads of families. Sim liar rules govern claims on the grounds of other dependents when the depend ents or third parties being authorized to file claims with supporting affidavits Tn each case the board must be satis- fled before it grants exemption or dis i charge that the dependent or depend ents actually are supported mainly by the fruits of the mans mental or phys ieal labor.
 Local boards are required. subject to appeal, to pass upon claims for exemp. ] tion or discharge within three days af- ter the filing of afidavits
 Must Decide in Five Days.
 District boards must decide appeal cases within five days after the closing of proofs and their decisions are final. If the ruling of local board is af- f1rmed the person in question stands finally accepted for military service. In passing on claims for exemption on the ground of employment in neces- sary industrial and agricultural oceu- 1 pations the district boards must be con vineed that the particular enterprise 1 affording such employment actually is necessary to the maintenance of the military establishment of national in terest during the emergency.
 "The evidence must also establish" |" the regulations say, "even if the par. ticular industrial enterprise or particu- lar agricultural enterprise is found nee essary for one of the above purposes, that the continuance of such person therein is necessary to the maintenance l thereof and that he cannot be replaced | by another person without direct, sub 1 Stantial material loss and detriment to the adequate and effective operation of the particular industrial enterprise or agricultural enterprise in which he Is engaged
 May Designate Certain Industries.
 Later the president may from time to time designate certain industries or classes of industries that are necessary and the district boards will be so mo- tified. It will be the duty of each board, however, to ascertain the avail able labor supply for such industries outside the men called for military service and to take the result into con sideration in determining such things.
 If, in the opinion of the district board this section of the regulations concludes, "the direct, substantial, ma terial loss to any such industrial or az ricultural enterprise outweighs the loss that would result from failure to ob- tain the military service of any such person, certificate of discharge may be issued to him X x X''
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