The Tomahawk., 1917-07-12
Methods Of Making the Draft.

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Upon organizing the local boards
will take over from the registration
boards all registrations cards, which
they will number serially and list for
posting to public view. Then, after
having been advised Of the method by
which the order of liability for service
shall be determined and of the quota
to be drawn from it's territory {minus
credits for enlistments in the National
Guard or regular army, each board
will prepare a list of persons designat-
ed for service in the order of their lia-
biIity, post the list, give it 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 OK
animation in accordance with special
regulations to be provided. bearing in
mind that all persons accepted by them
will be re-eXamincd by army surgeons.
If the physical examination is passed
successfully, then comes the question
Of exemption.
Those Entitled to Exemption,
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discharged by the local board include
| Officers of the United States. of the
| sta s, territories and the District OF
Columbia; ministers of religion, stu
dents of divinity, persons in the mill
t:ry or naval service Of the United
States, subjects Of Germany, all other
| aliens who have not taken out first
| ;NNn Mt
| cuStOmhOuse clerks, WOrklnen in fed
! aral armOries, arSenalS and navy
yards, persons in the federal service
| designated by the president for eX-
| cmptiOn. pilots. merchant marine sail
Ors, those with Il status with respect
| to dependents which renders their eX-
clusion desirable Ga 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-recOg-
nized religious sect existing May 49,
1917, whose creed forbids participation
in war and whose religious convictions
accord with the creed.
Man or Wife May Make Claim.
Claims for exemption because of de
pendentS may be- made by the man
himself. his wife or other dependents.
or by a third party who has personally
investigated the case. A claim made
by the husband must be accompanied
by supporting aflidavits signed by the
wife and by the head Of q family re-
siding in the same territory. A claim
by the wife or third party must be
accompanied by two supporting aftida-
Wits signed by heads of families. Sim
liar rules govern claims on the grounds
OF other dependents when the depend.
cnts or third parties being authorized
70 file claims with supporting atfidavits.
In each case the board must be salts
fed before it grants exemption or dis
charge that the dependent or depend
ents actually are supported mainly by
| the fruits Of the mans mental or phys
ical labor.
Local boards are required, subject to
appeal, to pass upon claims for exemp-
ton or discharge within three days af-
ter the filing Of affidavits.
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 a local board is af-
firme6 the person in question stands
finally accepted for military service.
In passing on claims for exemption
hr ,rrc11n1 Of n1nr>1ny3nnnt in npclS-
sary Industrial and agricultural Occu'
pationS the district boards must be con-
vinced that the particular enterprise
affordng 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
tic,llar industrial enterprise or particu
lar agricultural enterprise is found nee
eSSury for one of the above purposes,
| that the continuance of such person
| therein is necessary to the maintenance
| thereof and that he cannot be replaced
| by another person without direct, sub
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 no.
! tilted. 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
serviceand to take the result into con-
sideration in determining such things.
eff. in the opinion of the district
board" this section of the regulations
concludes, 1.-The direct, substantial, ma
terial loss to any such Industrial or ag-
ricultural enterprise outweighs the loss
that would result from failure to OBJ
tain the military service of any such
person, a certificate Of discharge may