The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-07-26

which are printed on the back hereof
Local Board .........,.ss..,.
"Ry ... chairman
All Must Appear,
After they receive this notice they
must appear for examination, wheth-
er they are to claim exemption ornot.
A form is provided tor tae board
to use when men are discharged be-
cause of physical defect and an
other from when the drafted man is
excused for a temporary
defect. R7sa@
Claims for exemption may be made
either by the drafted man himself, by
his wife, or by some interested per-
son. ~
A different blank is provided for
each specific form OF exemption. and
if man claims exemption on more
than one ground he must fill out a
new form for each claim.
Who May Claim Exemption.
Exemptions may be claimed by the
following classes:
Officers of the United States and OF
the several states. territories and the
District of Columbia officers, legisla-
tive, executive, and judicial OF the
United State. the several states, ter
ritories, and the District OF Columbia.
The word Officers shall be constfu-
ed for the purpose of the selective
service act and the rules and regula-
tions promulgated Hereunder to
mean and person holding legislative,
executive or judicial Office created by
the constitution or laws of the Uni
ted States, or of any of the several
states or territories.
Ministers of religion-Any regular
or duly ordained minister of religion.
Students of divinity-Any person
who on the 18th day of May. 1917, was
a student preparing for the ministry
in any recognized theological or divin
ity school.
Persons in the military or naval
service of the United States-Any
person in the military or naval SER
vice of the United States, as speci-
fed in the rules and regulations, sec
tion IS, subdivision d.
Subjects of Germany residing in the
United States-Any person who is A
subject of Germany, whether sucn
person has or has not declared his
intention to become a citizen of the
United States.
All other residents aliens who have
not taken out their first papers-Any
person who is a resident alien; that is
a citizen or subject of any foreign
state or nation other than Germany,
who shall not have declared his in
tention to become a citizen OF the
United States.
In addition to claims based upon
membership in one of the above
classes, individuals also may claim
exemption under the following heads:
Individual Exemptions.
AS a county or municipal officer.
(The term county and municipal Of
ficers" is defined by the rules and
regulations promulgated under the
selective service act to be any county
or municipal officer, including therein
offers of townships, cities, bor-
oughs, parishes, towns and villages,
who has been elected to his office by
popular vote and whose office may
not be filed by appointment for an
unexpired term.)
AS custom house clerk of the
United States. 8a
AS a person employed by the
United States in the transmission OF
mails. @E*#
AS an artificer and workman en-
ployed in an arsenal, armory or navy
yard of the United States.
AS a civil employe in the service
OF the United States, necessary to the
effective operation of department,
commission, board, bureau, or divis-
ion or branch of the government
As licensed pilot.
As a mariner actually employed in
sea service Of a citizen or merchant
within the United States.
AS a person having dependents up
on his labor for support including:
"A married man with wife or child
dependent upon his labor for support.
2-Son of widow dependent upon his
labor for support. "A son of aged
or inffrm parents or parents depend
ent upon his labor for support. IA
father of motherless child under 16I
years of age dependent upon his labor
for support. 5-A brother OF child Cor
children) under 16 years of age who
has Tor haye) neither father nor
mother and is Tor arel dependent up
on his labor for support
AS person who was member OF
q well recognized religious sect or or
ganization, organized and existing
May is. 1917, whose then existing
creed or principles forbade its mem
bers to participate in war in any form
and whose religious convictions are
against war or participation therein.
in accordance with the creed or prin-
,iples Of said religious organization.