Putnam County herald. (Cookeville, Tenn.) 1903-1922, 1917-08-16

to be necessary to the maintenance of
the military establishment or the
effective operation OF the military
forces, or the maintenance of nation
al interests during the emergency he
should procure, properly fill out, sign
and file with either the local board
or the district board Form No. 161 or
161 (a). Such forms may be pro-
cured from the local boards or the
district board, or the claimant may
have same copied from form 100 be-
fore referred to, such forms appear
ing upon pages 1912 thereof Such
claim for exemption must be filed
within five days after the registrant's
name is posted by the local board as
having passed the physical examina-
tion and having been certified to the
district board. The claimant has five
days after fling such claim in which
to prepare and file with the district
board the proof in support of his
said claim for exemption.
only afffdavits can be used in fl
ing proof in support of such claim
All such affidavits must be filed
within five days after the fling of
the claim. No forms whatever for
such affidavit have been prepared by
the government, and, therefore, none
can be furnished either by the local
boards or the district board. Such
afidavits must be prepared by or for
each claimant for exemption. Upon
the back of the aforesaid form of
claim or exemption will be found in
formation and instruction with re-
spect to the proof required. Fur
thermore, attention is called to the
following ruling recently issued by
the provost-marshal general
when making application for ex-
emption from draft, parties are here
by notified that affidavits must show
a detailed statement of the facts up
on which they rely. The board will
take into consideration only such
statements of facts in determining
questions of exemptions and will not
be governed by, or regard, merely
conclusions of law or statements of
opinion. Each case must and will be
determined by its own peculiar con-
dition and surrounding circumstan-
ces, which must be set out in detail
in affidavit of the applicant and also
supported in detail by affidavits of
witnesses. The claimant must in
every case submit proof that it con-
elusive beyond question
"The rules and regulations pre-
scribed by the President further pro-
vide:
In order to substantiate any such
claim, the evidence submitted must
establish that the particular desig-
mated or particular designated agri-
cultural enterprise is necessary to
the maintenance of the military es-
tablishment, or the maintenance of
national interests during the emer-
gency.
''The evidence must also establish,
even if the particular industrial en-
terprise or particular agricultural en-
terprise is found necessary for one of
the above purposes, that the continu-
ance of such person therein is neces-
sary for the maintenance thereof, |
and that he cannot be replaced by |
another person without direct sub
stantial material loss and detriment |
10 the adequate and effective opera
ion of the particular industrial en-
.erprise in which he is engaged
mot less than two nor more than
I've affidavits will be received and
in support of any such
lain for exemption This board
annot receive or consider either
'ral claims for exemption or any oral
or representations in support
f claims. Neither claimants, witness
es nor other parties con appear in
erson before this board, except that /,
he board may for special reasons
ummon parties to appear before it, ,
ut this authority will necessarily be
arely exercised. This board can J,
nd will consider only written evi-
ence. This is not only in accord
nee with the law, but it is abso-
ltely necessary because of the enor-
lous amount of work to be done by
his board When 1t is estimated t
1at this board will be required to 4
ispose of at least 10000 cases with {
| few weeks, it is clearly apparent d
nat it is an utter impossibility for O
lis board to permit claimants, wit Il
esses or friends to appear in person .
efore the board, even though it c
ere proper and desired All of the c
me of the board will be consumed 4
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