The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-05-30

"student," "Laborer" ION farm, in
MILL in automobile garage;) "Ma-
chinist in automobile garage" "Rail-
road Employee, as Engineer"
brakeman" "Conductor;" "Fire-
man." "Switchman," "Sectionman,"
agent" Telegraph Operator"
Baggageman," etc. If you hold an |
officer under the State or Federal
Government name the office you hold. |
If you are in one of the following
offices or employments, use one of
the names hereafter mentioned:
"Customhouse clerk" "emploved in
the transmission of mails" or tenn
ployed in an armory, arsenal or ma
Wy yard" mariner, actually EMPLOYED
IN the sea service of citizen mr. ner-
chant within the United States"
.. BY whom employed? Where en-
pIoyed?
II you are working for an indi-
VlduaL firm, corporation, or associa-
ton, state it's name. If in business
trade, profession, or employment for
yourself, so state. If you are an
officer of the State or Federal gov
eminent, say whether your office is
under the United States, the State.
the county, or municipality. In
answer to the question as to where
you are employed, give the town,
county and state where you work.
9. Have you a father, mother, wife.
child under II, or sister or bro
Their under II solely dependent up
on you for support Specify
which)?
Consider your answer thoughfully.
Ii it is true that there is another
mouth than your own which you a.
lone have duty to feed, do not let
your military ardor interfere with
the wish of the Nation to reduce
! wars misery to a minimum. On the
other hand, unless the person YOU
have in mind is solely dependent on
you, DO not hide behind petticoats
or children.
10. Married or single (wh;ch)? Race
Specify which,
This does not ask whether YOU
were once married, but whether you
are married now. In answer to the
question as to your race, state brief
ly whether Caucasian" "Mongolian"
"Negro," or INDIAN"
II. What military service have YOU
had? Rank? Branch? Years?
Nation or State?
No matter what country you SER
| we'd you must give compete Informal
ton. In answering these questions,
first name your rank, using one of
the following words: "Infantry,"
Cavalry" Artillery" "Medical,"
"signal,' "Aviation,' Supply" "Ma-
rine," "Navy." Next state the num-
Der of years service, not counting
time spent in the Reserve. Finally,
name the Nation or State you served.
If you served under the United
States or one of the States of the
| United States, name your service in
one of the following terms: ma
tional Guard (of such and such
state)," 'Volunteers of United
States" or Regular Army (Navy)
of United States"
u. Do you claim exemption from
draft? Specify grounds.
Because you claim exemption from
draft, it by no means follows that
you are exempt. For the Informal
ton Of the War Department you
should make a claim now if you in
tend to prosecute it. Some persons
| will be exempted on account of their
occupations or offices, some on &C.
count of the fact that they have re-
latives dependent upon them for
support. You answer touching these
things will be important in support
ing the claim you now intend to
make in your answer to the presen4
questions. Be sure, therefore, that
the grounds you state are in con-
formity with your answers to ques-
tions 7 and 8. In stating grounds
you claim as exempting you, use one
of the following terms: If you claim
to be an executive, legislative or
judicial officer of the State or Ma
ton, name your office and say whe-
ther it is an office of the State or
Nation. If you claim to be a men,
Der of religious sect whose creed |
in war in any form, simply name the
forbids it's members to participate
sect. If you are employed in the
transmission of the United States |
mails or as an artifcer or workman |
in an armory, arsenal or navy yard |
Of the United States, or if you are
a mariner employed in the sea SER