The weekly soliphone., 1917-07-05
REGULATIONS OF
DRAFT MEASURE
Final Plans Decided Upon and Is
sued by Presidents
Proclamation.

lectlHS HdtlOudl war ARMY rum
the millions registered for service
on June were issued yesterday.
Exemption regulations add little
to the terms of the draft law, the
question of whether man be-
tween the ages of 81 and 80 is
entitled to exemption because of de-
pendents, the nature of his occupa-
ton or physical unfitness being for
the boards to decide after proper
investigation. 1t is made very clear,
however, that there are to be no
class exemptions and that each in
dividual case must be decided upon
its merits. The local boards-one
for each county of less than AS 600
population or city of 10000, with
additional boards where necessary
for each additional 10000 popula-
tion-will pass upon claims for ex-
emption except those based upon
industrial or agricultural occupa-
ton, subject to appeal to the dis
trict boards All cases involving
agricultural or industrial exemp-
tions will be passed upon by the
district boards-one for each fed
eral judicial district-whieh also
will decide appeals from decisions of
the local boards.
In the near future date will
be set by Brig. Gen. Crowder, pro-
vost marshal general, for the meet
ing and organization of the boards.
At the same time it is expected that
the regulations will be promulgated,
so that the process may be put I'M
der way without delay. The pres
ent intention is to call the men Sc
lected to the colors about Sept. |,
or as soon thereafter as the canton
ments to house them can be com
pleted.
= In a statement accompanying the
announcement of the regulations,
to do their work fearlessly and i'm
partially and to remember that Our
armies at the front will be strength
ened and sustained if they be com
Of injustice in their mode of selec-
ton
Upon organizing, the local boards
will take over from the registra-
ton boards all regulation 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 deter?
mined and the quota to be drawn
from its territory (minus credits
for enlistments in the national
guard or regular army, each
board will prepare a list of persons
designated for service in the order
of their liability, 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 physi-
special regulations, to be provided,
bearing in mind that all persons ac-
cepted by them will be re-eXam-
ined by army surgeons. If the phys
ical examination is passed success
fully, then comes the question of
exemption.
PERSONS WHO WILL BE EXEMPT
Persons who must be examined
or discharged by the local board
include:
Officers of the United States, for
the states, territories and the Dis
trist of Columbia, ministers of re-
ligion, students of divinity, persons
in the military or naval service of
the United States. subjects of Ger
many, all other aliens. who have
not taken out first papers; county
or municipal officers, customs house
clerks, workmen in federal armor-
les, arsenals and navy yards. per-
sons in the federal service desig-
mated by the president for exemp-
ton, pilots, merchant marine sail
ors, those with status with re-
spect to dependents which renders
their exclusion desirable Ca married
man with dependent wife or child,
son of a dependent widow, son of
dependent, aged or inhrm parent,
or brother of dependent orphan
child under 16 years of age), those
found morally deficient and any
member of any well-ofganized relig
ious sect existing May Is, 1917.
whose creed forbids participation
in war and whose religious convic
lions accord with the creed
Claims for exemption because of
dependents may be made by the
man himself, his wife or other de-
pendents. or by third party who
has personally Investigated the
case. A claim made by the husband
must be accompanied by supporting
affidayits signed by the wife and
by the head OF family residing in
the same territory A claim by the
wife or a third party must be ae-