The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-07-02
SELECTNE DRAF I
soon UNDER WAY
REGULATIONS TO GOVERN NEXT
STEP ARE ISSUED BY ORDER
OF PRESIDENT.
GO|NTOMINUTEOETA|L
Made Clear That There Are to BE No
Class Exemptions, Not Even Married
Men Class-Preliminary Selection to
BE Made Without Delay Is Report.

Washington, July 2.-Regulations to
govern the next step toward selecting
a national war army from the millions
registered for service on June were
issued today at the direction OF Presl-
dent Wilson.
The regulations leave to be prescrib-
ed later the manner Of determining tho
order of liability Of the men registered
but set forth in great detail the manner
Of arriving at exemptions and the work
generally of the local and district
boards named to carry out the task.
Exemption regulations add little to
the terms of the draft law, the ques
tion OF whether a man between the
ages Of 21 and 81 is entitled to exemp-
tion because OF dependents, the nature
OF his occupation or physical unfitness
before the boards to decide after proper
investigation. II is made very cleai.
however that there are to be no class
exemptions, and that each individuai
case must be decided upon its merits.
The local boards-one for each county
/
Of 10000, with additional boards where
necessary for each additional thirty
thousand population-will pass upon
claims for exemption, except those based
on industrial or agricultural occups-
ton, subject TO appeal to the district
boards.
All cases involving agricultural or
Industrial exemptions will be passed
upon by the district boards, one fof
each federal judicial district, which also
will decide appeals from decisions OF
the local boards.
In the near future, date-will be set
by Brigadier General Crowder, proves,
marshal general, for meeting and organ
ization OF the boards. At the same
time, II is said. selection regulations
. will be promulgated so that the pro-
cess may be put under way without
delay The present intention is to call
the selected men TO the colors about
September /, or as soon thereafter as
the cantonments 10 house them can be
; completed.
Wants Fearless Selection.
In a statement accompanying the an
nouncement Of the regulations the pres
ident called upon the board Of directors
to do their work fearlessly and impair.
. TALLY and to remember that "our arm
: les at the front win be strengthened
and sustained II they be composed Of
men free from any sense Of injustice
in their mode Of selection"
Upon organizing, the local boards
will take over from the registration
J. board all registration cards, which they
viii number serially and list for posting
TO public view Then after having beer
advised OF the method by which th'
5 quota TO be drawn from its territor,
J, minus credits tor enllstments I'm th'
national guard or in the regular army
D each board will prepare a list OF per
sons designated for service in the orde
OF their liability. post the list, give !
< to the press and within three days SEN
o to each designated person by mail.
= As the men so notified appear, tn
, boards first win make a physical eS
c animation in accordance with specia
: regulations to be provided, bearing =
J. mind that all persons accepted by then
o will be re-examined by army surgeons
II the physical examination is passe
y successfully. then comes the questio
q OF exemption.
q Some Exemptions.
= Persons who must be exempted o
8 discharged by the local board include
Offiters OF the United States. OF IN
Is states. territories and the District {
Columbia. ministers Of religion, student
: Of divinity. persons in the military Q
q naval service OF the United States, SUI
n jects Of Germany. all other aliens VIII
K have not taken out first papers, count
or municipal officers. custom hous
!. clerks, workmen in federal armorie
Is arsenals and navy yards, persons In III
federal service designated by the pres
n dent for exemption. pilots, merchar
'e marine sailors. those with status wit
r respect to dependents which render
their exclusion desirable "a marriC
L man with dependent wife or child. 50
y Of a dependent widow. son OF dependen
aged or lnflrm parent. or brother I
O. dependent orphan children under
] years OF age). those found morally d
n fclent. and any member OF any We
le recognized religious sect existing Ma
p s, 1917. whose creed forbids particip
ton in war. and whose religious co
Is vIctions accord with the creed.
ne Dependents May Appeal.
'e' Claims for exemption because OF d
IN pendents may be made by the man hin
Z. self. his wife or other dependents
v. by a third party who has personally
n vestigated the case.
N A claim made by the husband mu
On be accompanied by supporting affidavit
signed by the wife and by the head
a family residing In the same territor
A claim by the wife or third par
is must be accompanied by two supportil
affidavits signed by heads Of families
on Similar rules govern claims on I
be. grounds of other dependents when I
10 dependents or third parties being