The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-06-01

3. Where were you born?
First name the town, then the state,
then the country, as Columbus, o.
Vienna. AUSTRIA Paris, France; :
Sofia, Bulgaria.
g. If no a citizen, of what country
are you a citizen or subject?"
What Is Your Job Right Now?
z. What is your present trade, Oc-
cupation or office?
'This does not ask what you once
did, nor what you have done most of
the time, nor what you are best fitted
to do. 1t asks what your job is right
now. State briefly, as farmer, miner,
student, laborer (on farm, In rolling
mill, in automobile, wagon or other fac
tory, etc. If you hold an office under
state or federal government, name the
office you hold.
If you are in one of the following
offices or emplOyments, use n of the
anne hereafter mentioned: Custom
house clerk, employed in the transmits
sion Of the nails or employed in an
armory, arsenal or navy yard, mar
IIVA uSiuuIS SiIplosS u III ~ oSa SNAs
ice Of citizen or merchant within the
United States
SO. BY whom employed? Where en-
ployed?
IF you are working for an individ-
ual, firm, corporation or association
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 government say wheth-
er your Office is under the United
States, the state, the county or a mu-
nicipality. In answer to the question
as to where you arc employed give the
town, county and state where you
work.
80. Have you Il father, mother, wife,
child under twelve or a sister or broth
err under twelve solely dependent upon
you for support (specify which,
Consider your answer thoughtfully.
If it is true that there is another
mouth thar your own which you alone
have q duty to feed do not let youl
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
p%etticOats or children.
40. Married or single (which) i?
Race (specify which,?
"This does not ask whether you
We're once married, but whether you
are married now. In answer to he
question as to your race state briefly
whether Caucasian. Monaghan, negro.
Malayan or Indian.
Declare Military Service, II Any.
IL. What military service have you
had? Rank? Branch? Years? Ma
ton or state!
mo matter what country you
served, you must give complete infor-
nation. In answering these questions
first name your rank, using n Of the
following words: Commissioned Off
GER 'noncommissioned officer 'pri-
vate.' Next, state branch in which you
served In one of the following words:
Infantry cavalry artillery 'medi-
CAL signal aviation supply ma
rine,' navy Next, state the number
Of years service, not counting time
spent in the reserve. Finally, name
the nation or state you served. II you
served under the United States or one
of the states Of the United States,
name your service in n of the fol
lowing terms: National Guard (of
such and such a state), militia (of
such and such a state). volunteers Of
United States o. regular army (navy)
of United States
80. 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 information of
the war department you should make
q claim now if you intend to prosecute
1t. Some persons will be exempted on
account of their occupations or Offices,
some on account Of the fact that they
have relatives dependent upon them
for support. Your answer touching
these things will be important In sup
porting the claim you now intend to
make in your answer to the present
questions. BE sure, therefore, that
the grounds you now state are in con
formity with your answers to Ques-
tons Z and s..
''In stating grounds you claim rs ex-
empting you use one OF the following
terms: If you claim to be an eXecu-
tive, legislative or judicial officer Of
the state or nation, name your Office
and say whether 1t is III office of the
state or nation. If you claim to be a
member of q religious sect whose creed
forbids it's members to participate in
war In any form. simply name the sect.
If you are employed in the TRANSMITS
sion Of the United States mails or as
an artificer or workman In an armOry,
arsenal or navy yard Of the United
States. or If you are a mariner en-
ployed in the sea service Of any citi-
zen or merchant within the United
States, SO state. If you are n felon or
otherwise morally deficient aud desire
to claim exemption on that ground,
state your ground briefly. If you
claim physical disability, state that
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