Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-08-12
SOLICIT INFORMATION ON
UhMER|TED DRAFT CLAIMS
Chairman OF, District Board Says 1t
Is Duty OF, All Persons to Give
49, Information at Once.
MANY CLAIMS ARE BEING FILED
Will Shortly Begin. Certifying to Adj
tutant-Gehsfal$ Names of Those
Found Physically Fit and Not En-
empt From Military Service.

Information in regaru 10 unfneriteu
claims for exemption from military
service is solicited by the NirG inia
district exemption boards. Edwin p.
Cox, OF this city, chairman OF the east
ern board. yesterday stated that il was
the duty OF all persons who have in
formation which causes them TO be-
lieve that exemptions OF discharges
have been granted. or are being asked
for. which are unwarran'ed. that they
communicate such information TO the
government representative in their
communities commemorative attor-
neys have been designated by Governor
Henry c. Stuart AS the special repre-
sentatives Of the government in the
cities and counties in Virginia.
On Monday OF next week the Eastern
District Board Will start certifying
names to Acknowledgement W. w. sale
of men who have been found physically
At for military service and have either
made no claim for exemption. or the
claim has been denied. These will be
the men who will form the Virginia
contingent in the new national army
the first ihcfement OF which will re-
port OF September for duty.
ABOUf sEvENTY-FfvE
APPEALS BEING FILED DAILY
An average of seventy-five appeals
is being made TO the district board
daily now. The first report of men sub
ject to. military. duty came from the
local board Of Orange County on Thurs
day, and was closely followed by the
report from Division No OF this city
Louisa County reported on Friday. as
did Chesterfield County, Divisions Nos.
and OF Norfolk. and Elizabeth City
County. Those reporting yesterday
were Loudoun. Sussex. King william,
King George. fauquicr and Division
No 3 Of Richmond. Several boards
have also reported the names OF men
who have failed To appear for examina
ton, and these men Will lose the right
! to make exemption claims, and will be
certified to the Adjutant-Generalo OF the
State as men not excused from military
service. Unless they report to camp
they will be tried on the charge OF de-
sertion as soon taken into custody.
The district board for the Eastern
District of Virginia has its office at
Room 425. Post-Ofiice Building. The
jurisdiction OF this board is twofold-
appellate jurisdiction and original ju-
risdiction. The original jurisdiction
OF the board consists Of the consider
alton of claims for discharge on in
dus;rial grounds, including aEricul-
ture. The blanks for the affidavit
forms may be obtained from the local
boards or the district board. These
forms, after being filled out must be
filed with the district board within five
days atSeg. the mailing and posting OF
notice Hut name mas been certified
by lf5M board to !hs "dFstrict board
that such person has been called into
the service Of the United States and
not exempted or discharged.
ALL EVIDENCE MUST DE
IN FORM OF AFFIDAvITs
In appeal claims, parties have ten
days from the time notice has been
posted and mailed that such PERSONS
name has been certified TO the district
board as one who has been called for
service and not exempted or discharged
TO file an appeal. II party desires TO
appeal. he gets from the local board
form l53 or 1874. for Ming appeal; from
the same local board such party also
gets form Isl or 1872: form 1873 or 1874.
after being filled out should be lef,
with the local board. and form ISL or
152, after being filled out. should be
sent to the district board. Form ISL
or l52 must reach the district board
within ten days after persons name
has been certified by the local board.
All evidence before the district board
must be in the form Of aaidavi,s.
whether the claim Is on appeal or was
y orig inally filed before the board No
oral argument viii he allowed, and IL
parties should allow the time to elapse
in which 10 file their claims, either on
appeal or originally. such claims wt.;
not be cons !dered.
II will BE Monday. August 20. be-
Tore the district board VIII begin Ger
ufyine names 70 the Adjutant General
d IN the &meanwhIle the Offices OF the
board are, being kept open answering
ga great deal of Correspondence and
q giving iniorinNion. About seventy
hve claims arc being filed each day.
The board consists Of L. y. Cox, chair
man; 4. &. kooncc, secretary; J. II G.
Beverly, l. r Roys,er ana " = T,,l,r
b.