Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1917-05-31
RULES FOR REGISTERING

self, so state. II you are an onlcer
of the state or federal government
say whether your office is under the
United States, the state, the county
or a municipality. In answer to the
question as to where you are employ
ed, give the town, county, and state
where you work.
9. Have you a father, mother, wife,
child under IL, or sister or
brother under IL solely dependent
upon you for support (specify
which,?
Consider your answer throughtfully.
II it is true that there is another
mouth than your own which you alone
have a 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, un.
less the person you have in mind Is
solely dependent on you, do not hide
behind petticoats or children.
10. Married or single (which)? Race
(speeify whieh)7
This does not ask whether you were
once married, but whether you are
married now. In answer to the ques'
ton as to your race, state briefly
whether "Cncssfan," "Mongolian,
Ne . indian" Indian. YOU.
had? Rank' Branch? Years?
Nation or state7
No matter what country you served,
you must give complete information.
In answering these questions. first
name your rank, using one OF the fol-
lowing words: commissioned off,
cer," Noncommissioned officer" "Pri-
vate." Next, state branch in which
you served in one Of the following
words: Infantry" Calvary" "Artil-
lery," Medical" Signal" "Avia-
tion," Supply" Marine" Navy"
Next state the number OF years SER
vice, 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 SER
vice in one Of the following terms:
National Guard (of such and such
state)," Militia (of such and such
state)," Volunteers OF United
States" or Regular Army Navy ot
United States"
IL. 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
a claim now II you intend to prosecute
it. 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 touchlng
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-
tions 7 and s. In stating grounds you
claim as exempting you, use one OF
the following terms: II you claim to
be an executive, legislative, or judi
cial officer of the state or nation
name your office and say whether 1t
is an office of the state or nation. II
you claim to be a member OF a relig-
ious sect whose creed forbids its mem
bers to participate in war in any form.
simply name the sect. If you are en-
ployed in the transmission OF the
United States mails or as an arti-
ficer or workman in an armory' arse
nal. or navy yard Of the United STATES
or II you are mariner employed III
the sea service Of any citizen or mer-
chant within the United States, so
state. If you are felon or otherwise
morally deficient and desire to claim
exemption on that ground, state your
ground briefly. If you claim physical
disability, state that briefly. II you
claim exemption on any other grouno'
state your ground briefly.
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