Arizona republican., 1917-07-03

law and these regulations depends nee
essarly upon the loyalty, patriotism
and Justice of the members of the
boards to whom it's operation is COM
mitted, and l admoniSh every member
of every state board and of every dis
| trict board of review that their duty
| to their country requires an Impartial
and fealess performance of the dell
cate and difficult duties intrusted to
them. They should remember as to
| each individual case presented to them
that they are called upon to adJudl-
cate the most sacred rights of the in
diyidual and to preserve untarnlshed
the honor of the nation.
"Our armies at the front will be
strengthened and sustained if they be
composed of men free from any sense
| of injustice in the mode of selection
and they will be inspired to loftier
efforts in behalf of a country in which
| the citizens called upon to perform
high public functions perform them
| with Justice fearlessness and Impair
TALLY"
Upon organizing, the local boards
will take over from the registration
boards all registration cards which
they will number serially and list for
presenting TO puDllc use
| Then, after having been advised OF
| the method by which the order of la
bility for service shall be determined
and of the quota to be drawn from its
territory (minus credits for enlist
ments in the national guard or regu-
lar 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 deslg-
mated person by mail.
| AS the men so notified appear, the
| boards first will make physical ex-
animation in accordance with special
regulations to be provided, bearing in
mind that all persons accepted by them
will be re-examined by army sur
geans If the physical examination is
passed successfully then comes the
question of exemption
| Persons who must be exempted or
discharged by the local board include:
| Officers of the United States, of the
states, territories and the District of
| Columbia; ministers of religion, stu
dents of divinity; persons in the mill
| tary or naval service of the United
States; subjects of Germany, all other
| aliens who have not taken out first
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custom house clerks; workmen in fed
eral armories, arsenals and navy yards;
| persons in the federal service desig-
mated by the president for exemption;
, pilots, merchant marine sailors; those
| with a status with respect to depen-
dents which renders their exclusion de-
sirable "a married man with dependent
wife or child, son of a dependent wi
dow, son of a dependent aged or infirm
parent or brother of dependent orphan
child under Is years of age); those
found morally deficient and any mem
Der of any well recognized religious
sect, existing May Is, 1917, whose creed
forbids participation in war and whose
religious convictions accord with the
creed.
Claims for exemption because of de-
pendents may be made by the man
himself, his wife or other dependents
or by third party, who has person
ally Investigated the case. A claim
made by the husband must be accom-
panied by two supporting affidavits
signed by the wife and the head of a
family residing in the same territory
A claim by the wife or a third party
must be accompanied by two support
ing affidavits signed by heads of fam
lilies. Similar rules govern claims on
SIOuflu Ol OlIitI uepeUUellS Wl1tll lie
dependents or third parties are author
lied to file claims with supporting af-
fidavits. In each case the board must
be satisfied before it grants exemp-
ton or discharge that the dependent
or dependents actually are supported
by the means of the mans mental OIL
physical labor.
Local boards are required, subject to
appeal, to pass upon claims for exemp-
tlUn or discharge within three days
after the filing of affidavits District
boards must decide appeal cases within
five days after the closing proofs and
their decisions are final. If the ruling
of local board is affirmed the person
in question stands finally accepted fol-
military service.
In passing on claims for exemption
on the ground of employment in neces-
sary industrial and agricultural oceu-
pations the district boards must be
convinced that the particular enter
prise affording such employment &C
tually is necessary to the maintenance
of the military establishment or ma
, tional interest during the emergency
Certificates of exemption will no
necessarily be permanent. They ma!