Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-07-24
MAY BE WEEK OR TEN DAYS BE.
FORE EXEMPTION BOARDS
ISSUE CALL.
DRAFTED MEN GIVEN
OPPORTUNITY TO ENLIST
May Go Into Regular Army or National
Guard Service If Enlistment Is Prior
TO Receipt Of Draft Notiee-FaiIure
to Receive Notification No Excuse
For Non.Appearanoe.
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Des Motnes, July 24-It probably
will be week or ten days before local
Exemption boards begin on the work OF
making up their quota for the national
krmy. Official lists of the numbers
Drawn have not yet been received but
t is expected these will be in the
hands of the local boards by the latter
part Of this week.
Thus far the local boards have no
official notice whatever what numbers
have been drawn for the first draft.
These have Of course all been pub
dshed in the newspapers, having been
sent out from Washington by the As.
Bociated Press and are known TO be
accurate but no work will start until
the boards receive the official num-
bers.
AS soon as the lists arrive from
Washin gton notices to the men drawn
Will be sent out by the boards. The
Fists will be transmitted thru the Of
nice Of Adjt.-Gen. Guy E. Logan, who
is in immediate charge Of the Iowa
draft. Failure or error on the part Of
any board to notify registran1s that
they are to appear for examination,
however, will not excuse such regis
trant. The officials in charge are there
fore advising every man to visit the
exemption headquarters and ascertain
just where he stands in the order OF
drawing.
Drafted Men May Enlist.
There is still opportunity for men
REGISTERED to enlist in the regular
army or the national guard. After they
receive notice from the exemption
board to appear for examination, how
ever, they have no further option as
ito enlisttng. This announcement was
made from Washington yesterday.
The war department, on this ques-
ton says: ANY registered person Is
entitled to enlist voluntarily until he
has been notified that he has been
called In the draft army by the local
fboArd. Notice Of the call by the local
Hoard u matsed to each person and
bach notice CONTAINS a direction for
him to appear tor physical exaznina-
ton. After tho receipt OF the notice
from the local board registered per-
eon ceases to be eltgibls for voluntary
enlistment"
Must Appear For Examination.
Registrars must report for physical
discrimination on the day stated in the
call sent them by the local boards. II
they tail to pass the physical examina-
lions they win be given certificates by
the board which will explain thei.
| further duties.
II the registrant is found fit physic-
ally and files a claim for exemption
within seven days after his call was
posted he win be given ten days time
to file proof in support of the claim.
The local boards will decide each
claim for exemption within three days
after antdaytts are fled. After the
|, registrant has filed his exemption
claim and proof thereof he is expected
to watch the notices on the office Of
' the local board beginning about Ave
days after he has filed his claim to see
| what disposition has been made Of his
case.
Claims of appeal to district boards
,may be made within ten days after
notice has been posted. There are two