Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-11-16

military service Is dela!l ing the Talsiifs
vi the arm. and the reopening o. Eases
OF men already so indacted IS interfering
with the training. The following rules
will therefore govern the reopening OF the
Eases mentioned in that ruling i'll the fu-
ture:
Cases Of men indicted into military
service b5 local board shall not be re-
opened after such Induction except as
provided in Par. hereof. Cases Of men
already indicted into military service
heretofore reopened and now in process Of
rehearins shall be forthwith closed and
the prior disposition Of the case adhered
TO.
Any person already indicted into mill
tary service who claims that he has not
had full and fair hearing or has not had
full and fair opportunity to be heard by
a local or district board as required BY
the Selective Service law and regulations
or who claims that the board has exceed
ed its jurisdiction or substantially violat-
cd the Selectiye Service law or regula-
tons in passing on his claim may apply
10 the commanding officer Of his mobll Ia
ton camp al any time within seven days
after arrival at the mobilization camp TO
be discharged under rhe provisions Of
Far. 13a Army Regulations. If the COM
handing officer desires Information OF the
facts of particular case or the circum-
stances Of its hearing he may request the
adjutaut general of the State to investi-
gate; and the adjutant general shall
forthwith call upon the proper board for
a full report OF same
Appeals to President
The great number of appeals to the
president suggest that there must lie still
a great number of appeals pending before
district boards We have found already
that the Presidents urgent call upon law
yers 70 assist the Selective Service system
IS producing general and enthusiastic
response from men Of the legal profession
and We have taken advantage OF it here
by using volunteer lawyers to analyze
records In appealed cases and 10 make a
very short summary and recommendation
upon which those charged with the deci-
sion on appeal can function properly. This
suggests way TO clean up all the APP
peals pending before district boards very
swiftly. IF YOU will call upon members
Of the legal profession 10 offer their serv-
ices 70 district boards and suggest to dis
trict boards that the services be utilized
along the lines here suggested. the boards
will be greatly aided by. these summaries
and believe that they can clean up their
dockets within very few days"
Closing First Draft
There is urgent necessity to bring the
first draft ~ a close as promptly as pos
sble. Reports from mobilization camps
indicate that there is consdera Bile dis
crepancy between the percentage Of the
quotas thus far called and the number OF
men who have actually been furnished 70
the camps. Please address yourself to
this situation a the earliest possible mo-
ment TO make sure that every board has
furnished to its mobilization camp the
percentage of its quota thus far called
If any part Of this della, is due to the
fact that mobilization camps have not
reported 70 local boards the number Of
men rejected. inform me Of the name or
the mobilization camp, that 7 may take
immediate steps 70 have this delay rene
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