The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1917-07-12
DRAFT RULINGS
RECEIVED HERE
Government Sends Booklet of
Instruction to Local
{, Officers.
Stoufer Looks for First Draft
o. By Latter Part of
Il ~, Next Week.

The registration officials received
their book Of instructions regarding
the draft this week. The book gives
the list Of exemptions, physical tests,
method Of notification and other
necessary information pertaining to
the draft. Nothing further is to be
done now until the numbers are
, drawn. This probably will be done
by the last Of next week, Abe X.
Stoufer, county clerk, thinks.
Seward county officers have been
waiting now for more than week.
The lists Of names were sent in early
last week. For the benefit of the
public listis on file at the office of
the county clerk, Abe X. Stoufer,
where anyone may find his number.
Physical Test First.
The first step the, local board will
take after receiving the numbers
and finding the names of the men
drawn, will be to make the physical
examination of all persons so desig-
mated in accordance with the provis-
ions Of the regulations and of spec
ial regulations which will be issued.
All men who are examined and ac-
cepted by the local boards will be re-
examined for physical disability by
the army surgeons when they arrive
at the rendezvous camps.
Will Be Notified.
Each board is authorized to ap-
point at least one examining physi-
clan. The examination for each
person. Called for service will be bas-
ed on forms prepared by the surgeon
general Of the army which will be
furnished each local board and each
examining physician. A notice will
: be sent to each person who is drawn
fixing the time and place Of his ex-
animation. In case the person call
ed is out Of the jurisdiction Of the
local board and finds it impossible to
return for examination, his case will
be referred to the board in whose
jurisdiction he is located. 1t will be
instructed to examine him. Sickness
or absence will not excuse from ex-
animation but the person drawn for
service must subsequently be exam
ined before some examining board.
The physical examination having
been completed, the board will next
consider the matter of exemptions
from service. The following persons
or classes of persons, if called for
service by local board and not dis
charged as physically deficient, may
file claim for exemption and a GER
tifcate of absolute, conditional, or
| temporary exemption will be issued
| if the, claim is substantiated by the
local Stard:
List Of Exemptions.
Officers of the United States and
Eiof the several states, territories and
\ the District of Columbia, ministers of
|, religion, students of divinity, persons
lin the military or naval service of the
United States, subjects of Germany
residing in the United States, all
other resident aliens who have not
taken out their first papers.
Having determined those who
should be exempt under the regula-
'tions the local boards will next con-
|'sider who should be discharged from
|Iservice. This class will apply to
|county and municipal officers, Gus
|.tom house clerks, persons employed
|lby the United States in the trans
Emission of the mails, articifers and
|lworkmen employed in the armories,
karsenals, and navy yards of the Uni
ted States designated by the presi-
dent to be exempted; licensed river
! pilots, mariners actually employed in
ihe sea service of any citizen or mer-
hant within the United States;
hose ma S>status with respect to per-
pms dependent upon them for sup
Iort which renders their exclusion or
'ischarge desirable.
As to Dependents.
This last class includes and mar
Jed man whose wife or child is de
sndent upon his labor (not his in
me) for support; any Son of a
dow dependent upon his labor for
pport; the son of an aged or infrm
rent or parents, dependent upon
labor for support; the brother Of
hiId or children under 1 8 years of|
who has neither father nor moth
,nd is or are dependent upon bis !