Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1917-11-22

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II United States.
Alien enemy.
Resident alien II an enemy who
claims exemption.
Person totally and permanently
physically or mentally unfit for mill
tary service.
Person morally unfit TO be u soldier
IF the United States.
Licensed pilot actually employed in
The pursuit Of his vocation.
Member of we'll organized religious
sect or organization. organized and ex-
listing on May IS. 1917. whose then
existing creed or principles forbid its
members to participate in war in any
form, and whose religious convictions
are against war or participation there
in.
Boards to Aid Registrars.
To aid the registrants in filling out
these missionaries and determining
their classification legal advisory
boards have been provided for each
local exemption district. DlSinterest-
ed lawyers have been taken into serv-
ice to aid in the general administra-
ton of the law.
All exemptions made prior to this
time or revoked. Every man not in
the military service must fill out
QUESTIONABLE, and the merits OF his
case will be decided upon again.
A., 70 tp All a
tiOnnaire is automatically placed in
Glass l and liable for immediate duty.
Following the classification comes
series of general questions. There
then follow eleven other series of ques-
tons which fit particular cases rang
ing from the man who claims physical
disability to questions asked Of men
seeking exemption because they are
divinity students.
The general questions establish
most intimate knowledge of the per-
sOnal characteristics of the registrant.
He must state every occupation at
which he has worked during the past
ten years, giving not only the name OF
the occupation, but the number of
hours worked each week and state
ment of his education.
In these questions the regiStrant IS
given the privilege of stating his pref
erence of service, and may state
whether he is willing to attend Il
night school fitting him for service
prior to being called into camp.
There then follows list of 81 trades
and professions, and the registrant is
given space to indicate which he has
worked in and for how long a period.
occupational List.
The occupational list follows:
Accountant; artist dramatic or
otherwise; auto and gas engine man
(a) factory, 90 garage, (c) ignition
system, (d) marine engines; auto ana
motor truck driver, baker, band in
strument, barber, blacksmith (a) help
ar % forger; boatman, boilermaker,
butcher, canvas worker,
(a) brigde, (b) cabinetmak-
pr, (c) house, (d) ship; chemical in
5ustry worker, clerical worker, con-
crete worker, contractor, cook, dentist,
detective, craftsman (a) architecture
II 90 mechanical, Co typographical
druggist, electrician (a) instruments
'epair, 90 motors and dynamoS, Co
outside work, (d) wiring; engineer,
graduate (a) automOtive, co chem
cal, (c) civil, (d) electrical, (e) me-
90 mining, 60 sanitary FAC
DRY worker, farmer, furrier, tire-hght-
,r. forest ranger, foundry man (a) |
,ore maker and molder, CD furnace
nan; grocer, guard, gunsmith, harness
maker, hOrseman, hOrseShOer, laborer, |
awyer, lineman, (a) telegraph, CD |
lOCkSmith, lOngshoreman, |
machinist (a) drill press,
ID general mechanic, (c) grinding |
machine, (d) lathe, (e) miller and |
)laner, (f) toolmaker; mason, mer-
liant millwright, miner (a) digging |
md loading, % drill, (c) explosives,
d) timbering (e) track laying; NOV
ng picture expert, nurse, painter (O
louse, CD sign, (c) scene; pattern
maker, physician, plasterer, plumbing
radeS, policeman. printer, quarryman,
abroad man (a) construction, CD |
operation, (c) maintenance, CD re-
,air; railway motorman, rigger (a)
ridge, 90 building, (c) ship; sales
nan, sawmill man, seafaring man,
beet metal worker (a) copper, CD
ron, (c) tin; shipbuilder, shoemaker,
tableman, steam engineer (a) motive,
By stationary; stenographer, stock
.eeper, structural iron and steel work
r. student, surveyor, tailor, teacher,
telegrapher, telephone opera
or. telephone repairman, tile man,
typewriter, veterinary, Waterman, well
er. acetylene, etc. ; wheelwright, wire
aSs operator.
Many Questions Asked.
Persons claiming exemption on the
round of being aliens are asked to
i've the date of their birth, their birth
lace, the time of their entrance to this
ountrv. the name of the vessel upon
'hich they entered and their compan-
,ns. They are also asked, Are you
'illing to return to your native coun-
Y and enter its military service"
Claimants for exemption on grounds
9 dnnen1pnpv tuuSt answer a series