The Harrison times., 1917-07-21
HOW THE DRAFT SELEC.
TI0NS ARE TO BE MADE
Something About What May Be Es-
peased in Boone County Work
OF the Local Board.

A list of the names of all those reg
istered in Boone county, each being
given a serial number, has been post
ed in the court house, and when a
name is drawn in Washington. merely
the number will be wired to the board
here
AS the board is informed of the
names of those drawn the information
will be posted and also given to the
press that each may know the result
as soon as possible.
In determining the exact number to
be selected the department will first
take into consideration the number
of soldiers and sailors already fur
nished, it being the purpose to ar
range so each county furnish about
an equal quota, considering its popu-
lation, in the various army and the
naval services.
There are about 1900 names from
which the quota from Boone county
is to be drawn. Taking all the things
into consideration it is estimated that
about sixty men will actually be mus
tered into service from Boone county,
but how many will be drawn and
how far the claims for exemptions
may reach and to what extent they
will be heard is extremely prOblemati-
cal, as no rules have yet been laid
down. Physical examination is first
necessary. This will be made by the
local board, one of which is a physi-
clan, but later examination must be
made by regular army physician. If
physical examination is successfully
passed then comes questions for ex-
emptions
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
papers, county or municipal officers,
custom house clerks, workmen in fed
eral armories, arsenals and navy
yards, persons in the federal service
designated by the president for ex-
emption, pilots, merchant marine sail
ors, those with a status with respect
to dependents which renders their ex-
clusion desirable Ga married man with
dependent wife or child, son of de.
pendent widow, son of dependent aged
or infirm parent or brother of de-
pendent orphan children under 16
years of age); those found morally
deficient and any member of any we'll
recognized religious sect existing May
rs, 1917, whose creed torbids partici-
patton in war and whose religious con
victions 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 supporting affidavits signed
by the wife and by the head Of fami-
ly residing in the same territory. A
claim by the wife or a third party
must be accompanied by two support
ing affidavts signed by heads of fami
lies Similar rules govern claims on
the grounds of other dependents when
the dependents or third parties being
authorized to file claims with sup
porting affidavits In each case the
board must be satisfied before it
grants exemption or discharge that
the dependent or dependents actually
are supported mainly by the fruits Of
the mans mental or physical labor
1t is the present intention to call
those selected under the draft law to
the colors about September 1, or as
soon thereafter as cantonements TO
house them can be completed