New-York tribune., 1917-07-03
Boards Instructed How to
Choose Army from the
Millions Registered
Each Individuals
Case Is Separate
No Class Exemptions by
Trades; Date for Next
Step To Be Set Later

of 625,OOO troops of the new. Nationa
Army advanced another step to-day
when President Wilson promulgated
the regulations TO govern exemption
from military service.
Most of the local and appeal exemp
ton boards already have been ap
pointed, and the issuance of the regu
lations will permit them to organize
Immediately and prepare for the con
phases of the task Of getting
the men under training for duty II
France.
The local boards are empowered tC
exempt the following persons:
Officers s-legislative, executive or
judicial-of the United States, the
several states, territories and Dis
trict of Columbia.
Any regular or duly ordained min
lister of religion.
Any person who on May Is. 1917,
was student preparing for the
ministry in any recognized theologi-
cal or divinity school.
Any person in the military or naval
service Of the United States.
ANY person who is a subject OF
Germany, whether such person has or
has not declared his intention to be-
come citizen of the United States.
All other resident aliens who have
not taken out their first papers.
County and municipal officers
elected by popular vote, and whose
Offices may not be filled by appoint
ment for an unexpired term.
Custom house clerks.
Persons employed by the United
States in the transmission of the
mails.
Artifcers and workmen employed
in the armories, arsenals and navy
Yards of the United States.
Persons employed in the service OF
the United States designated by the
President to be exempted.
Any licensed pilot regularly en-
ployed in the pursuit of his vocation
Mariners actually employed in the
sea service of any citizen or mer-
chant within the United States.
ANY married man whose wife or
child is dependent upon his labor for
support.
Auv son of a widow who may be
dependent upon his labor for sup
port.
ANY son of aged or infrm parent or
parents depender. upon his labor for
support.
Any father of motherless child or
children under sixteen years Of age
dependent upon his labor for sup
port. -,
drenj under sixteen years of age,
who has have neither father nor
mother. and is (are) dependent upon
his labor for support.
Anv person who is found by such
local board 10 be a member of any
well recognized religious sect or or
canization organized and existing
Nav IS. 1917, whose then existing
creed or principles forbid its men,
hers to participate in war in any
form, and whose religious convictions
are against war or participation
therein in accordance with the creed
or principles of such religious organ
ization.
Any person who has been convicted
of felony and sentenced.
Three Steps in Organization
In the order in which hey must come
there are three steps in the organiza
tion process of the National Army, a:
prescribed by Congress. They are reg
istration, selection and exemption. Inc
first step has been carried through, anC
100000 men between
twenty-one and thirty-one years OF age
have been registered. The regulations
issued to-day cover in detail the opera
tion Of the third step, exemption.
Information concerning the SECOND
step in the series, however, is still
lacking, and officials are guarding
closely the method by which selection
is to be applied.
The exemption regulations announced
that the boards will be advised of the
selection process later, although none
of the steps prescribed except the or
of the boards can be car
ried on until the selection machinery
has furnished the names of the mer
whose fitness and desirability for army
service the boards are to judge. There
is one hint, however. as TO how the
selection machinery is TO work.
The local boards are directed upon
TO take over from the reg
istration precincts the cards and lists
of the men registered on June 3, and
as their first duty 10 provide a serial
number for each registration card
This has given support to the belief
that the selection is 10 be by numbers
Reports were current recently that the
selection drawing was 20 be made in
Washington.
Selection Date Not Known
Presumably the process OF selection
will be announced only short time
before il is put in operation. When
that will be is not known. September
| has been the tentative date set for
calling the 625,000 of the first con-
tingent to the colors for training
Progress with construction Of the six
teen divisional cantonments for the
troops will govern that action, how
ever. Il is now believed there will be
no serious delay.
The exemption process will not take
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