Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-11-24
OUESTIoNNAlEE FOR REGISTER
Sd MEN WILL BE MAILED
NEXT WEEK.
SUPPLY FULL DATA THAT
is WANTED BY GOVERNMENT
Must &c Answered and Returned to
Local Exemption Board Within
Seven Days After the Date OF Mall
inu-Failare to Answer Punishable
by Imprisonment.

BEGINNING early next week more than
l2,1O0 Of the registered men Of the coun-
ity. who have not been called for ply
steal examination, will receive the
QUESTIONABLE prepared by the provost
marshal general for classifying men
to be called for the national army. The
answering of the questions puts rather
a heavy task on the men who~are re-
/ sponsible for the answers, and who
even are responsible ior receiving a
! copy Of the QUESTIONABLE. Any who
! do not receive it are expected TO APP
! ply to the local exemption board for a
| copy. In fact all the responsibility IS
! placed on the registered man.
| When all the questionnaires are re-
! turned. as they must be within seven
days from the date they are mailed
! the local exemption board will have
| the data from which Will be compiled
! the lists of men who are to be called
| first and the order in which others
are to be called later. 1t will also in
! clude all who expect to claim eXemp-
/ ti0n on either the grounds Of depend
! ents or for oCCupatiOnal reasons. Any
! registered man who fails to answer
! the questions will be advanced auto
matically to the first class to be called.
/ These are the single men who are not
! engaged IN occupations Of importance
/ to the maintenance OF war activities.
/ Will Take Study TO Answer.
! Registered men Will find that in order
! to answer the questions correctly the
! questions viii have TO be studied care
fully. Attorneys are expected to give
! free aid to all registered men IN help
/ 1g Them answer the questions.
! The QUESTIONABLE is a pamphlet Of
| sivteen pages. The registered man is
! instructed not 10 answer or make any
| marks on The first page until he has
| answered the twelve series of questions
| on the other pages Then turning back
! TO page I he Will find the FIVE classes
| into which registered men have been
| divided and he is expected to place a
| cross opposite the name Of the class
| TO which he belongs and note claim, If
any, he expects 70 make for exemp-
| ton.
First Answer Yes or No.
Turning to the second and third
pages Of the QUESTIONABLE the regis
! tered man will find there important in
struct!0ns, including among them no.
| ice that the registered men must make
| affidavit under oath that they have
! thruthfully answered the questions. He
| viii also find that all exemptions and
discharges made before the date Of the
rules and regulations governing the
QUESTIONABLE are automatically reyok-
ed and are void
The questions are in twelve series
| The first series are general questions.
10 answer which the registered man
must give his name age occupation,
address, and name Of relatives He
must supply Information in detail as 70
his occupation and give that in which
he !s expert. also whether or not he
has had military training and what
education he has had.
Physical Fitness and Others,
Series No. IS regarding his physical
fitness. If the registered man answers
the second question with yes" he need
not answer any Of the others If he
answers that he Is no. mentally and
physically sound ne must give in de-
tail the nature Of his ailments or dis
| abilities, the date Of such disability,
the name Of the physicians who attend
ed him, or hospitals or other institu-
tons in which he was treated.
Series No. is for legislative, execu-
tive and judicial officers. If yes" is
me answer TO the questio all the
details OF the office occupied must be
supplied for the other questions of the
| series.
Series No. 4 is for ministers OF re-
| !igion, and No. is for divinity SIN
| dents, who were preparing for the
ministry on May IS, 1917. ATidavits
| OF others must be supplied by divinity
students in support Of the answer that
me student was in divinity school Nav
IS, 1917.
Training and Citizenship.
Series No. regards military or naval
training. If the answer to the first
Question is no, no other questions Of
the series need be answered. If it is
yes the nature and duration of the
training must be supplied.
Series No. 7 refers to whether or not
the registered man was native born.
II his answer is yes to the first
question It makes IT unnecessary to
answer any OF the others IF ,his an
swer Is no" all the particulars of his
place of birth, date Of arrival in this
country, and rshidence here are re-
CURED by other questions
Series No. Is for county and mu-
nicipal officers, federal employees. pi-
lots and marines If the answer to the
first question is "yes", the name Of the
office, date Of election, expiration of
term, education ana nature of work
must be supplied in answering other
questions.
Series No. 9 regards religious con-
victions against war II the registered
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