The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1917-07-05
3AMBERG, S. c., THURSDAY, JULY s. 1917

provide a system which it is expected
and personal hardship. Any system
of selecting men for military service,
whether voluntary or involuntary in
it's operation, necessarily selects some
men to bear the burden of danger and
sacrifice for the whole nation. The
system here provided places all men
of military age upon an even plane
and then, by selection which neith-
er favors the one nor penalties the
other, calls out the requisite number
for service.
"The successful operation Of this
law and of these regulations depends
necessarily upon the loyalty, patriot
ISM and justice Of the members Of
the boards to whom it's operation is
committed, and | admonish every
member of every local board and Of
every district board of review that
their duty to their country requires
an impartial and fearless perform
ance of the delicate and difficult du-
ties intrusted to them. They should
remember as to each individual case
presented to them that they are call
ed upon to adjudicate the most sa-
cred rights of the individual and to
preserve 'untarnished the honor of
the nation.
To Strengthen Armies.
"Our armies at the front will be
strengthened and sustained if they be
composed of men free from any sense
of injustice in their mode of selection,
and they will be inspired to loftier
efforts in behalf of a country which
the citizens called upon to perform
high public functions, perform them
with justice, fearlessness and impair
tiality."
upon organizing the local boards
will take over from the registration
boards all registration cards which
they will number serially and list for
posting to public view. Then after
having been advised of the method by
which the order of liability for SER
vice shall: be determined and of the
quota to be drawn from it's territory
(minus credits for enlistments in the
National Guard or regular army
sons designated for service in the Or
each board will prepare a list of per-
der of their liability, post the list,
give it to the press and within three
days send notice to each designated
person by mail.
AS the men so notified appear, the
boards first will make physical ex-
animation in accordance with special
regulations to be provided, bearing
in mind that all persons accepted by
them will be reexamined by army sur
geons. If the physical examination is
passed successfully, then comes the
question of exemption.
Entitled to Exemption.
persons who must be exempted or
discharged by the local board include:
"Officers of the United States, OF
the States, Territories and the Dis
trict of Columbia, ministers of relig-
ion, students of divinity, persons in
the military 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, work
men in federal armories, arsenals and
navy yards, persons in the federal
service designated by the President
for exemption, pilots, merchant ma
rine sailors, those with status with
respect to dependents which renders
their exclusion desirable "a married
man with dependent wife or child,
son of a dependent widow, son of
dependent aged or infirm parent, or
brother of dependent orphan child
under sixteen years Of age; those
found morally deficient and any mem
Der of any we'll recognized sect ex-
isting May 1S, 1917, whose creed for
bids participation in war and whose
religious convictions accord with the
creed.
Claims for Exemptions.
Claims for exemption because of
dependents may be made by the man
himself, his wife or other dependents,
or by a 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 fam
lily residing in the same territory. A
claim by the wife or third party
must be accompanied by two support
ing afidavits signed by heads of fam