The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-06-02

"(4) You are an alien if you do not
fall within one of the three classes
above mentioned.
5. Where were you born?
''F1rst name the town, then the state.
then the country, as Columbus, o.;
Vienna, AUSTRIA Paris, France
Sofia, Bulgaria.
SO. If not a citizen, of what country
are you a citizen or subject?'
What Is Your Job Right NoW2
'7. What is your present trade, oc-
cupation or office?
This does not ask what you once
did, nor what you have done most OF
the time, nor what you are best fitted
to do. 1t asks what your job is right
now. State briefly, as farmer, miner,
student, laborer Con farm, in rolling
mill. in automobile, wagon or other fac
tory, etc. If you hold an Office under
state or federal government, name the
Office you hold.
IF you are In one of the following
Offices or employments, use one Of the
names hereafter mentioned: Custom
house clerk, employed in the transmits
sion of the mails or employed in an
armory, arsenal or navy yard, mar
liner actually employed in the sea serv-
ice Of citizen or merchant within the
United States
"S. By whom employed7 Where en-
ployed?
"If you are working for an individ-
ual, firm, corporation or association
state its name. If in business, trade,
DrofocC;0T1 or ornnJoUrDopf for vOurGolf
so state. If you are an officer Of the
state or federal government say wheth-
er your office is under the United
States, the state, the county or mu-
nicipalIty. In answer to the question
as to where you are employed give the
town, county and state where you
work.
''9. Have you a father, mother, wife,
child under twelve or a sister or broth
er under twelve solely dependent upon
you for support (specify which,:
e Consider your answer thOughtfully.
If it is true that there is another
mouth than your own which you alone
have a duty to feed do not let your
military ardor interfere with the wish
of the nation to reduce wars misery to
the person you have in mind is solely
dependent on you do not hide behind
petticoats or children.
40. Married or single (which) ?
Race (specify which,?
''This does not ask whether you
were once married, but whether you
are married now. In answer to the
question as to your race state briefly
whether Caucasian, Mongolian, negro.
Malayan or Indian.
Declare Military Service, If Any.
I'll. What military service have you
had? Rank? Branch? Years? Ma
ton or state?
mo matter what country you
served, you must give complete infor-
nation. In answering these questions
first name your rank, using one of the
following words: Commissioned Off
cer,' 'noncommissioned officer 'pri-
vate.' Next, state branch in which you
served in one of the following words
Infantry cavalry artillery 'medi-
CAL signal aviation supply ma
rine,' navy Next, state the number
Of years service, not counting time
spent in the reserve. Finally, name
the nation or state you served. If you
served under the United States or one
Of the states of the United States
name your service in one of the fol
lowing terms: National Guard (o1
such and such a state), militia (Ot
such and such state), volunteers OF
Of United States
alp. Do you claim exemption from
draft? Specify grounds.
Because you claim exemption from
| draft. it by no means follows that yoU
are exempt. For the Information Of
the war department you should make
q claim now if you intend to prosecute
| 1t. Some persons will be exempted OF
/ account of their occupations or Offices
some on account of the fact that the!
have relatives dependent upon then
for support. Your answer touching
these things will be important in sup
porting the claim you now intend t,
make in your answer to the preSen
questions Be sure, therefore, tina
the grounds you now state are in con
formity with your answers to ques
tons and 8.
an stating grounds you claim as e1
empting you use one of the following
terms: If you claim to be an execu
tive, legislative or judicial officer o
the state or nation, name your Offic
and say whether it is an office Of tn
state or nation. If you claim to be
member of a religious sect whose cree
forbids its members to participate i
war in any form, simply name the sec
If you are employed in the transmits
sion of the United States mails or a
an artificer or workman in an armOr1
arsenal or navy yard of the Unite
States, or if you are mariner en-
ployed in the sea service of any cit
zen or merchant within the Unite
States, so state. If you are a felOn c
otherwise morally deficient and desir
to claim exemption on that grount
state your ground briefly. If 70
claim physical disability, state ths
briefly If you claim exemption o
any other ground. state your groun
briefly"