The weekly Alaska citizen., 1917-10-15
DRAF I OFFICE OF DIVISION IS
 OPENED HERE

May or ls+t Is 4N Dl.a.N' oi lAr once and calls ,he place Fairbanks off cal War OMCr." The blanks and forms for various phases oi the work nave been received and are being put III order. even to d thousand P.uk paper blanks which, when filled out by authority gives the bearer .lc r.-h. t1 go to his home or to go elsewhere than the office 10 sleep and eat
 Af.e- the numbers have been called and d man passes the examination of th. exemption board, he will not be allowed 10 leave the office again without the official pink slip signed by the board, but all will be kept together until such time d. they will be sent Outside to American Lake.
 Mayor Ray says the drafted num- be.s MI b. called most any day, probably within the next two weeks. lu case any citizen registered in laITbanks wants 10 go away from this city. he must first apply to the Wal office for information re- gard.ng his being transferred. There will be a considerable amount of red tape in connection with trans | find out just what Is expected of him after removal from this place before he goes. The matter is easi- Iy simplIted, but the exemption board ot examiners insists that each man know how important 1t is to look out for his transfer and be sure he understands what be must do after leaving here. The office will remain open from now until the close of the draft and the exemption board and board of examiners will be at the office as soon as the numbers are called.
 \ message was received here by corporal from the Oregon Agricul- tural College explaining how the draft law would be put into effect. The draft called for five hundred thou sand men, and each call on this draft was one hundred thousand, thereby making five calls to be is sued There have been two calls made in the States up to date. So if uImber is not called in the first draft call, this does not signify If will be exempt. For it may not b. until the fifth call. but every man registered will be called, wheth- ,r in the first or fifth draft. The first draft men have already been supplied with uniforms and equip mnnt Then after the numbers are called there follows the physical eX- animation. and a man is given seven days to file complaint for eXemp- ton and ten days to file proof of complaint. The physical examination rules say:
 You must report for physical eX- animation on the day named in your call
 (AD If you are found physically disqualified the board will give you q certificate which will explain to you what your further duties are
 CB) If you are found physically qualified and file claim for eX- cmption within ' days after your call you will be given 10 days after filing your claim of exemption to file proof in support of your claim of exemption. See WID below.
 co If you are found physically qualified and file no claim for eX- empCion, or if you do not appear for physical eXamition, your name will be posted to the district board as one who was called for military service and was not exempted or discharged. On the eighth day after call, or within two days thereafter, copies of the list of persons so post ed to the district boards will be given to the press with a request for publication, will be posted in a place at the office of the local board
 
 notice will be mailed to you at the address on your registration card.
 Therefore watch the notices in the office of the board about 10 days af ter the day you were called and make arrangements for the prompt receipt of mail.
 Seven Days to File Claims Of Exemp-
 ton or Discharge
 Except for industrial or agricultural
 reaSonS)
 (A No claim of discharge on ac- count of the industry in which you are engaged can be decided by To- cal board. (See Par. XIV below)
 (B) Whether you file a claim of exemption or not, you must present yourself for physical examination on the day named in the notice.
 From the day notice that you are called is mailed and posted you have seven days in which you may file a claim of exemption or discharge The form for filing this claim is simple. If you wish to file such a claim
 (A) Go to the board and get Form 110 for exemption or Form 121 for discharge. If the board has not the printed forms ask to consult the form pamphlet and copy the form shown there.
 (B) Fill out the proper form and file it with the board.
 co Do this within seven days Os the posting and mailing of notice to you to present yourself.
 The following are the only grounds for exemption:
 | That you are an officer legis- lative, executive, or judicial of the United States, a State or Territory, o" the District of Columbia.
 ?. That you are regular or duly ordained minister of religion.
 8 That you were on May IS, 1917, student preparing for the ministry in any recognized theological or di- vinity school
 1. That you are in the military or s<Sss<Sss<s~<<SS<~s~~<s<Sss ! n B VhIlll7