The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-30
Plenty of Red Tape Must be Complied
With Before Men Are Released
From Service In the
Army.
AFFIDAVITs TO BE MADE
There Are 113 Glasses of Blanks to be
Filled Out and Oath
Made in This
Process.

Gaining exemption from the draft
from local and district exemption
board in Iowa is going to be com
plicated task which will keep the
notary publics busy for some little
time.
Copies of 113 distinct and separate
blanks to be used in connection with
the work of the boards are being dis
tributed, and any person asking
exemption will have to fll out, or
obtain the filing out, of anywhere
from one to five Of these blanks.
Uncle Sam is taking no chances,
and exemption lines promise TO De
tight. He is asking some very per-
sonal questions of would"oe-exeHp-
tees, and stringent penalties are at
tached to violations of the laws
The First Notice.
The first official communication
drafted men will receive Will read
as follows:
To -........'.
you are hereby notified that pur-
suant to the act OF congress, sp-
proved May Is, you are called lor
military service of the United states
by this local board from among those
persons whose registration cards are
within the jurisdiction OF the local
board.
Your serial number is ..... and
YOUR order number is
you will report at the office OF
this local board for physical examl-
nation on the -. day OF .........'
1917, at ..... o'clock.
ANY claim for exemption or dis
charge must be made on forms when
NAV be procured at the office OF This
local board and must be filled at the
office of this local board on or before
the seventh day after the date OF
mailing of this notice.
your attention is called to the
PENALTIES for violation or evasion OF
| the selective service law, approved
May 1S, 1917, and Of the rules and
regulations made pursuant thereto,
which are printed on the back here
of.
Local Board ................ 1850.
"By ................' chalrinah.
All Must Appear.
After they receive this notice they
must appear for examination, whether
they are to claim exemption or not.
A form Is provided for the board
to use when men are discharged
because of physical defect, and an
other form when the drafted man is
temporarily excused for a temporary
physical defect.
Claims for exemption may be made
either by the drafted man himself, by
his wife, or by some interested per
son.
A different blank is provided for
each specific form Of exemption, and
If a man claims exemption on more
than one ground he must fill out a
new form for each claim.
Who May Claim Exemption.
Exemptions may be claimed by the
following classes:
officers of the United States and
of the several states, territories, and
the District Of Columbia.-Of1cers.
legislative, executive, and judicial Of
the United States, the several states,
territories, and the District OF Colum-
bia. The word "of1cer" shall be
construed for the purpose Of the
selective service act and the rules
and regulations promulgated there
under to mean any person holding
legislative, executive, or judicial office
created by the constitution or laws
of the United States, or of any OF
the several states or territories.
Ministers of religion-Any regular
or duly ordained minister Of religion.
Students of div1nity-Any person
who on the 18th day of May. 1917,
was a student preparing for the min
istry In any recognized theological or
divinity school.
Persons In the military service Of
the United States-Any person In
the military or naval service Of the
United States, as specified in the
rules and regulations, sec. l8. sub
division d.
Subjects of Germany residing in
the United States-Any person who
is a subject of Germany, whether
such person has or has not declared
his intention to become a citizen Of
the United States.
All other resident aliens who have
not taken out their first papers-Any
person who is a resident alien; that
is, a citizen or subject of any foreign
state or nation other than Germany,
who shall not have declared his in
tention to become a citizen Of the
United States.
In addition to claims based upon
membership in one Of the above
classes, individuals also may claim
exemption under the following heads
| Individual Exemptions.
As county or municipal officer
! (The term county and municipal
officers" is defined by the rules anC
regulations promulgated under the
selective service act to be any county
or municipal officer, including there
In officers of townships, cities
boroughs, parishes. towns, and vii
lagos. who has been elected to hi