Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-12-03
ASK LAWYERS.
TO ASSIST IN
SECOND DRAFT.
Legal Advisory Board Issues
Letter All Attorneys in
Idaho and Communication
District Members.
Central Headquarters to Be
Opened in Each County
Where Registrars May
Appeal and Secure Legal
Advice on QUESTIONABLE.

Through ]. T. Pence. chairman, the
state legal advisory board appointed
by the president and confirmed by
provost marshal general and governor,
has issued two statements. appealing
to attorneys in Idaho to do their ut
most to assist In giving legal advice
to registrants in putting the second
draft into effect There are 81 lawyers
appointed on seven district boards, the
districts including the Al counties in
the state.
Regarding the county organizations
In the various districts for the dis
bursting Of legal advice. the letter to
the members Of the district board say
m part:
WANT MEMBERS AVAILABLE.
1.-THE committee were of the opinion
that the best service could be rendered
by dividing the state into seven dis
tricts as above planned. 1t Is the de-
sire of the war department that every
district board appointed, have re-
preventative to furnish advice to the
registrants in their respective dis
tricts, and that the district commit
tees organize its district to the last
hamlet In order that each member OF
the bar may perform some service.
The committees would respectfully
urge therefore, that you at once take
steps to organize your district by the
appointment of subordinate commit
tees for the respective localities in
your territory, and that they advise
themselves upon the law relative to
the selective draft and thus be able to
furnish registrants such information
as may be necessary.
I'VE are furnishing the names of the
members of the bar appointed for each
district, to the adjutant- general of
Idaho, and within the next day or two
he will mail a sufficient number of
copies to the district committees to
adequately serve the lawyers OF the
state.
your district should be so or
ganized that a member of the bar may
be available for every registrant in
the preparation of his answers to the
questionable, and a suitable place
provided convenient to every local
exemption 3ocrd, where any registrant
may 60 for free advice and assistance
In making out this document"
STATEMENT TO ATTORNEYS.
The general letter issued to all att
torneys in the state by the board is In
the following form:
Dear Sir: The attorneys of the state
are now being organized to act as ad-
visory counsel to the registrants for
the selective draft. To this end the
undersigned have been commissioned
by President Wilson as a legal ad-
visory board for the state. Upon re-
commentator of this board Endorsed
by the governor and approved by the
provost marshal general the state has
been divided into seven districts and a
board of attorneys for each district has
already been appointed to organize the
attorneys in the several counties COM
prising their districts.
The work which the legal profession
has been called upon to perform has
been outlined by the army authorize.
in Washington and has the active CO.
operation and support of the American
Bar association. The purpose OF the
organization is to furnish counsel
without expense to each registrant fol
the selectivc draft To this end, at.
torneys volunteering their service,
will be expected to advise registrant:
as to their legal rights and obligations
{ and advise and counsel them prepare.
tory to answering the various ques-
tions contained in the proposed ques.
! tionnaIre. which will soon be sub
i mitted to such registrants for answer
and return. Attorneys will also b
expected to be present at all times anc
represent these registrants befol.
1 each registration board in the stats
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