Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-01
men MUST KNOW
ALL DRAFT RULES
Ali Registrars Urged to Learn Laws
and Regulations OF SeIec-
tive System.
EXEMPTIONS ABSOLUTELY y0D
All Order Numbers Must lie Retained
rs They VIII Be Used In
Next Call.

The Rock Island exemption board
has received The instructions to in
form every registrant, who registered,
or should have registered on June 5,
that he is charged with a knowledge
OF the laws and regulations governing
the selective service system.
The rules and regulations have the
force and effect ID law. and ali regis
trants, and all persons required by
the selective service law and these
rules and regulations to be registered.
and all persons claiming or 10 claim
any right or privilege in respect OF
any registrant are charged with
knowledge of the provisions hereof
Failure Of any registrant or by any
person required TO be registered to
perform any duty prescribed by the
selecJive service law or by these rules
and regulations, whether or not the
time Of the performance OF such duty
is required by these rules and regu-
lations to be posted or entered in the
records of the local or district board,
and whether or not formal notice is
required by these rules and regula-
lions TO be given (such as registering
and reporting change Of status and
other dutiesl, is a misdemeanor, pun
( ishable by Imprisonment for one year
and may result in loss of valuable
rights and privileges and immediate
induction into the military service,
and such failure shall also be consid-
cred as a waiver of any right or priv
ilege which might have existed in IA
vor Of such person if he had per-
formed such duty
Many inquiries have been made by
the department as 10 the present
status Of men who have hitherto been
/ exempted OF discharged. Under the
new regulations every person is re-
stored to his original status, the fol-
I lowing appearing in section max
I ing this point clear:
! 'All exemptions and discharges
made prior to noon on Dec Is, 1917
and all certificates in evidence there
of are hereby revoked from and after
noon on Dec. Is, 1917, and all suci
certificates heretofore issued shall
have no further validity.
in any case of deferred classified
/ ton made under these rules and res
ulatiops the secretary OF war may or
der such deferred classification, ant
any certificate issued in eyidenc,
4 thereof to be revoked and rescindet
and the registrant to be transferred
I to any less deferred class designated
I by the secretary, except only as Il
such registrants as have been placed
in Glass Y on account OF legal ex
emption.'
Notice to the Public.
Every possible effort VIII be mad
by local boards to acquaint registrant
r, with their order of liability 1t is alb
solutely necessary that each registrar
know his order number" The nes
filing system of the, local board viii
enable the clerk to instantly locat
any name on his list, and the process
OF examination and selection of reg
iseTants, under these rules and regu
lations, shall begin by the posting c
notice in the Offices Of the local board
on form 1902 and by mailing a ques
tionuaire Form 100ll to every reg
istrant included within such poste
, notice, and notice of every subsequer
action taken by either the local G
, district board in respect Of each res
| istrant shall be given by entering
minute or date OF such action on III
/ classification list Form 10000 in til
office OF the local board, and in add
ton to such entries by mailing |
. the registrant land in some cases I
{ other elaimants) notice OF sue
| action.
Whenever duty is to be performe
or period Of time begins to run will
in which any duty is to be performe