The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-11-23
BOARD REJECTS
CLA|MS0N 2142
FARM LABORERS
GrJat Majority Of Applications
for Exemption on Agricultu-
raj Grounds Failed
725 APPEALS TO WILSON
TAKEN FROM DECISIONS
Tillers of Soil Predominant in All
Glasses Asking Discharge
From Service

From Service
North Dakota exemption boards in
order to furnish the states quota oI
approximately $500 select service men
for the national army examined 1866
registrants. A trifle more than 5000
were discharged by, the local boards;
in the neighbOrhOOd OF 5000 were
held, and the remainder are made up
of men who did not appear. for ex-
animation or who were examined In
other states. g..
OF those held by the local boards,
1881 applied direct to the district
board, 1927 claiming exemption on in.
dustrial grounds and 3,O54 as agricul.
tural workers, and Of these the claims
of 257 industrial workers and 912 farm
workers were discharged.
OF those held by the district board on
original Jurisdiction, ,35 industrial
workers and 600 agricultural workers
have applied to the president. Over
these two classes the district board
had original Jurisdiction, after the
registrants had been given their phys.
ical examination by the local board
and denied exemption on dependency
claims, IL any were filed % ~
OF registrants over whom the local
boards had original jurisdiction and
whose claims for exemption, principal.
ly upon the ground Of dependency,
were denied by the local boards, 1911
appealed to the district board. The
claims of 526 of these appellants were
denied, and 719 OF the claimants were
discharged from service ly the district
board, which reversed ts,t local board
in this number oftinstances. OF these
appellants 719 asked exemption on the
ground that some relative was direct
ly depended on their income for sup
port; 81 asked exemption as licensed
pilots; six as employees Of the United
States government in an arsenal
arrnory or navy yard; three as de-
partmental employees; two as employ
ed iii the transmission Of the mails
and the remainder were scattered
over a wide field of divisions. "
These interesting statistics are con
tanned in report which the district
board for North Dakota today made
to President Wilson covering the work
in this state. on the first draft.
The district boards report indicates
that of North Dakota's original $500
registrants, 45,401 are still available
for registration; that 81 registrant'
are required to produce one selec
service soldier, and that North Dakots
should still have material left in tht
first draft for 1920 select service
men. -...
Some Of the Counties
From Cass county 232 appeals came
to the district board on original jur
isdiction from ,registrants claiming
exemption on Industrial or agricultur
al grounds. or these IS were indus
trial and 1877 agricultural workers
Twenty-eight of the former and III
of the latter were held for service
and seven Of the former and Is of thu
latter were discharged. Six industria
workers and SO agricultural appealed
to the president from adverse de
cisiOns of the district board. Cass
furnished the district board 1873 ap
peals from the local board. VI these
80 were denied and 100 were discharg
ed, 81 of these on dependency claims
Grand Forks furnished 165 direc'
claims, c44 industrial and 141 agricul
tural; 10 industrial and So agricultural
were denied; five industrial and 81 az
ricultural were allowed; five industria
and 40 agricultural appealed to the
president. Grand Forks registrants tc
the number of 40 appealed from ad
verse decisions of the local board; 81
were denied, 80 allowed, 7S on de
tendency grounds and two as licensed
pilots.
From Burleigh county 62 direct ap
plications for exemption went to the
district board, seven industrial and 5;
agricultural; 5 industrial and AZ agrl
cultural were denied, and 2 Industrial
and 13 agricultural were granted ex
emptions. There were no industrial
appeals to the president. and 10 agrl
cultural appeals. Burleigh furnished
19 appeals from decisions OF the local
board, 9 of which were denied and III
granted, 8 on dependency grounds, one
as a licensed pilot and one on other
grounds.