The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-12-19
BUSIEST PLACE IN CRAWFORD
Constant Stream Of Youne Men Seek
ing Redistribution in Selective
CONSUMPTION at Court House

The court house is undoubtedly the
busiest place in Crawford county this
week, and it will continue SO for the
next two weeks. The reason for the
constant stream in and out OF the
doors Of the court house is the re.
classification of the 1900 Crawford
county young men subject to selective
conscription. The corridors have been
crowded each day with men who have
received their questionaires who are
accompanied by their wives, children,
relatives and friends who are required
to sign supporting affidavits. There
is no fun making in the corridors eth
er and all appear serious for from the
missionaries as made out the eXemp-
ton board will classify the men in
the order in which they will be called
into the service.
III a small room on the third floor of
the court house which is almost mac
cessible sits a man at a typewriter,
who is working night and day getting
out the questionaires to the men in
the order in which the men were orig
inally drawn. His job is no small one
either. Each day he must mail Ill
questiOnaires or per cent of the men
who were registered. This man is fol-
lowing the instructions laid down by
the government and is doing his work
we'll.
The legal advisory board commenced
work Tuesday morning at the court
house. Here the various members OF
the Crawford county bar are helping
the registered men to properly fill out
their questiOnaires. From one to three
hours is required to fill out each blank
and it is no small task. Hugo Bottger
was the first man to appear before the
legal advisory board yesterday for as
sistance and the second man was Jas.
Murphy. The lawyers have found that
they will need assistance if filling out
of the blanks is accomplished within
the time required by the government
They have asked the Review to send
out an appeal to anyone familiar with
clerical work to offer their services.
Those who can devote portion OF their
time to this work should notify An
drew Bell. Jr., who is chairman OF the
advisory board.
The advisory board has been handi-
capped somewhat owing to the fact
that registrants fail to bring their sup
porting witnesses with them to the
court house to sign the affidavits. Per-
sons claiming deferred classification on
the ground Of dependency should bring
in these dependents to sign supporting
aftidavits, except children who are too
young to take an oath. Those claiming
deferred classification on grounds of
being engaged in agricultural enter
prise should, If he is a renter, bring in
the owner OF the farm and neighbor
to make out the supporting athdavits
II the registrant owns the land he is
farming he should bring in two nearby
neishbors to sign the supporting affi-
davits and If the fegisfrant Is work
ing as hired man, he should bring in
the employer. and one nearby neigh
bor
All registrants should bear in mind
that these questionaires should be
properly filed out and in the hands of
the local board within seven days from
the date they were mailed at the Den.
ison post Office. Failure to receive the
QUESTIONABLE is no excuse whatever.
The local board posts each day in the
! lobby Of the court house the names of
I, the registrants to whom questionares
were mailed that day. This the gov.
eminent considers sufficient notice.