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 fill out, or
obtain the filling 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-be-exemp-
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:
,, you are hereby notified that pur-
suant to the act of congress, ap-
proved May IS, you are called 1or
military service of the United States
nv this local board from among those
persons whose registration cards are
within the Jurisdiction of the local
board.
Your serial number is ana
YOUR order number is
"You will report at the off1ce or
this local board for physical examl-
nation on the 80. day OF ....-....'
1917 at 800. O'CLOCK.
"Any claim for exemption or DIS
charge must be made on forms wnlcn
NAV be procured at the office OF thls
local board and must be filled at the
Office of this local board on or before
the seventh day after the GATE Vi
mailing of this notice.
"Your attention is called to the
penalties for violation or evasion OF
the selective service law, approved
Nav 1S, 1917, and Of the rules and
regulations made pursuant thereto,
which are printed on the back here
of.
Local Board ................ ....,.,
by ................, chalrLnah.
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
Tn 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 officer" shall be
construed for the purpose of the
and regulations promulgated there
under to mean any person holding
legislative, executive. or judicial office
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 divinity-Any person
~
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. IS. 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 a county or municipal officer
! (The term county and municipal
officers" is defined by the rules and
regulations promulgated under the
] =oiontir-s, serMina act to he any county