The Robesonian., 1917-12-20
NOTICE TO REGISTRANTS
QUESTIONABLE and Notice Being
Mailed to Registrants for Mill
tary Duty-Lawyers Are Aid
ing Registrants in Executing
Questionnaire.

The local army exemption board is !
mailing to each registrant in Robson
district l QUESTIONABLE which he is
required by law to execute and re-
turn within 7 days from the date on
which the QUESTIONABLE is mailed.
Failure to execute the QUESTIONABLE
and return within days constitutes
misdemeanor punishable by not to
exceed one years imprisonment; and
| such failure may also deprive the
registrant of valuable rights and re-
suit in his immediate induction into
military service and trial by court
martial.
Mailing of the QUESTIONABLE and ac-
companying notice was begun on the
10Th inst, when they were mailed to
every registrant whose order number
is between l and 100. Monday, 18th,
they were mailed to registrants whose
order numbers are between 191 and
352; Tuesday, 18th, to those whose
numbers are between 353 and 500;and
til the entire registration for this dis
trict, 1000 in number, has been COW
cred.
AS has been stated in The Robe
sonian, all members Of the local bar
are. serving on the advisory board to
assist registrants in executing the
QUESTIONABLE. These lawyers are tax
ing time about serving on this duty
certain ones of them being at the
court house each day. They are be.
: ing consulted daily by registrants
The lawyers are rendering this ser.
vice as a patriotic duty, free of charge
Registrants are not allowed to go te
any member Of the exemption boare
: for help in answering the questions OF
this QUESTIONABLE, but they can ge
!. all assistance necessary from the law
yers at no cost to them.
?, The same service is being perform
q ed ifor registrants of Robson distric
! 2 by Mr.; A: P. Spell Of Red Springs
5. Mr.. S. B. Mclean of Maxton and MI
l. Jno. S. Butler of St. Pauls.
}. Any person desiring to claim de
$, ferred classification by either local o
: district board on any ground in re
r spect of any registrant may, within
le days from the date of the notice mail
,e ed to such registrant, and not latel
q. submit such claim to the local boar
N accompanied by such affidavit ev
le dence as such person may desire t
IN have considered. Such claims, eithe
o. by registrant or by another for tn
" regsstrant, may be submitted eithe
ot by entering the same in the place pr,
is vided on the first sheet of the regis
trant's QUESTIONABLE or by submit
re ting such claim to the local board {
e, duplicate of such sheet. If it is d.
ct sired to submit affivadit evident
O. in support Of such claim and in add
1g ton to the evidence contained in tt
registrant's QUESTIONABLE, such aft
r. davits must be prepared on paper
re the same size as the questionnair
90 and should be responsive to the que
% tions asked the registrants respectir
ne the ground of such claim in the per
re. inent division of the QUESTIONABLE
- Failure Of the registrant or al
. other person concerned to claim al
exercise any right or privilege on t
day or within the time authorized
~ the rules and regulations laid doy
- shall be considered a waiver of su
right or privilege and shall foreclo
such person from thereafter claimil
TX thesame, subject only to the privile
20. granted by the rules and regulatio
he to apply for an extension of time.
ht. 1t is the duty of every registra
OIL concerning whom any notice is po
ice ed, but who for some reason h
re- not received the QUESTIONABLE or +
he tice, to apply to his local board for
ct copy thereof. Failure to receive I
D. tice or questionnaire will not excu
&C. the registrant from performing a
Ill duty within the time limit, nor sh
les. it be in itself ground for extension
ur- time.