The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1917-07-06
NO CLASS EXEMPTIONS.
President Wilson Announces Ex.
empiion Boards Under Draft
Law Governing Rules.

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passing upon the eligibility of the
men who will be summoned for mill
tary service under the scloctive draft
law. The recommendation for these
boards are made by the respective
governors, and those for some thirty
states have been completed. Missou-
ri's li.t has been announced and the
exemption hcari for Holt county Ia
composed of: BENJAMIN T.. Crousor,
sheriff; u. u. kunkcl, county clerk;
Dr. John I. Chandler, county physi.
clan.
The board met Friday Of last week,
June 20. and organized by selecting
Mr.. Crouscr A. p, sidcnt; u. u. Kun
kol. clerk, and DR.. J. +. Chandler,
examiner.
The county clerk L. preparing the
roll of names, making four comics. one
of which goes to TIE Provost Marshal
General: one 10 the state Adiutant
General; one is kept in the county
clerks office, and one il furnished
the newspapers.
The names are arranged in numcr-
ical order, and not in alphabetical
orlcr, a in the original registration.
An appellate court. of one for each
federal district. H. to be- named. which
will have jurisdiction over all disput.
ed cases.
Exemption regulations are 90 fol-
low later, which they are 20 follow
under severe penalties for violations,
These rules have been drafted and arc
awaiting the final approval of the
president, aud will no doubt be- in the
hands of the boards by the time Tho
Sentinel goes To- press.
These regulations viii provide for
no specific exemptions. and that each
man will be- appraised on hi. indvid.
uul occupation and physical capacity.
Judgment Of local dpctor- attached tn
the holris ~. to the ability ~ am
individual g. lead soldier, life WIll
be- u determining factor
Religious botri. may b. freed
from the necessity of firing upon enc.
my soldier. and therefore from reg
ular military service. but they can
serve In some non -comha'an, capacity
behind the line; holds them Liable for
such service.
Married mon will no, h. exempted
a. q class; absolute dependency of
wife, children or other fcla, YES H. 80
complete n TO warrant his rejection
n q soldier.
In order that there should be- no
excuse for failure ON the part Of
the local boards 20 follow the in.
structions. ten simple rules have been
prepared by the Provost Marshal Cen
eral. The first Of these deals with
the organization of the boards, TAX.
ing the oath and tclcgraphing the
fact OF the organization. mailing the
oaths Of office and their ace, p,ancc
by the members Of the boards TO the
Governor Of the state.
Then come provisions concerning
the examination of the registration
cards and the elimination Of those
that appear In some other board.
Then cores the order 10 the board
to number the card and the copies In
red ink.
Tho President regulations explain
that the cards are To- be numbered
consccutiycly and expressly prohib-
its their being arranged a'phabetic-
ally. These numbers aic 10 hc
known n serial numbers. They are
the numbers that will go into the
jury Wheels. tupics Of the cards
must h. mailed at once TO the nj.
jutant general "f the state.
INC u"ulhH arc SllJnlh'V 10 make
IL certain:
That the serial number OF every
card correspond with tia, on IT, copy.
That there ~" no duplicates either IN
the originals ar IN the copies.
That there are no breaks IN the
series.
Copies must all be verified by the
signature of ut lcast one member of
the board.
Minute instructions are given even
as to orasurcs and alterations ~ n
further guard against anybody's pull
that might induce boari member or
q clerk TO change the record. The
board Is instructed that should Il be-
necessary 20 alter any number ink
lines must be drawn through il and
the substitute number must be writ
ten in the lower left hand corner Of
the line.
Change of any number is forbidden
after the cards have been sent 10 the
adjutant general Of the state.
All Of this work Is supposed 10 he
accomplished within four days after
the organization of the local boards.
II there is any delay the members of
the board will have to explain TO
Washington.
The President has the power to al
ter these regulations If they need re-
vision.
Reference to the exact method of
making the actual draft from the reg
istration lists is carefully avoided in
the instructions TO the local boards.
This would be pu22ling il II We're not
for the unannounced intention of the