The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-05-23

employed, give the town, county ana
state where you work,
8. Have you a father, mother
wife, child under II, or sister or
brother under IL solely dependent
upon you for support (speeiy
which)? .
Consider your answer theughtfutiy.
If it is true that there is another
mouth than your own which You
alone have a duty to feed, do not let
YOUR military ardor interfere with
the wish of the nation to reduce wars
misery to a minimum. On the other
hand, unless the person you nave IN
mind is solely dependent on you, do
not hide behind the petticoats or chill
dren,
10. Married or single (which ?
Race (apecify which,?
This does not ask whether you
were once married, but whether you
are married now. In answer TO the
question as to your race, state prle1-
" whether "Caucasion," "Mongo-
| lian," Negro" "Malayan" or In
dian"
II. What military service have
you had? Rank? Branch? Years?
Nation or state?
No matter what country you
served, you must give complete IN
| formation. In answering these ques-
tions, first name your rank, using one
of the following words 'Commls-
stoned officer" "non-cOmmissloped
officer" private" Next state the
branch in which you served in one OF
the following words: Infantry"
cavalry" ARTILLERY" medical"
signal" aviation" supply" "ma-
rine," "navy" Next, state the num-
Der of years service, not counting
time spent in the reserve. Finally
name the nation or state you served:
/ If YOU served under the United
| States or one of the states of the
United States, name your Service IN
one of the following terms: Ma
| tional guard (of such and such a
stated >" militia (of such and such a
stated volunteers of the United
States" or regular army (2avy) of
United States"
II. Do you claim exemption from
draft? Specify grounds.
Because you claim exemption from
draft, it by no means follows that
you are exempt. For the informa-
ton of the war department you
should make claim now if you in
tend to prosecute it. Some persons
will be exempted on account of their
occupations or offices, some on ac-
count of the fact that they have rela-
tives dependent upon them for sup
port. Your answer touching these
things will be important in support
ing the claim yod now intend to
make in your answer to the present
questions. Be sure, therefore, that
the grounds you now state are IN
conformity with your answers to
questions and s. In stating grounds
you claim as eXempting you, use one
of the following terms: II you
claim to be an executive, legislative
or judicial officer of the state or ma
ton, name your office and say
whether 1t is an office Of the state
or nation. If you claim to be a mem
Der of a religious sect whose creed
forbids its members to participate IN
war in any form, simply name the
sect. If you are employed in the
transmission of the United States
mails or as an artificer or workman
in an arnory, arsenal or navy yard,
of the United States, or if you are a
mariner employed in the sea service
of any citizen or merchant within the
United States, so state. If you are a
felon or otherwise morally deficient
and desire to claim exemption on
that ground, state your ground brief
ly. If you claim physical disability,
state that briefly. If you claim ex-
emption on any other ground, state
your ground briefly.