The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-07-02

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Men With Dependents Are 10 b
!. Discharged by the Local
Boards ss... 7.
! Washington, July, 2. Regulations to
govern the next step toward SELECTING
a national war army from the millions
registered for service on June S were
issued today at the direction Of Prsst.
dent Wilson. The regulations leave
to be prescribed later tie manner HI 1uili 81
determining the order 81 liability Of
the men registered, but set forth In
great detail the method of arriving
at exemption, and the work generally
OF the local and district boards. all
ready named, to carry out the task.
No Class Exemptions. u u
Exemption regulations add little to-
the terms Of the draft law. The ques.
tions of whether man between the
ages of 81 and 80 is entitled to exemp-
tion because Of dependents, the nature
OF his occupation, or physical unfit.
ness, are for the board to decide. IL
is made clear, however, there are to
be no class exemptions and that each
individual case must be decided on it's
merits 3 .aa I
The county board VIII pass upon
claims for exemption, except those
based upon Industrial or agricultural
occupation, subject to appeal to the
district board. All cases INVOLVING
agricultural or industrial exemptions
will be passed, on by the district
board -one for each federal judicial
district, which; viii also decide ap.
peals 4 from the dacisians Of tha local : ~
About Sept. l. N.
In the near5future asaate win be. set
by Brigadierl General. Crowder for the !;
meeting and Organization of tic
boards. Al the same time It's ex.
pected the selection regulation will
be promulgated so that the prospects
may be put under way without delay.
The present intention ia TO call the
men selected about SEP a, or as soon
thereafter as the cantOflments to
house them can be completed.
In statement accompanying the
announcement of the regulation, the
president called upon the boards to
do their work fearlessly and impair
TALLY and to remember that "our
armies at the front will be strength.
ened or sustained II they be composed
of men free from any sense OF injus-
tice in their mode of selection"
Two Examinations.
Upon organization the local boards
will take all registration cards, which
they will number serially and list for
posting by which the order Of liability
for service shall be determined. OF
the quota to, be drawn from it9 terri-
tory (minus credits for enlistmsnts Ii /
the national guard Of regular army,
each board will prepare q list OF per
sons designated for service In the
order Of their liability. post the list.
give It to the press, and within three
days send notice to each designated
person by mail II the men 50 noti.
fed appear the board will first make :
physical examination, In accordance
with regulations to be provided. hear :
ing in mind that all persons accepted
by them will be re-examined by army
surgeons. st5' y
II the physical examination Is. pass
ed successfully then comes the ques.
ton of exemption. Persons who mast
be exempted or discharged by the To-.
cal board include:
Ministers Are Exempt.
Officers Of the United States, OF tho
state, territories and District of Co.
lumbia, ministers OF religion. students
Of divinity, persons IN the military or
naval service Of the United States,
subjects OF Germany, all other aliens,
who have not taken out first papers.
county and municipal officers, work.
men in federal armory, arsenals aud !.
navy yards, persons in the federal
service designated by the president
for exemption, pilots. merchant mn.
rine sailors, those with status with
respect to dependents which renders
their exclusion desirable, married
man with dependent wife or child, son
of dependent widow, son Of de-
pendent, aged or fnf1rm parent, or
brother, of dependent, orphaned child
under 16 years of age. those found
deficient and any member Of
any well organized religious sect ex-
listing May 1S, 1917, whose creed tor.
bids participation In war, and whopo
religious convictions accord with tho
creed.
Claims for exemption.
Claims for exemption because Of do
may be made by the man
himself, his wife, or other dependents,
or by third party who has personal
ly Investigated the case. A claim
made by the husband must be accom-
panied by supporting afFdayits signed
by the wife and by the head OF fam
lily residing in the same territory. "A
claim by the wife and a third party
must be accompanied by two support
ing affidayits signed by heads of fam
lilies. t.t .3sji "a, +
Similar rules governing claims on
grounds Of other dependents. When
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