The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-07-13

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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. xxxxx.sexxxs2s
ed for service in the order OF their LA
billty. post the list, give 1t to the press,
and within three days send notice to
each designated person by mail.
As the men so notified appear the
boards first viii make d physical ex-
animation in accordance with special
regulations TO be provided, bearing In
mind that all persons accepted by them
will be re-examlned by army surgeons.
II the physical examination Is passed
successfully, then comes the question
Of exemption.
Those Entitled to Exemption.
Persons who must be exempted or
discharged by the local board include:
Officers of the United States, of the
states, territories and the District of
Columbia; ministers of religion, stu
dents of divinity, persons in the mill
! tary or naval service of the United
Stntes, subjects Of Germany, all other
aliens who have not taken out first
papers, county or municipal officers,
customhouse clerks, workmen In fed
eral arinories, arsenals and navy
| yards, persons In the federal service
| designated by the president for ex-
emption, pilots, merchant marine sail
ors, those with status with respect
TO dependents which renders their ex-
clusion desirable "a married man with
dependent wife or child son of a de-
pendent widow, son of dependent, aged
or lnfirm parent, or brother of depend
ent orphan chlld under sixteen years
of age), those found morally deficient,
and any member of any well-recog-
nized religious sect existing May Is.
1917, whose creed forbids participation
In war and whose religious convictions
accord with the creed.
Man or Wife May Make Claim.
Claims for exemption because of de-
pendents may be made by the man
himself, his wife or other dependents,
or by third party who has personally
! investigated the case. A claim made
| by the husband must be accompanied
by supporting affidavlts signed by the
4 wife and by the head of family re.
siding in the same territory. A claim
by the wife or third party must be
accompanied by two supporting affida.
Wits signed by heads of families. Sim
ilar rules govern claims on the grounds
Of other dependents when the depend
ents or third parties being authorized
to file claims with supporting affidavits.
In each case the board must be salts
fled before 1t grants exemption or dis
charge that the dependent or depend
ents actually are supported mainly by
the fruits of the mans mental or phys
ical labor.
Local boards are required, subject I'd
appeal to pass upon claims for exemp
tion or discharge within three days af
ter the filing of aflidavits.
Must Decide in Five Days.
District boards must decide appea
cases within five days after the closing
: of proofs and their decisions are final
r If the ruling of local board is al
: .firmed the person in question stand
, Ilnally accepted for military service.
: In passing on claims for exemption
a ON the ground of employment in neces
Z sary industrial and agricultural occI
!. pations the district boards must be cor
e WINGED that the particular enterprls
Il affording such employment actually
necessary to the maintenance of tn
military establishment of national II
IS terest during the emergency.
Is .The evidence must also establish
n the regulations say, "even IL the pa
Ie ticular Industrial enterprise or partic1
\ lar agricultural enterprise is found ne
II essary for one of the above purpose
= that the continuance Of such persc
y therein is necessary to the maintenan'
Al thereof and that he cannot be replace
A. by another person without direct, SUI
to stantial material loss and detriment
10 the adequate and effective operation
m the particular Industrial enterprise
te agricultural enterprise In which he
d. engaged"
he May Designate Certain Industries
Later the president may from tir
be to time designate certain industries
he classes of industries that are necessa
Sc and the district boards will be so Z
m. titled. 1t will he the duty of ca
ef- board, however. to ascertain the ava
CHI able labor supply for such industrl
I'm outside the men called for militia
I'm service and to take the result into &C
ar sideration in determining such thin
III, In the opinion of the distr
; board" this section of the regulatio
dis concludes, 1.-THE direct substantial, n
on terial loss to any such industrial or |
lch ricultural enterprise outweighs the Il
for that would result from failure to
ter tain the military service of. any 81
by person. certificate of discharge m
Ice be issued to him X X X"
ota Certificates of exemption will !
nus necessarily be permanent. They n
nal be revoked with changing conditio
ard or may be granted only for prescril
lat- periods.