The Green Forest tribune., 1917-06-01

l if your first paper was taken out after September 26, 1906, and is more than seven years old.
 "(4) You are an alien if you do not | fall within one of the three classes above mentioned.
 ,. Where were you born?
 First name the town, then the state, then the country, as Columbus, O.; Vienna, Austria; Paris, France; : Sofia, Bulgaria.
 ''6. If not a citizen, of what country are you citizen or subjectT'' What Is Your Job Right Now?
 e. What is your present trade, oc- cupation or office?
 "This does not ask what you once did, nor what you have done most of the time, nor what you are best fitted to do. It asks what your job is right now. State briefly, as farmer, miner student, laborer Con farm, in rolling mill, in automobile, wagon or other fac tory, etc. If you hold an office under state or federal government, name the office you hold.
 If you are in one of the following l offices or employments, use one of the names hereafter mentioned: Custom house clerk, employed in the transmits sion of the mails or employed in an armory, arsenal or navy yard, mar iner actually employed in the sea serv- ice of citizen or merchant within the United States
 IS. By whom employed? Where em- ployed?
 ''If you are working for an individ- ual firm, corporation or association state it's name. If in business, trade, profession or employment for yourself, so state. If you are an officer of the state or federal government say Wheth- CT your office is under the United States, the state, the county or a mu- nicipality. In answer to the question as to where you are employed give the town, county and state where you work.
 @. Have you father, mother, wife, csild under twelve or a sister or broth CT under twelve solely dependent upon you for support Specify which,:
 consider your answer thoughtfully. If 1t 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 minimum. On the other hand, unless the person you have in mind is solely dependent on you do not hide behind petticoats or children.
 TO Married or single (which) :? Race Specify 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 briefly whether Caucasian, Mongolian, negro Malayan or Indian.
 Declare Military Service, If Any.
 I'll. What military service have you had? Rank? Branch? Years? Ma tiOn or state?
 "No matter what country you served, you must give complete infor- nation. In answering these questions first name your rank, using one of the following words: Commissioned off eer,' 'nOncommissioned officer, 'pri- vate.' Next, state branch in which you served in one of the following words: Infantry cavalry artillery, 'medi- cal,' signal 'aviation,' supply ma rine.' navy Next, state the number of years service, not counting time ;,, 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 fol lowing terms: National Guard (of such and such q state), militia (of such and such a state), volunteers of United States or regular army (navy) of United States
 "12. Do you claim exemption from draft? Specify grounds.
 "Because you claim exemption from draft it ny no means follows that you are exempt. For the information of the war department you should make a claim now if you intend to prosecute it. Some persons will be exempted on account of their occupations or offices. some on account of the fact that they have relatives dependent upon them for support. Your answer touching these things will be important in sup porting the claim you now intend to make in your answer to the present questions. Be sure, therefore. that the grounds you now state are in con formity with your answers to ques- tions and 8.
 'In stating grounds you claim as eX- empting you use one of the following terms: If you claim to he an eXecu- tive, legislative or judicial officer of the state or nation, name your office and say whether it is an office of the state or nation If you claim to be q member of a religious sect whose creed forbids it's members to participate in war in any form. simply name the sect. If you are employed in the transmits sion of the United States mails or as an artificer or workman in an armory arsenal or navy yard of the United States. or if you are q mariner em= ployed in the sea service of any citi- zen OF merchant within the United States, so state. If you are a felon or otherwise morally deficient and desire to claim exemption Gn that ground. state your ground briefly. If you claim physical disability, state that briefly. If you claim exemption on any other ground, state your ground briefly"
 
 | quantities of rifles for the British army