The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-07-05
PRESIDENT GIVES
DRAFT RULES FOR
NATIONAL ARMY
No Special Class Exemptions Are
Provided.
BOARD GETS INTO ACTION
Persons Exempted Are: Members OF
U. S. Navy and Army Federal or
ficers, Ministers and Students
of Divinity, Subjects of Ger
many and All Aliens Who
Have Not Taken Out
First Papers.

Washington, July 3.--Wheels of the
great machine which Will turn out the
new national army Of the United
States have begun to move. Secretary
Of War Baker issued the rules of regu-
lations prescribed by President Wilson
for local and district boards for the
drafting Of the new national armies Of
the United States.
The only provision for the exemption
of industrial workers Is the act of con-
gress which authorizes the president to
exclude or discharge persons engaged
in industries, including agriculture,
found to be necessary to the main
tenance Of the military establishment
or the effective operation Of the mill
tary forces, or the maintenance of ma
tional interest during the emergency"
There are no special class exemp-
lions. Glass exemptions apply only to
officers of the United States and the
several states, ministers, students Of
| divinity, persons In the military or ma.
val service of the United States, sub
jects Of Germany residing In the Unit.
ed States and all other resident aliens
who have not taken out their first pa
pers.
Upon application 10 the local board
| other classes of persons may obtain
exemption. These applications may be
filed by county and municipal officers,
persons employed in the transmission
| of the mails, workmen In arsenals and
| navy yards, pilots. mariners actually
| on sea duty. those with persons de-
pendent upon them for support, relig-
ious DIRECTORS organized prior to May
10, 1917, and those found morally de-
fcient.
Local boards are required to decide
these claims of exemption within three
| days after the filing of the affidavits.
Appeal from the action of the local
exemption board may be taken to the
district board by the individual. Upon
the other hand the government, acting
through the provost marshal general,
may appeal TO the district board from
the decision of the local board.
The president will apportion 10 the
several states and territories the
quotas to be furnished.
General Crowder's Regulations.
Provost Marshal General Enoch IL.
Crowder has prepared the following
! summary of the operation of the regu-
lations:
THE registration being completed,
ana the registration cards being ready
for use in further proceedings, the
president Will appoint with the power
of removal the members of the local
and district boards.
zone local board consisting of three
or more members will be appointed for
yach county of less than $1,000 popu-
lation and one local board for each city
of 10000 population or more. Ger.
tain divisions with a local board for
states will be split up into each d..
vision.
zone or more district boards con.
sisting Of IA many members as may
be desired shall be appointed by the
president in each federal judicial dis.
territory and one In the District OF
Columbia.
1.-THE duties and functions Of the
local boards nre taking the necessary
steps for determining the order Of H.
ability for service of those called for
service to determine whether they
shall be exempted, discharged. or ac-
cepted for service.
1.-THE duties and functions of the dis.
trict board are deciding appeals from
the decisions of the local boards on
matters falling under the jurisdiction
of such boards and passing upon
claims for discharge because of the re-
lationship of the one making the claim
20 industries, including agriculture
found to be necessary 10 the mainte-
nance of the military establishment,
or the effective operation of the mill.
tary forces or the maintenance of ma.
tional interest during the emergency"
wherever practicable the registra-
tloH DohTU VIII nt IftuHSllluttu as the
local exemption board,
AS soon as practicable after n day
20 be named by the provost marshal
general the members OF the local
boards must assemble and organize.
"The boards shall organize by hav-
ing the sheriff of the county as execu-
tive officer of the board. Another mem
Der shall be made the clerk OF the
board. The third member may be n
physician.
"Any member OF the board may be
removed by the president.
"Upop organization the registration
records shan 6e delivered to the local
boards and the registration boards
shall then cease TO exist.
"Wlthn three days, If practicable,
from the date Of its organization ench
local board shall give to each and ev.
cry registration card IN rs possession
a separate serial number beginning
with l and running on up. For this
Dedication as Benefit.