The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-07-05
.DRAF I RULES FOR
NATIONAL ARMY
NO SPECIAL CLASS EXEMPTIONS
ARE PROVIDED.
THE BOARD GETS INTO ACTION
Persons Exempted Are: Members of
v. S. Navy and Army, Federal
Officers, Ministers, Students
of Divinity and Aliens.


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. Class 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 to 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-
fieient.
Local boards are required to decide
these claims of exemption within three
days after the filing of the afidavits,
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 to the
several states and territories the
quotas to be furnished.
General crowder's Regulations.
Provost Marshal General Enoch II.
Crowder has prepared the following
summary of the operation Of the regu.
lations:
"The registration being completed,
and 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
each county of less than $4,000 popu-
lation and one local board for each city
Of 10000 population or more. Ger
tain divisions with local board for
states will be split up into each di.
vision.
Zone or more district boards con-
sisting of as many members as may
be desired shall be appointed by the
president in each federal judicial dis.
trict of the United States, one In each
territory and one in the District OF
Columbia.
'The duties and functions of the
local boards are taking the necessary
steps for determining the order of IL
ability for service of those called for
service to determine whether they
shall be exempted, discharged, or ac-
cepted for service.
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
to industries, including agriculture
found to be necessary to 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-
ton board will be reconstructed as the
local exemption board.
"As soon as practicable after day
to 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 a
physician.
"Any member Of the board may be
removed by the president.
upon organization the registration
records shall be delivered to the local
boards and the registration boards
shall then cease to exist.
"Within three DAVIS. liz practicahle