Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-07-13

You cannot appeal other orders or action
Of the local board. .-..-
Proving Your Appeal.-You have five
days after the district board receives your
notice that you have filed a claim of ap-
peal in which to file evidence additional
to that filed by you in the local board.
but all such evidence must cansist Of
afidavits,
Decisions on AppeaL-The decision on
your appeal must be made within five
days Of the closing Of proof, and you will
be notified by mail Of the action of the
board on your appeal.
Claims for Discharge on Industrial
Grounds-Only the district board can re-
ceive claims for discharge on the ground
that you are engage in industry. includ-
ing agriculture found to be necessary to
the maintenance of the military estab-
lishnent, the effective operation of the
military forces, or the maintenance of
national interest during the emergency.
Such claims must be hled with the dis
trict board on or before the fifth day
after the mailing and posting OF notice
that you have been certified by the local
board as one who has been called for
service and not exempted or discharged.
If you desire to file such a claim
/. Get or copy at the local or district
board Form 161 or 161a.
2. Fill the form out properly.
8. File it with the district board within
five days after the mailing end posting Of
notice that your name has been certified
from the local board to the district board.
See section "A, Regulations.
Proof in support of industrial claim
Only affidavits can be used in filing proof
before the district board of claim for
exemption on industrial grounds. All
such aff1davits must be ile1 within FIVE
days after the filing of the claim.
Decisions Of district board on indus
trial claim-Withn five days after the
closing of proof in any industrial claim
the district board must decide the
claim.
If the decision of the district board
is in favor of the claim the board will
issue a certificate of discharge. If the
decision is against the claim the dis
trict boards will so notify you.
Remember that you have been called
for military service and that the GER
tificate of the district board is only
kind of industrial service on account
of which you were discharged. No
such exemption shall continue when
cause therefor no longer exists and
your certificate of discharge may be
withdrawn or modified by the district
board at any time that the district
board shall determine, that the circum-
stances require it.
Appeals of industrial claim to the
President-Only decisions of district
boards on industrial claims for dis
charge can be appealed.
If you desire to appeal the decision
Of the district boards to the President
YOU may do so within seven days of
the date of mailing to you of the de-
cision of the district board. To per-
feet your appeal
/. Get or copy from the district or
local board Form 1853.
.. Fill out the form and file it with
the district board.
8. Do this within seven days after
the mailing of notice to you of the de-
cision of the district board in your
case.
How you will be notified that YOU
I have been selected for military service
AS soon as your case is finally dis
posed Of the adjutant general of your
State will notify you by mail that YOU
have been selected for military service
Your local boards will post list Of
all persons selected for military service
in place at the Office Of the local
boards accessible to public view. The
LEGAL board will also give lists Of per-
sons selected for military service to
the press, with requests for publica-
ton.
Notice that you have been selected
for military service will not necessarily
order you into service.
The notice to report for military SER
vice will come when the government
Is ready to receive you.
E. H. CROWDER,
Provost Marshal General