The Butler weekly times., 1917-07-26

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cessary affidavits filled out, regard
less of your husband. The board will
then pass on the facts of your hus-
bands case independent of his. feel
ings in the matter. The government
goes still further to protect you from
undue hardship and absolute want
that would be occasioned if your hus-
band were taken into the army. 1t
provides that third party or your
neighbors can claim the exemption
and the local board then will pass
on the facts.
9. l have wife and two children.
work every day, although have
an INCOME from investments that can
support them. Am subject to ex-
emption?
The local board will have to pass
on the facts and determine them, but
under the regulations laid down, they
probably would rule that your family
could live off the income from your
investments and you could go as a
soldier. The mere fact that you are
married doesn't count.
10. We are just back from our
honeymoon. My husbands number
was at the head of the list. Does he
have to serve? l have seen stories
in the newspapers that anybody who
married after war was declared
wouldn't be exempted because they
shouldn't have married
The fact that you have been mar
ried since war was declared or even
since the Conscription Law was pass
ed doesn't effect your status at all.
There was a warning against SLACK
ers" who were marrying to evade ssr-
vice, but there never was an official
order. The local board isn't con.
cerned about the date of your marSi1
age if you are dependent solely On
your husband for support. If so, he
can file his claim for exemption and
the board will pass on it. That holds
true to persons married up to the
date notice to call is given. What
ever may be the local boards opinion
as to your husbands marrying you,
possibly to escape military service,
it will decide the case solely on the
question of actual dependency.
II. My wife and l have to make
lot of hurry-up arrangements if l am
taken for service. When will I know
if am accepted or have been reject
ed or given an exemption?
The local board will decide every
claim in three days after you have
filed your affidavits claiming exemp-
tion.' If you are rejected because Of
physical disability you will get a cer-
tificate telling you just what to do,
| On exemption claims, if the govern
ment believes you have been excused
without reason, it will appeal yoaE
case to the district board. That
board has power to take your ex-
emption certificate away from You.
You also have right to appeal.
IL. l am engaged in work l be-
lieve more essential to the govern
ment than service in the army. What
shall do?
You just appear before the local
board and 60 through all the process
there on the day notified the same as
if you didn't expect to get an indus
trial exemption. If you are certified
to the district board as qualified for
service then you will get notice OF 1t
by mail. You then have five days
in which to send an industrial ap-
peal. You can get blanks from the
local board for all this.
H. Will | have a chance to work
up to a commission in the National
Army? -,
You will. Every opportunity will
be afforded you to do SO.
ID. Ny number wasn't in the first
call, but is only few numbers away
according to the newspapers. What
shall I do?
Nothing at all about it for the timS
being. The board will try and ge
its quota out of the first cali. If
doesn't succeed it will call for more
1t will post a new list and if you arr
included this time it will notify yo'
both through the newspapers and b!
mail.
!, Is. am away down near the bot
, tom of the whole list and way outsid'
the first call. But a friend insist
that if l ever expect to claim exemp
ton l have got to do it now.
Friend is wrong. Your case is no
! before the board at all and won't b
until it reaches you in subsequen
quotas or drafts. You can't file ,
claim for exemption that the boars
will recognize until it officially CALI
you by posting your number. All thu
numbers are drawn to determine thu
order so as to be able to notify al
approximately when they will b
needed by the government so the,
can make plans accordingly. If yos
are near the bottom of the whole lis
it will take long, long war to reach
|; you.
,6 am ont of nv home city tenn.