Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-08-18
Septet Failed to Put in APP
pearance for Exam
nation.
"A CONVENES ON
EXEMPTIONS MONDAY
Strict Rulings Promises to
Discredit Many Claims
That are Filed.

OF the 45s men called for examnia-
ton by the Grand Forks exemption
board, to obtainsa quota Of 2l6 Tor the
liberty army, only seven had Jailed
t o make returns or put in appearance
before noo today. II these men 90
be certified as soldiers and reported
to the adjutant general to be treated
as desterters from the United States
army. @t
Those who failed to report backto
the board before noon are: Chrlseo-
pher Hofstad Of Northwood. Thomas
Bowman Of Fordville, Burt Frenne,
Christiania hotel. Grand Forks Ro-
land Fred Keil. Edmonton, Can; Jim
Stern. general delivery, Grand Forks;
Elmer Nelson. Mcintosh, Mimi;
Jens Tennefoss, Park hotel, Grand
Forks.
These men may have enlisted In the
American service but have failed to
file certificates with the board. II
investigation brings this reason to
light, it is not probable thai punish,
ment will be melted out by the federal
Only. two af1davits supporting ex-
emptions claims were filed this
morning and five were filed late yes
terday afternoon. Indications are
that nearly every man who claimed
exemption will file an affidavit be-
fore the time expiration this evening.
On Monday morning the exemption
board will go into session to CONSIDER
the claims made by registrants. The
announcement Of the rules and reg
ulations by which the board will be
governed promises to cast gloom e
many who have attempted to obtain
release from service. Included IN
the instructions to the board from -.
H.. Crowder, provost marshal general
E - Z = rrys nr,rvof{nnc 70.
"You are not a court for the ad-
justment Of differences between two
persons in controversy. You are
agents. of the Government, engaged
in selecting men for the Government
and there is no controversy. You,
acting for the Government, are to in
vestigate each case in the interests of
he Nation, and never in the inter-
ests Of an individual. There Is not
one exemption or discharge in the
law or regulations that is put there
for the benefit of any Individual. All
are there for the benefit of the Ma
ton and to the end that the whole
Nation may be a team in which each
man shall play the part for which he
Is best fltted.'"
Therefore no one a a vested right,
by himself or by attorney, to urge,
by argument or pleading, his indtvid-
ual case upon you. You should rigid
" exclude this. Ordinarily you
should act on the %af1davits. II you
desire more information o may pro-
coed to get 1t. If you doubt the afi-
dayits you may interrogate other per-
sons. IL you desire more proof you
may get it. But no claimant has a
right to submit other proof than that
called for by regulations or thar that
you may call for"
The Grand Forks county board
viii abide strictly by the government
rulings and in no case will an excep.
ton be made.
/, The following instructions to the
board, issued through Governor Lynn
j. Frazier by. Provost Marshal Gen.
eraI Crowder are as follows:
To the Chairman Of the Local Board;
Section 2 of the selective service
law exempts nc person from military
service on the grounds of dependency
1t only authorizes he president to ex'
clude or discharge from draft these
in a status with respect to person!
dependent upon them for supper
"a which renders their exclusion or dis
charge advisable The controlling
necessity Is to raise an army. 1t fl
advisable to disturb dependents jus
as little as the necessity Of raising al
army will permit To this end section
Ill 10 Ol IlS TSSuldLIOIS was COLlplIS&
carefully and after the most earnes
consideration. II experience is t.
prove that the generous condition
prescribed by section 18, is any abus
Of them, will interfere with the rails
ing of an army, then it is no longe
advisable tc discharge so wide a elias
and the conditions stated therein will
havesto be restricted until an advisa
Bile rule is greached. Nothing has ap
peared to change the belief that tn
persons enumerated in section 1
could be discharged without interior
ing with the raising of an army, blu
there are indications that abuses O
section Is may render its continuanc
no longer available. Reports are t
the effect that in some districts, a