Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-01
THOSE WHO FAIL TO APPEAR FOR
EXAMINATION TO BE cLAssEp
AS DEsERTERs.
OUT TO MEN
WHO HIDE BEHIND SKIRTS
Local Boards Given Large Powers and
Can Disregard Affidavits Of Those
Claiming Exemption Dependency
Pleas to Be Sifted-Men Who Fail to
Appear Lose Right to Appeal.

Washington, Aug. l.-Registrants for
the draft army who fail to respond to
the summons OF the exemption boards;
will be apprehended and punished as
deserters from the army if they do not
appear within ten days.
This was one Of a number Of -lil-
ings by the provost marshal general
today, indicating the strictness with
which the draft law is TO De enforced.
Another ruling explained that a man
married before or after the draf- draw
ing can not be exempted on that score
unless it be established that his wife
is actually dependent upon his daily
la Dor for support. :.
Moreover if il appears that She reg
istrant married after lhe daft draw
ing on July 20 in order to escape serv-
ice by marriage exemption Both he
and his wife are liable to prosecution.
Still another ruling holds that serv-
ice in Red Cross ambulance companies
does not warrant the exemption of a
registrant.
U. S. to Handle slackers.
Local exemption boards handling the
new seleetive national army We're ad-
v!sed today not to worry about men
summoned for service who do not re-
spond. The federal government, they
were informed, will take care of the
slackers and service dodgers promptly
and effectively. Every man who fails
to respond will be classed as a deserter
and treated as such.
DO not worry about the men who
do not come in response to your sum
mons Judge Advocate Mai. Charles
R. Warren. who is aiding General
Crowder in oEling up the draft machin-
cry. says. '.At the end of ten days if
they have not appeared certify them
as fit and they will be regarded as in
the army.
IF they then fail to obey any mill
tary summons. they are subject TO ar
rest as desertsts.'
Lose Right Of Appeal.
Not only will men who fail to appear
be declared in the army, but they will
lose their right to appeal for exemption
or discharge, according to Major War
ren's instructions TO the boards. Major
Warren is acting in the capacity Of
being deluged with queries. Among
them are many relating to the exemp-
tion OF aliens.
ANY alien who fails to file an exemp-
ton claim will be in the draft and
forced to serve, according to the war
departments ruling, with exception, Of
course, in cases Of alien enemies, who
are Germans. Major Warren calls at
tention to the fact, in response to ques-
tons regarding Bulgarians and Aus \
TRANS, that the United States Is at war
with Germany only.
THE presumption is Major Warren
said, that there is not any man in this
country brave enough to call himself a
German if ne is in fact not one. II you
know he is German, put him out. Do
not examine him physically"
Can Disregard Affidavits.
Local boards also have been advised
that they may disregard affidavits and
disailow exemptions II they suspect the
truth OF the affidavits filed and believe
attempts are being made to evade the
draft. In this connection today. there
have been many queries asking what
to do regarding married men who were
WS0uSO SINCE EcSIslTdLlCu Jay GI S.HCS
the drafting, and the provost marshal
general has made a ruling, in answer to
the question-"cau person married
since July 20 base claim for discharge
On that ground?"-a follows. =
Marriage Is not Of Itself a valid
ground for making claim of discharge.
"A man whose wife is mainly de-
pendent on his daily labor for support
may claim exemption on that ground.
But dependency is a. matter of fact.
The rule does not ask, Is the husband,
as a matter Of law, liable TO support
the wife, II asks, is the wife, as
matter Of fact, mainly dependent on