The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-12-20
Notices are Being Mailed to Regis
terrell Men.

The Decatur county exemption
board commenced last SATURDAY., X
mailing the q aue whiah aires mist to ai
out and file under the new regula-
lions by which all registered men
will be classified, IS notices being
mailed Saturday, and IS more Will :
be mailed each day. for twenty days
which will cover rot the entire nnret nump ail
registered men who have been call
ed and examined, being held for
service, will still be held until such
time as the number placed In class
one will furnish sufficient men lor
the next call CLASSIFIED Masp in te cass Sc
1, that of single men, they, will be
and if not then some of those will be
taken which are placed in Class No.
2 and SO on down, there being hve'
The following is the notice being
mailed to all registered men:
Local Board for the County of Deca-
IMPORTANT NOTICE TO REGIS
Under Jurisdiction Of This Local
Between No. and No. IS, Inclusive.
There has this day been mailed to-
you a questionable which you are
required by law to execute and re-
turn within seven days from date:
hereof.
Failure to do so constitutes mis-
demeanor punishable by not to ex.
coed one years Imprisonment; and
such failure may also deprive you OF
valuable rights and result in your
immediate induction into military
service and trial by court-martial.
Dated Dec. IS, 1917.
REGISTRANTS
Any person desiring to claim de-
ferred classification by either Local
or District Board on any ground in
respect of any registrant designated
herein may, within seven days from
the date hereof, and not later. sub.
accompanied by such affidavit 6v7-
dence as such person may desire 10
have considered.
Such claims either by registrant
or by another in respect OF any reg
istrant may be submitted either by
entering the same in the place pro-
vided on the first sheet of the regis
ting such claim to this board on a
duplicate of such first sheet (Form
1001-A). If it is desired to submit
affidavit evidence in support of such
claim and in addition to the evidence
contained in the registrant's ques-
tionnaire, such affidayit must be pre-
pared on paper of the same size as
the QUESTIONABLE, and should be re-
sponsive to the questions asked the
registrant respecting the ground Of
such claim in the pertinent division
of the QUESTIONABLE.
: Section of t',,e selective Service
Regulations provides:
Thn nf m n q ion orH
selection Of registrants, under these
rules and regulations, shall begin by
the posting OF notice in the Offices
of the Local Boards on Form 1c,ne
and by mailing a questio.. mare
Form Form 1921 to every regi strant in
provided in section So h hereof n9f.s and nd
taken, by either me Local or District
i 5oard ID -espect Of each registrant.
snall rs given by entering a minute
or date Of such action on the CLASH.
tication list -(F'orm 10000 in tho Of.
flee Of the Local Board, and in adj
dition to such entries, by mailing to-
the registrant, and in some cases to
other claimants, notice of such
action.
Whenever duty is to be per-
Formed or period o" time begin to
run within which any duty is to be
performed by any such registrantr or
within which any right or privilege
in respect of any such registrant, a
notice of the day upon which such
duty is to be performed, or such
time begins to run, shall be mailed
to the registrant, and the date OF
such. mailing or notice shall be en-
tered opposite the name of such reg
igtrant On the CLASSIFICATION IS list
to inspection by the public at the
Office of the Local Board. In adoi-
ton to the mailing of such notice to
registrants, notice of the disposition
of claims made by other persons in
respect OF, registrants shall be mail
the mailing of such notice or the
entry of any such date in the classi-
cation list shall constitute the Civ
ing of notice to the registrant and
to all concerned, and shall charge
the registrant and all concerned
such duty is to be performed or the
beginning of the running of the
time within which such duty must
be performed or such right or priv
ilege may be claimed, regardless of
whether or not a mailed notice or
QUESTIONABLE is actually received by
the registrant or othar person.
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form any duty prescribed by the Sc
lective Service Law or by these
Rules and Regulations, at or within
the time required, is misdemeanor
punishable by Imprisonment of one
year, and may result in loss of valu-
able rights and immediate induction
of such registrant into military serv-
i ice.
Failure of the registrant or any
I other person concerned to claim and
kexercise any right or privilege on
1.-THE day or within the time authoriz-
led by these rules and regulations
shall be considered a waiver of such
right or privilege, and shall fore
close such person from thereafter
claiming the same. subject only to
the privilege granted by these rules
and regulations to apply for an ex-
tension of time.
] All registrants and other persons
are required and strictly enjoined. to
| examine from time to time said no.
tice (Form 1O02);, so posted by the