Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1917-05-23
Questions That Every Man Between Il
and 80, Inclusive, Must Answer on
Registration June 5.

your country, as France" " JAPAN
China" etc.
7. What is your present trade, occupa-
ton or office?
This does not ask what you once
did, nor what you have done most
of the time, nor what you are best
fitted to do. 1T ASKS YOU
WHAT YOUR JOB is RIGHT
NOW. State briefly, as Miner"
Farmer" Student - 'Laborer, ION
farm, in rolling mill, in automobile,
wagon, or other factory" "Machin,
ist in automobile factory" etc. If
you hold an, Office under state or
federal government, name the office
you hold. If you are in one OF
the following Offices or employ
ments, use one of the names here
after mentioned:
"Customhouse clerk" employed
in the transmission Of the mails" or
employed in an armory, arsenal, or
navy yard" mariner, actually en-
ployed in the sea service of citizen
or merchant within the United
States,
8. By whom employed2 Where en-
ployeda
!. If you are working for an indi,
vidual, firm, corporation, or ssso'
citation, state its name. If in bus
mess, trade, profession, or employ,
ment for yourself, so state. If you
| are an officer of the state or federal
tlgovernment, say whether your office
is under the United States. the state,
D the county, or a municipality. In
answer to the question as to where
you are employed, give the town,
county and state, where you work.
a g. Have you father, mother, wife,
child under II, or sister or brother un,
q der II solely dependent upon you for sup
4 port (specify which7)
4 Consider your answer thought:
if is true hat there Il
another mouth than your own which
] you alone have duty to feed, dc
not let your military ardor interfere
: with the wish of the nation to re-
) duce wars misery to minimum
On the other hand unless the per-
eon youshave in mind is solely de
r pendent on you, do not hide behind
petticoats or children.
10. Married or single (which?) Race
: (specify which?)
This does not ask whether vor
were once married, but whether you
are married now. In answer to the
question as to your race, state brief
ly whether "Caucasion, % "Mongo
; lian," Negro" "Malayan, or In
dian."
II. What military service have you
had? Rank? Branch? Years? Natior
or state?
No matter what country you serv
ed, you must give complete infor
nation. In answering these ques,
tions, first name your rank, using
oue of the following words: Com
missioned oficer,'' ''Non-commis
stoned officer" Private" Next
state branch in which you served in
one of the following words: In.
fantry," Cavalry" Artillery, %
Medical" Signal" Aviation, u
Supply 'NIarine,' Navy"
Next state the number of years
service, not counting the time spent
in Reserve. Finally name the
nation or state which you served.
If you served under the United
States, name your service in one of
the following terms: National
Guar0 (of such and such a state)," "
militia (of such and such state)," "
"Volunteers of United States," or
Regular army" Navy of United
States"
Because you claim exemption
from draft, it by no means follows
that you are exempt. For the in
formation of the war department
you should make a claim now if
you intend to prosecute it. Some
persons will be exempted OH account
of their occupation or offices, some
on account of the fact that they
have relatives dependent upon them
for support. Your answer touch
ing these things will be important
in supporting the claim you now in
tend to make in your answer to the
present questions. Be sure, there
fore, that the grounds you now
state are in conformity with your
answers to question Z and 8. In
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