The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-07-12

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lous sect existing prior to May 2
= 1s, 1917, whose creed forbids 9
y participation In war. =
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ed for service in the order of their Lin.
blllty, post the list, give It to the press,
and within three days send notice to
each designated person by mail.
AS the men so notified appear the
boards first will make physical ex.
animation In accordance with special
regulations to be provided, bearing In
mind that all persons accepted by them
will be re-examined by army surgeons.
II the physical examination is passed
successfully, then comes the question
of exemption.
Those Entitled to Exemption.
Persons who must be exempted or
discharged by the local board include
Officers of the United States, of the
states, territories and the District of
Columbia; ministers Of religion, stu
dents Of divinity, persons In the mill
tary or naval service Of the United
States, subjects of Germany, all other
| aliens who have not taken out first
papers, county or municipal officers,
cuStomhOuSe clerks, workmen in fed.
eral armOries, arsenals and navy
yards, persons in the federal service
designated by the president for ex.
emptlon, pilots, merchant marine sail
Ors, those with status with respect
to dependents which renders their ex-
clusion desirable "a married man with
| dependent wire ar child, son Of de-
pendent widow, sOh ." dependent, aged
or infirm parent, or brC her of depend
ent orphan child under sixteen years
Of age), those found morally deficient,
and any member Of any well-recog-
nized religious sect existing May Is,
1917, whose creed forbids participation
In war and whose religious convictions
accord with the creed.
Man or Wife May Make Claim.
Claims for exemption because Of de-
pendents may be made by the man
himself, his wife or other dependents.
or by third party who has personally
investigated the case. A claim made
by the husband must be accompanied
by supporting affidavits signed by the
wife and by the head Of a family re-
siding in the same territory. A claim
by the wife or third party must be
accompanied by two supporting affida.
Wits signed by heads Of families. Sim
liar rules govern claims on the grounds
Of other dependents when the depend.
ents or third parties being authorized
to file claims with supporting affidavits.
In each case the board must be salts
fled before 1t grants exemption or dis
charge that the dependent or depend.
ents actually are supported mainly By
the fruits of the mans mental or phys.
ical labor.
Local boards arc required, subject to
appeal, to pass upon claims for exemp.
tion or discharge within three days af.
ter the filing of atfidavits.
Must Decide in Five Days.
District boards must decide appeal
cases within five days after the closing
of proofs and their decisions are final.
If the ruling of local board Is af-
firmed the person in question stands
finally accepted for military service.
In passing on claims for exemption
on the ground of employment in neces-
sary industrial and agricultural occu.
patiOns the district boards must be con-
vinced that the particular enterprise
affording such employment actually is
necessary to the maintenance of the
military establishment of national in.
terest during the emergency.
"The evidence must also establish"
the regulations say, "even If the par.
ticular industrial enterprise or particu.
lar agricultural enterprise is found nee
essary for one of the above purposes,
that the continuance of ouch person
therein is necessary to the maintenance
thereof and that he cannot be replaced
Icy another person without direct, sub
stantial material loss and detriment to
the adequate and effective operation of
Tie particular IlluuSlElul culcEpElS0 OE
agricultural enterprise in which he is
engaged"
May Designate Certain Industries.
Later the president may from time
to time designate certain industries or
classes of industries that are necessary
and the district boards will be so no
tilted. It will be the duty Of each
board, however, to ascertain the avail |
able labor supply for such industries
outside the men called for military
service and to take the result into con.
sideratiOn in determining sMch things |
"If, in the opinion of the district !
board" this section of the regulations !
concludes, "the direct, substantial, ma
terial loss to any such industrial or ag-
ricultural enterprise Outweighs the loss
that would result from failure to OBJ
tain the military service Of any such
person, a certificate of discharge may
no icCund fo him V v We