The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-07-27
Inquiries Regarding Con-
scription Methods Cover
Whole Ground.

this week and next Is not clear to
many Of the men who are subject to
the draft. Many inquiries have been
made. Selected questions are an
swered peiow. They practically cover
the whole ground. A brief guide ac-
companies this article. The questions
and answers follow:
I. I was among the first drawn.
What shall ! now do?
The local board will make a call
from an official list soon. They will
post the call and will mail you no.
tice at the address given on your reg
istration card. telling you the day and
place to report for physical examina-
ton. However, the official posting of
the notice is sufficient, and should
your mail containing your notice go
estray that isn't the governments
fault. Watch The Missoulian for dates.
z. Will all the mon taken in the
first call appear the same day?
No. The regulations instruct the To-
cal boards to divide the list roughly in
thirds, telling the first third to report
five days after the notice is mailed
out; the second third on the sixth day
after the notices were sent and the
last third on the seventh day. That is
to avoid compelling all to stand around
several days waiting their turn. Each
notice will tell the young man the hour
to report.
3. What If | am sick and can't
come on the day and hour set?
You are supposed to come at that
time if it is humanity possible to do so.
However, you have 10 days after the
official list Is posted at your district
to report for examination. If you
haven't reported then government
agents will begin inquiring after YOU.
4. After ! am in the selected or ma.
tional army, can ! choose the branch
Of service ! want to 90 in?
No. positively. An opportunity will
be afforded you to express a choice
and the government will be guided by
that as far as possible, but the final
disposition is left to the government.
II will place you in the branch of
service it believes you best fitted for.
s. have a wife and two boys. |
was near the top Of the list and have
to claim an exemption. How do go
about it7
In that event, you had better watch
The Muscular pretty closely and see
when your local board officially posts
the list of numbers for your district.
Go and examine it to see for sure
that you are called. although you also
will get notice by mail. You have
seven days after that list is posted to
notify the board of your claim for ex-
emption. You can get copy of the
blank from the board to fill out. After
you have filed this claim you have 10
days more to get the affidavits filled
out and presented that are required.
Blank affidavits may be obtained from
the board together with Instructions
You don't need a lawyer.
8. | intend to claim exemption. Do
have to report for physical examina-
ton on the day set in the notice
will get7
You certainly do. You must report
for physical examination just the same
AS if you haven't claimed exemption.
For that matter you can file your
claim for exemption then if it is con-
Venient
z Ny husband is drawn for the
army. He is my only support, but no
says he won't disgrace himself by
claiming exemption. What can ! do?
Your husband does not understand
lllt spirit anu lHttnlloll VI tuc INV.
Nevertheless, you can get a copy of
the form from the board and file the
claim for exemption and get the nee
cssary affdavits filled out, regardless
of your husband. The board will then
pass on the facts Of your husbands
case independent of his feelings in the
matter The government goes still
further to protect you from undue
hardship and absolute want that would
be occasioned if your husband were
taken into the army. 1t provides that
third party or your ncigfkors can
claim the exemption and the local
board then will pass on the fact.
8. have wife and two children.
| work every day, although | have an
income from, investments that can sup
port them. Am ! subject to exemp.
ton?
The local board will have to pass on
the facts and determine them. but UNI
der the regulations laid down, they
probably would rule that your family
could live off the income from your
investments and you could go as a
soldier. The mere fact that you are
married doesn't count.
9. We are just back from our honey
moon. Ny husbands number was at
the head Of tho list. Does he have to
serve? | have seen stories in the
newspapers that anybody who mar.
ried after war was declared wouldn't
be exempted because they shouldn't
have married.
The fact that you have been mar
RED since war was declared or even
since the CONSUMPTION law was passed
doesn't effect your status at all There
was warning against 'slackers' who
We're marrying to cvade service but
there never was an official order. The
local board isn't concerned about tho
date of your marriage if you are de-
pendent solely on your husband for
support. If SO he can file his claim
for exemption and the board will pass
on It. That holds true of persons
married up to the date notice Of call
is given. Whatever may be the local
boards personal opinion as to your
husbands marrying you, possibly to
escape military service, it win decide
the case solely on the question of
actual dependency.
10. Ny wife and ! have to make a
lot OF hurry.up arrangements if ! am