Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-25
TIPS FOR ANSWERING
ALL QUESTIONS TO BE
ASKED IN DRAFT QUIZ
Official Guide Published by Government Explains De-
tails Men Must Give Under Universal Service; Sole
Support Is Only Excuse to Evade Duty

Washington, May %. - The Pro-
vost Marshal General and his staff,
who prepared the questions which
Will be asked candidates for the
national army when they are enroll
ed June D, also have prepared an
Official guide as to how the ques7
tions shall be answered. OF the
Twelve questions, it is expected that
the most knotty problems will arise
in connection with the last, which
reads, DO YOU claim exemption
from draft (specify grounds) %
The Official guide explains the
questions as follows:
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 claim now if you
intend to prosecute it. Some persons
will be exempted on account of their
occupations or offices; some on ac-
count of the fact that they have rel
atives dependent upon them for sup
port.
Your answer touching these
things will be important in support
ing the claim you now intend to
make in your answer to the present
questions. Be sure, therefore, that
the grounds you now state are in
conformity with your answers to
questions 1 and S.
Exemption Claims
In stating grounds you claim as
eNemptlng you, use one of the fol-
lowing terms:
IF YOU claim to he an executive,
legislative or judicial ols Ger of the
slater or nation, name your office and
say whether it is an office of the
State or nation.
IF you claim to be n member
of a religious sect whose creed for
bids its members to participate in
war in any form simply name the
sect"
IF you are employed in the trans
mission of the United States mails or
as a workman in an armory, arsenal
or navy yard of the United States,
or if you are mariner employed
in the sea service of any citizen or
merchant within the United States,
so state.
IF you are a felon or otherwise
morally deficient and desire to claim
exemption on that ground, state your
ground briefly.
IF YOU claim physical disability,
state that briefly.
IF you claim exemption on any
other ground, state your ground
briefly"
Regarding Cripples
The registrar, in a short report
which accompanies each registra-
ton card, is asked to state: HAS
the person lost an arm, leg. hand,
foot or both eyes. or is he otherwise
disabled (specify) ?"
1t is not intended. however, that
the registrar shall pass upon any
thing but the most obvious physical
defects. Persons whose disabilities
are so indicated by the registrar
will be dropped from the lists, but
others who claim exemption on ac-
count of physical disability are
liable to draft in order that their
physical condition may be passed
upon by army surgeons. Claim of
exemptions upon other than physical
grounds will be passed upon by To-
cal boards.
In addition to noting persons with
marked physical defects. the regis
trar is asked to state whether the
applicant is tall, medium or short,
slender, medium or stout, the color
of his eyes, the color of his hair and
whether he is bald.
One phase of exemption is more
particularly considered in question
nine, which asks: Have YOU a
father. mother, wife, child under
twelve, or a sister or brother under
twelve, solely dependent upon you
for support (specify which, ?"