The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-11-15

state, also by whom, number Of hours
Of work weekly, occupation in which
registrant considers himself best
fitted, schooling. willingness to take
schooling fitting for special army
service. previous military experience
and foreign languages spoken.
Minute Particulars Demanded.
Every registrant must also nh out
the questions as TO his general physi-
cal fitness in Series 2" on page s.
Tie he claims physical deficiencies he
must answer the questions which win
describe thak physical unfltness. Series
to IL provide the registrant means
OF furnishing data as to his eligibility
for exemption on any other ground
than physical as follows: Series 8.
legislative, judicial or executive off,
GERS; (, ministers Of religion: 5,
divinity Students; 6, military or
naval service: z, citizenship: s, offi-
cials, federal employees. pilots and
mariners; 3, religious conviction
against war; 10, dependency: IL,
industrial occupation; IL, agricultural
occupation.
In each of these series" the regis
trants must answer the first question
by yes" or mo-" telling by that
answer whether he intends to claim
exemption under that particular
series" Those who answer ''no"
need fill out nothing more in that
series" Those answering yves"
must fill out the blank in full, with
supporting affidavits where these are
included in the form.
corroboratina AfFidavits Wanted.
Supporting affidavits are required
in the cases of divinity students, de-
tendency, and industrial or agricul-
tural occupation.
The result of the questionable"
will be to group all registrants in
Ave Glasses" from which men will
be sent directly into the armies.
Glass l is unmarried men, and 8
include persons with dependents and
officials and employees of government
offices which make them eligible for
discharge, Glass 4 includes industrial
and agricultural exemptions and
Class ministers, men in the mill
tary service, the permanently unfit
physically and licensed pilots.
All the men eligible in "Class Il
will be drafted before any of those in
''Class 2" are taken, and so on sue
cessiveIy. Within each class the
order numbers Of the original draft
will be operative and men with low
numbers will be taken before those
with higher numbers.
To Be Carefully Studied.
Instructions to residents provide
that the QUESTIONABLE" must be
carefully read and studied. Eacn
registrant shall then answer the gen.
eral questions. Series l." and the
necessary questions in Series q" al
so such questions in following series
as he is warranted in employing.
He shall then turn back to page
OF the questionable" and make an
tx" opposite. the class and subdi-
vision of that class in which he be-
lieves himself to belong.
The instructions provide that a
man may claim exemption under as
many heads as be has grounds to
prove. FaIsification Is illegal under
the new draft as under the old.
On the day the questionable" is
mailed to q registrant that fact will
also be posted in the classification
list, Form 1000" to be kept in the
office of each local board with full
tabulation OF all steps in the prog
ress OF each draftee's case. The
! questionable" must be returned,
| filled out on or before the seventh
day following its mailing, Sundays