The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-05-26
WHO ARE EXEMPT
All Aliens Must Register Regardless
of Nationality.

1
Washington, May 25.-Men seek
| ing exemption from service in Ameri-
cas- new selective service army be.
| cause they support one or more de.
pendents must be sure that the person
| they have in mind is solely" depend
ent ON them. Otherwise they must
not hide behind petticoats or
| children
This warning is given by
Provost Marshal Crowder in explain
ing questions arising out of the June
registration regulations. The mere
fact that one claims exemption will
not necessarily exempt him.
Aliens must register, whether they
| are enemy aliens. subjects of our
| allies or other foreigners. Inmates
| of penttiaries must likewise register.
The question upon which exemption
of those with dependents viii be de-
termined- reads:
Have yea father, mother. wife.
| child under ~. or a sister or brother
under -, solely dependent upon You
for support? tspecify which,"
! Consider your answer thought
| fully" Crowder advised. IF it is
| true that there is another mouth than
your own which you alone have a duty
to feed do not let your military ardor
| interfere with the wish of the nation
to reduce wars misery TO a minimum.
| On the other hand, unless the person
you have in mind is solely dependent
on you do not hide behind petticoats
| or children
CrCwder's official guide says on the
general subject of exemption;
Because You claim exemption from
| draft. it by no means follows that you
are exempt For the information OF
the war department you should make
q claim now If you intend to prose-
cute it,
"SCme persons will be exempted on
account of their occupations or Offices,
some on account of the fact that they
have relatives dependent upon them
for support In stating grounds
you claim as exempting you, use one
of the following terms:
IF you claim to be an executive,
legislative or judicial officer of the.
state or nation, name your Office and
say whether ii is an Office of the state
or nation
III you claim 20 be member of
religions sect. whose creed forbids 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 mail or
as an artificer or workman in an
army, 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
The registrar will pass only upon
obvious physical defects such as lost
arms or legs. Others claiming ex-l
emption for physical disability "arel
liable to draft in order that their
jhysical condition may be passed up
IN by army surgeons
Local boards will pass on claims of
exemption other than physical ones.
A citizen may note If he has a de-
pendent relative other than those
lbove specified. such for instance as
! dependent grandfather grand moth
II or aunt.
All persons within the age limit
must register whether they are alien
'nemies, naturalized citizens or de-
lerents, though alien enemies ''un-