Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-12-18
NEW DRAFT RIJLESOF
FARR-ACHIAC EFFECT
None If Eligible .sge Can Escape
Its Meshes
OLD EXEMPTIONS ARE OFF
Every Man Between Fl and 80 Years
Not Already Ii Military Service
Muss Answer QUESTIONABLE

local boards.
One Of the most important features
OF the new regulations is the fixing
OF strict time limits for the return
of the QUESTIONABLE. The local board
is required to mail the questionnaire
to each man registered in this county
who has not actually been finally
accepted for military service at the
mobilization camp II for any rea-
son The QUESTIONABLE is not delivered
on account Of change of address or.
error of the Postodice Department.
the registrant is not relieved from
making the necessary return within
the time limit specified. nor is he
entitled TO an extension of time. The
names of the parties to whom ques-
tonnaires are mailed with the date Of
the mailing is posted in each local
board Office and all men within the
draft age are charged with notice of
this list.
Severe Penalties.
Severe penalties ar provided for
the failure to retur ae question
naire within the seven days, and the
penalty may include Imprisonment
for not exceeding one year and the
waiver of ali rights to deferred clas-
sidcation, and may result in immedi-
ate induction into military service
The QUESTIONABLE Is to be sent to
aud must be returned by every man
except those who have actually been
finally accepted for military service
at the mobilization camp under tina
draft. Those who have heretofore
been exempted by either the local
or district board for any reason and
men who have volunteered and are
now in either the military or naval
service Of the United States are re-
CURED TO answer as fully as those
who have not yet been called. Men
Who are out of town viii also be
required to return their missionaries
70 their local boards within the time
specified, and 1t is important that
any one interested in any one within
The draft age see that all notices
are promptly forwarded.
Between Washington aud Annapolis
All claims for exemption or de-
ferred classification must be made on
the QUESTIONABLE itself If the claim
is denied by the local board an APP
peal to the district board is provid-
ed for This appeal can be taken
only within five days after the de-
cision by the local board and is made
at the Office of the local board by en-
try by the registrant on the question
naire In certain limited classes Of
cases an appeal from the district
board to the President is provided
for. This appeal to the President from
the decision of the district board can
be made only by the registrant and
at the Office of the local board on the
QUESTIONABLE.
The immediate and important aues-
ton to all men within the draft age,
with the exception only Of the men
finally accepted under the draft at the
mobilization camp is the signing and
returning of the QUESTIONABLE. This
questionable Is series of questions,
which when answered viii form an
accurate record of the mans family
and industrial status and his economic
Importance to the country during the
war.
Under the new regulations which
are now in effect, everyone within the
draft age, that is, all men between
the ages. of 81 and 80, inclusive. on
June 5th 1917, including those here
tofore. exempted will be classified;
except, however, those men who have
been sent to the mobilization camp
and have been finally accepted for
service. Under these new regulations
all men will be divided into five
classes.
Glass / includes practically the
same class of men who were held
for service under the old regulation.
Class Nos. 2, 3, and under the
new regulations include all men in
the class discharged under the old
These men instead, how
ever. or being discharged, viii be di-
vided into four classes. the class be-
ing based on the dependency and vo-
oational claims These five classes /
viii be called IN their order for milf
tary service; that is. class one viii
be called first and upon its exhaustion
class two will Be called. then class
three, etc. The effect II the new reg
llations, therefore, as compared with
he old regulations, Is that the men
who were discharged under the old
on account OF dependency I
or vocations or any other grounds Of
exemption are now only temporarily
discharged This is accomplished by
placing them in deferred classes.
Under these new regulations each /
nan who was registered and who
las not been finally accepted at the
mobilization camp viii be sent a SER
es OF questions or a QUESTIONABLE !
ipon which the exemption claims viii I
le decided. These questionnaires are /
ent out to the men according to their I
rider numbers. Five per cent are to I
le sent out by the local board each 4
lay beginning with yesterday. so Z
hat II carried out the work OF send 4
ne out the Qnestionnaires viii be i
within 20 days All cues
ionnaires must be returned within
even days from the date OF their
Mailing and drafted men are charged
With the duty Of inquiring Of their
ocal board obtaining the question
aire If not received by mail Fail
re to receive the QUESTIONABLE does
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