Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1917-07-11

,arnlShed the honor OF the nation
"Our armies at the front will be
strengthened and sustained if they be
composed of men free from any sense a.,
If injustice in their mode of selec-.'i
ion, and they will be inspired to loft.
.er efforts in behalf of a country
which the citizens called upon to per- ,
torm high public functions perform
hem with justice, fearlessness and
:
To Post Names. !
Upon organizing, the local boards
will take over from the registration
boards, all registration cards, which
they will number serially and list for
posting to public view. Then, after
been advised of the method by
which the order of liability for SER
vice shat be determined and Of the
quota to be drawn from its territory
fn,t"us credits for enlfstments in the
= ional guard or regular army each
i2->ard will prepare a list of persons
designated for service in the order of
their liability, post the list, give it
to the press and within three days
send notice to each designated person
by mail.
CAS- the men so notified appear, the
boards first will make a physical ex-
animation in accordance with special
regulations to be provided, bearing
in mind that all persons accepted by
thnrp will ha pn-nvornjnod hu orpu
surgeons. If the physical examina-
ton is passed successfully, then comes
the question of exemption.
"Persons who must be exempted
or discharged by the local board in.
clude:
Those Exempted.
"Officers Of the United States, OF
the states. territories and the District
of Columbia, ministers of religion,
students Of divinity, persons in the
military or naval service of the Unit
ed States, subjects of Germany, all
other aliens who have not taken out
first papers; county or municipal Off.
GERS, customhouse clerks, workmen in
Federal armories, %arsenals and navy
yards, persons in the Federal service
designated by the President for ex-
emption, pilots, merchant marine sail
ors, those with a status with respect
to dependents which renders their
exclusion desirable Ga married man
with dependent wife OF child, son of a
dependent widow, O. of a dependent,
aged or infrm parent, Or brother OF
dependent orphan child under 16 years
Of age); those found morally def
cient and any member Of any well
recognized religious sect existing May
IS, 1917, whose creed forbids partici-
patton in war and whose religious
convictions accord with the creed.
AS to Dependents.
Claims for exemption because of
dependents may be made by the man
himself, his wife or other dependents,
or by a third party who has personally
investigated the case. A claim made
by the husband must be accompanied
by supporting a~ffidavits signed by the
wife and by the head of a family re-
siding in the same territory. A claim
by the wife or a third party must be
accompanied by two supporting affi-
davits signed by heads of families.
Similar rules govern claims or the
grounds of other dependents, the de-
pendents of third parties being author
lied to file claims with supporting
affidavits. In each case the board
must be satisfied before it grants ex-
emption or discharge that the depen-
dent or dependents actually are sup
ported mainly by the fruits Of the
mans mental or physical labor.
Appeals Can Be Made.
Local boards are required, subject
to appeal, to pass upon claims for *
emption or discharge within three
days after the filing of a%ffidavits.
District boards must decide appeal
cases within five days after the clos.
ing of proofs and their decisions are
final. If the ruling of a local board
is affirmed the person in question
stands finally accepted for military
service.
In passing on claims for exemptions
on the ground of employment in ne
cessary industrial and agricultural oc.
equations, the district boards must be
convinced that the particular enter
prise affording such employment &C
tually is necessary to the maintenance
of the military establishment or ma
tional interest during the emergency
"The evidence must also establish"
the regulations say, "even if he par
ticular industrial enterprise is found
necessary for one of the above pur.
poses. that the continuance OF such
person therein is necessary to the
maintenance thereof and that he can.
not be replaced by another person
without direct, substantial or materl-
al loss detrimental to the adequate
and effective operation of the particu'
lar industrial enterprise or agricul-
tural enterprise in which he is en-
gagged"
President Final Power.
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