The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-10-09
DRAFT pOARDW|LL
! Be VERY R|G|DlON
EXEMPT|ONCLA|MS
Is Determined To Hew Closely 70
the Line Laid Down BY the War
Department. Rules Are Drastic
MUST PASS ON EACH -
.-.--- CASE IN. THREE DAYS
Seven Thousand Names Will Be
Drswn BY Boy Scouts Within
Three Weeks--c Capsules Used

serial numbers designating these names,
win be rolled and placed in gelatiuo
capsules, and then drawn from big
glass bowl by Boy Scouts, and all
this win be done in the senate cham.
Der at the executive building, under
the direct supervision of Major Fran.
els D.. Green, chairman of the Hawai-.
ian draft board. n
There will be a lot OF persons who,
finding themselves drawn for active
service with the army, with possibly
service TO come in France, will have
the opportunity. 10 claim exemptions,
IL they desire, and these will be passed
upon by the district boards, acted upon
later by the central board. But just
because claim for exemption is fled
is no reason why the exemption will
be allowed, for the war department
has drawn up some very drastic rules
in connection with exemptions and the
boards will hew very close to the line.
As soon as quotas are assigned for
military service each board will call
upon persons whose cards are In its
Jurisdiction, instrhcting them to pre-
sent themselves for examination. The
law makes il the duty Of those who
have cards to ascertain whether or not
they are among those drawn, even il
no published statement is to be found.
The person so affected must report for
physical examination on the date
named in the call If found physically
disqualified, the board will give GER
tifcate which will explain what the
narann "a fIiPthar 1ufiea ara
Ten Days For Proof
If the person is found physically dis
qualified and files claim for exemp-
tion within seven days, he will be given
ten days to file proof in support Of the
exemption claim. If found physically
qualified and no exemption claim is
filed, or the person does not present
himself for physical examination, the
name will be posted to the district
board as one who was called for mill
tary service and was not exempted or
discharged.
No claim of discharge on account of
the industry in which you are en-
gagged can be decided by the local
board, so the leafet instructions read.
Whether you file n claim of exemption
or not, you must present yourself for
physical examination on the day
named in the notice. From the day
notice that you are called is mailed
and posted, you have seven days in
which you may file claim of exemption
or discharge. The following only are
grounds for exemptions:
The Privileged Glass
That you are an officer, Legislative,
executive, or judicial of the United
o. khnN
are a regularly ordained minister of
religion; that you were on May Is,
1917, a student preparing for the
ministry in any recognized theo-
logical or divinity school; that you are
in the military or naval service of the
United States; that you are subject
of Germany, whether you have taken
out papers or not; that you are resi-
dent alien who has not taken out first
papers.
In addition to claims for exemption,
claims for discharge may be made On
the following grounds, which are the
only grounds for discharge by a local
board:
That you are a county or municipal
officer; that you are a customhouse
clerk; that you are employed by the
United States in the transmission of
mails; that you are an artifieer or
workman employed; that you are
licensed pilot regularly Employed; that
you are mariner actually employed;
that you are a married man with q
wife or child dependent upon you for
support; that you have widowed
mother dependent upon your labor for
support; that you have aged or infirm
parents dependent upon you for sup
port; that you are the father of
mot herless child under sixteen, or that
you are a brother of an orphan child
or children under sixteen; or that you
are n member of any well recognized
religious sect or organization organic
ed and existent May IS, 1917, the prin-
eiples of which forbid its members to
participate in war in any form. r"''s
AffidaVits To Be Filed ..&a# ..
These are the only grounds for ex-
emPtion or discharge by local board.
The method of proving claims is
very exact. First, go to the local board
and consult the regulations; second,
ask the board for the blank afidaVits
that are necessary in presenting your
proof; third, have the affidavits prop
erly acknowledged and return them to
the board within the limits assigned
you-ten days from the filing of your
claim. ..,', lJ.p T,s.a
Every claim for discharge or exemp,
ton will be decided by the local board
within three days after your affidavits
have been filed.
If your claim is disallowed by the
local board your name will be certified
and sent by the local board to the dis
trict board as one who has been called
for military service and not exempted
or discharged. Within two days there
after list of those so certified will
be given to the press with request for
publication.
Only the district board can receive
claims for discharge on the ground that
you are engaged in industry, including
lagriculture found to be necessary to
the maintenance of the military es.
tablisbment, the effective operation of
the military forces, OF the maintenance
OF national interest during the emer.
geney
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