Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-07-27
GROUNDS FOR EXEMPTIONS
DRAFTED MEN WILL BE N0TI-
FLED DAYS TO FILE
EXEMPTION CLAIMS

EXEMPTION CLAIMS
VII
SEVEN DAYS TO FILE CLAIMS OF
EXEMPTION OR DISCHARGE
Except for industrial or agricultural
z5s reasons)
(a) No claim of discharge on ac-
count Of the industry in which you arc
engaged can be decided by local
board. (See Par. XIV below.)
eb) Whether you file claim of
exemption or not, you must present
yourself for physical examination on
the day named in the notice. q :
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
form for filing this claim is simple. If
You wish to file such claim
(A Go to the board and get Form
ll0 for exemption or Form 12l for dis
charge. If the board has not the print.
ed forms ask to consult the form pam
phlet and copy the form shown there.
(b) Fill ont the proper form and
file it with the board.
co Do this within seven days Of
the posting and mailing Of notice to
you to present yourself.
TheSfohowing are the only grounds
IOr exemption:
tive, executive, or judicial Of the Unit
ed States, state or territory or the
District of Columbia.
That you are a regular or duly
ordained minister Of religion.
3 That you were on May 18, 1917, a
student preparing for the ministry in
any. recognized theological or divinity
school.
That you are in the military or
naval service of the United States.
That you are a subject of Ger
many, whether you have taken out pa
pers or not.
6That you are resident alien who
has not taken out first papers.
In addition to claims for exemption
claims for discharge may be made on
any Of the following grounds, which
are the only grounds for discharge by
local board.
l. That you are county or num-
cipal officer.
That you are customhouse clerk.
That you are employed by the
United States in the transmission of
mails.
That you are an artifcer or work.
man employed in an armory, arsenal,
or navy yard Of the United States.
That you are employed in the ser
Efse of the United States (under cer-
tain conditions.) See paragraph (e)
of section 20, Regulations.
That you are a licensed pilot reg
ularly employed in the pursuit Of your
vocation.
That you are a mariner actually
employed in the sea service of any citi-
zen or merchant within the United
States.
8 That you are married man with
wife or child dependent on you for
support.
9 That you have a widowed mother
dependent on your labor for support.
10 That you have aged or intirm
parents dependent upon your labor for
support.
II That you are the father of a
motherless child under 16 dependent
upon your labor for support.
IL That you are a brother of an or
phan child or children under 16 depen-
dent on your labor for support.
13 That you are a member of anv
well-recognized religious sect or organ
ization organized and existent MAY l8,
1917, and whose then existing creed or
principles forbade its members to par
ticipate in war in any form and whose
religious convictions are against war
or participation therein in accordance
with the creed or principles of said
religious organization. "
i4 These are the only grounds for ex-
emption or discharge by. a local board.
Another person can file a claim in
your behalf, but must use different
forms in fling the claim.