The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1917-07-26
This COUNTY
MUST FURNISH
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SEVENTY Y-NINE
Local Boards First Call will
Probably be Double the
Required Number
AUDITOR GIVES INFORMATION
All Claims for Industrial Exemption
Must be Filed with the Dis
7 ma. ~. trict Board

The following information regard
ing the provisions of the selectivt
draft has been furnished this pape,
by County Auditor j. C. Syfford, who
is clerk of the local exemption board
Sheriff C. E. Duffy is chairman of. the
board and DR.. F. M. Crosby is the
third member. The district board to
which appeals from the decisions OF
the local board are to be taken and
to which all claims for industrial ex-
emptions are to be made, is headed by
w. L. Lemon, Of North Yakima. At
torney C. L. Holcomb of this city is
a member of the board.
In addition to the statement below
Mr.. Syfford has furnished this of
flee with pamphlet which gives more
detailed information to registrants.
The official list of serial numbers
as drawn at Washington, will be in
the hands of the local board within
the next few days. AS soon as the
names can be arranged, a list of those
drawn for Benton county, arranged
in the order Of their liability for SER
vice, will be posted at the Office of the
board and made available to the press
with request for publication. The
regulations provide that while "No
compensation is providedIfor the pub
lication Of this list, this request is
made of the press with the hope and
expectation that it will cause the pub
iication to be made as patriotic and
gratuitous aid to the plan Of military
enrolment and selection that has been
adopted"
Immediately thereafter, public no
tices will be given and individual no
tices mailed to such number Of per-
sons drafted, in the order their serial
names were drawn in the lottery at
Washington, as may be deemed neces-
sary to produce the total quota as
signed to Benton county in the first
call, such quota being seventy-nine
men. While no positive order has been
received, it is thought that double that
number will be ordered to report.
These notices will order the person
receiving them to report on a day
fixed for physical examination at the
Office Of the board. One-third will be
directed to report on the morning of |
the fifth day following the mailing of |
the notices, one-third on the sixth day
and onc-third on the seventh day.
These notices will be mailed to the
postoffice address given on the regis
tration card of the person called. Per-
sons absent from the area over which
their home board has jurisdiction are
advised to seek detailed information
from the board having jurisdiction
over the area in which they are tempo
'arily located.
Exemptions
The following may claim exemp-
ions and substantiate their claims
before the local board:
Officers of the United States and of
ne several states, territories and the
district of Columbia.
Ministers of religion. s..'@
Students of divinity.
Persons in the military or naval
ervlce of the United States.
Subjects of Germany residing in the
United States.
All other resident aliens who have
lot taken out their first papers.
lmportant-Persons subject to draft
must claim exemptions before local
oard. The fact that they may have
tated their claims on registration
ard does not relieve them of this
uty. +.
Inc following, if not discharged as
hysically deficient or exempted as1
eretofore stated, may apply to local
cards for discharge, and certificates
1 absolute, conditional or temporary
may be granted them by the
'eal board if their application is sub
'antlated to the satisfaction of the ]
GARD: IL
county and municipal officers who y
ave been elected by popular vote and i
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