The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1917-07-05
GOVERNMENT READY FOR .
Big CONSUMPTION TASK:

for posting by which the order of
liability for service shall be deter.
mined. OF the quota to be drawn
from it's territory .(minus. credit for
eniistments in the national guard or
regular army each board will pre-
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. AS the
men SO notified appear, the board
will first make a physical examina-
ton m accordance with regulations
to be provided, bearing in mind all
persons accented by then will be ex-
amined by army surgeons.
Those Exempted.
If the physical examination is
passed successfully, then comes the
question of exemption. Persons who
board include: Officers of the Unit
ed States, of the states, territories
and d. c., ministers of religion, stu
dents Of divinity, persons in the mill
tary or naval service of the United
States. subjects Of Germany, all
first papers county Inc municipal
officers. customs officers, workmen in
federal armories, arsenals and navy
yards, persons in the federal service
designated by the president for ex-
empt On. pilots, merchant marine
sailors. those with a status with re-
spect to dependents which renders
mar with dependent wife or child,
SON. of dependent widow, son of
dependent. aged or infirm parent or
brother Of dependent orphaned
child under 16 years of age). hose
found morally deficient and any
member of any we'll organized relig-
ious sect existing May 1s, 1917, whose
creed forbids participation in war and
whose religious convictions accord
with the creed.
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 person.
ally investigated the case. A claim
made by the husband must be ac-
companied by supporting %aftidavits
signed by h wife and by the head
territory. A claim by the wife or
third party must be accompanied by
two supporting aftidavits signed by
heads of families.
Similar rules govern claims on
grounds of other dependents when
dependents of third parties file claims
with supporting afidavits. In each
case the board must De satisfied be-
fore it grants exemptions that the
the fruits of the mems mental Or
physical efforts.
District Board Decision Final.
Local boards are required, subject
to appeal, to pass upon claims for
exemption or. discharge within three
days after the filing of affidavits.
District boards must decide appeal
cases within five days after the clos
ing Of proofs and their decisions are
final. If the ruling of u local board
is affirmed the person in question
stands finally accepted for military
service.
In passing on claims for exemption
on grounds of employment in necessary
industrial and agricultural occupa-
lions the district board must be con-
WINGED that the particular enterprise
affording such employment actually
is necessary to the maintenance Of
the military establishment or nation
al interest during the emergency.
"The evidence must also establish"
the regulations say, "even If the par
ticular industrial enterprise or agri-
cultural enterprise is found necessary
for one of the above purposes that
the continuance of such person there
In is necessary to the maintenance
luSTCOl, anu ludI lie CdllIlOl Ue re.
placed by another person without
direct, substantial material loss and
detriment to the adequate and effec-
tive operation of the particular in
dustrial enterprise or agricultural en-
terprise in which he is engaged.
Later the president may from
time to time designate certain in
dustries or classes of industries hat
are necessary and the district board
will be notified. 1t will be he duty
Of each board. however, to ascertain
the available labor supply for such
industries outside the men called for
military service n to take the re-
suits into consideration in determin-
ing such things"
IF in the opinion of the district
board" this section Of the regulation
concludes. the direct substantial
material loss to any such industrial
or agricultural enterprise outweighs
the loss that would result from fail
ure to obtain the military service of
any such persons, u certificate of dis
charge may be issued to him n ..
Certificates Of exemption will not
necessarily be permanent. They
may be revoked with changing con-
ditions or may be granted only for
prescribed periods.
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