The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-07-17
AL REGISTERED men
must ACT PROMPTLY
Learn Red Ink Number;
Watch Paper for Num-
bers; Learn Rules.
GET PROOFS READY
If You Are to Claim Exemp-
GET PROOFS READY
If You Are to Claim Exemp-
ton, Prepare Affidav-
its Immediately.
Did you register for the draft?

Ola you register Tor the OraIt.
If so, you have number of things
still to do and to do at once.
Remember, it is UP TO YOU. DO
not wait for the mails to bring you
any notice or directions.
What exemption district do you live
in? If you do not know. find out.
Where does your exemption board
have it's office? Go there and ask for
copies or blanks and forms. You have
some to fill out.
What is your number? Go to
the boards office and find out.
Every name must have . number,
and as soon as the board has done
it's job Of numbering, you will be
able to find out what your mum.
Der is.
Watch The Mssoulian for news
from Washington as to the draw
ing" The numbers are all to be drawn
by lot. In this lottery your number
will either be drawn or not drawn:
then the lucky number will be posted
at the headquarters of the board. and
published in The Daily Muscular.
Anyway, ii is up to you to watch the
bulletin board or to read your paper
and find out whether your number has
been drawn.
Letter Not Required
You may get letter notifying you
that you are drawn, but DO NOT
WAIT FOR THE LETTER; watch the
bulletin board and The Muscular.
Your local board will next examine
all men whose numbers are drawn. to
determine whether they are physically
fit.
You must present yourself for this
examination, whether you think you
are fit or not; even If you have only
one leg. do not neglect to present
yourself. You are not excused until
you have been examined and the board
gives you a written certificate to that
effect.
The same is true as to exemption
for other causes. 1t Is up to you.
Must Produce Proofs.
You may be postal clerk or an
employ in an arsenal. but vou are NOT
EXEMPTED until you have set out
these facts on one of the official forms
and had 1t made into an affidavit be-
fore a notary public and then pre-
scented this affidavit to the exemption
board. Those entitled under the law
to exemption, must go through the
same forms as those seeking exemp-
ton on the facts.
II you have a dependent mother,
this fact must be set out on one
of the official forms and sworn to
and the affidavit filed within seven
days after you are called before
the board. II proof is required,
you may have to get an affidavit
Of two neighbors, householders.
and file this with the board within
the next 10 days following the first
seven days.
What viii happen after you have
filed your claim for exemption? Your
various affidavits will be determined
by the exemption board. After all.
these boards have to say--at least the
first say: the second say is in the
hands of the appeal board, which is
another story.
If you seek exemption on the ground
of occupation your appeal must go to
the district appeal board.
Candidates for this new citizen
army, who are anxious to go to the
front. and have no home ties which
should not be broken, need only pre-
sent themselves for the physical ex-
animation. If this is passed. their
names will go into the records as ac-
certed rockies and in due time they
will be called to live in one of the
cantonment cities where their first
training will be received. That call
will probably not come before October.