Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1917-07-06

each designated person by mail
Persons to Be Exempted.
As the men 80 notified appear, the
boards first win make a physical exain-
ination In accordance with special reg
ulations to be provided, bearing ID
mind that all persons accepted pJ
them will be re-examined by army sur
geons. If the physical examination Is
passed successfully, then comes t"o
question of exemption.
Persons who must be exempted or
discharged by the local board Include
Officers Of The United States OF the
states. territories and the District Oh
! colu,nbIa; ministers of religion, STU
dents of divinity, persons in the mn
! itary or naval service OF the 1h'le"
states; subjects of Germany, all oiher
aliens who have not taken out hrs' pa
pers. county or municipal Officers Gus
fom house clerks, workmen III 'eder'1
armories. arsenals. navy yards, per-
sons in the federal service deslgnateh
nv the president FOR exemption, piiots'
merchant marine sailors, those win
status with respect to Dependents
which renders their exclusion desira-
BILE Ga married man with depehueht
wife or child, son of dependent wiz
ow. son of dependent, aged or iiihr'n
parent. or brother of dependent orphan
child under 16 years of age); those
found morally deficient and any mem
Der of any well-recognized religious
.tf.E
sect existing May IS, 1917, whose creeu
forbids participation in war anu
whose religious convictions accoru
with the creed.
Claims for exemption because OF
dependents may be made by the man
himself. his wife or vtner dependents
or by "A third party who has person
ally Investigated the case. a claim
made by the hushan> must be accom-
panied by supporting affidavits signed
bv the wife and by the head OF ram
ily residing in the same territory
claim by the wife or third party
must be accompanied by two support
ing af'idavfts signed by head; ~ lam
lilies. Similar rules govern claims on
the grounds of other dependents when
the dependents or third parties being
authorized to file claims with support
ing affidavits. In each case the board
must be satisfied before it grants ex-
emption or discharge that the depend
ent or dependents actually are sup
ported mainly by the fruits OF the
mans mental or physical labor.
to appeal, to pass upon claims for ex'
emption 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 local board IS
affirmed the person in question stands
finally accepted for military service
In passing on claims for exemption
on the ground of employment in nee
essary industrial and agricultural oc'
cupations the district boards must be
convinced that the particular enter.
prise affording such employment actu
ally is necessary to the maintenance OF
he military establishment or nationa
interest during the emergency.
Certificates of exemption will no
be permanent. They ma.
De revoked with changing conditions o
nay be granted only for prescribed
periods.
Begin Choosing Officers.
While the steps are being carried
nut for getting together the men o.
he national army, the war department
5 making progress with the even
more difficult task of finding officers
or the force. Part of these will come
rom the sixteen officers training
amps. The first 10000 of the 10000
men at the camps will be selected for
in the first increment OF
he new army. That is less than hall
he number of officers necessary.
The war department has approved
recommendations of commanders o1
ocular regiments which will commits
ion 1900 or more regular non-com.
nissioned officers to be captains in
he first 625.000 of the national army
t is understood that more than fifty
len from each regiment, in addition
o. those now at the officers training
amps, viii be given commissions for
he period of the war.
A trained and experienced regular
ficer will command each regiment OF
he national army. To aid him he viii
ave several other regular officers ex-
erienced in particular lines. such as
is adjutant, at least one major aad
is ordnance and quartermaster Off
Frs. The remainder Will come from
ne reserve lists, the trimming camps or
ne ranks of the regular service.
On VERGE of Civil Mar