The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1917-08-10
CURBS EXEMPTION
OF MARRIED MEN
CIuWtier Holds Them Liable to Draft
If Relatives Will support Wives
Continued Salary Il Bar.

Washington, Aug. S.-Brig. Gen.
Enoch Crowder, Provost Marshal
General, tonight issued rules OF far
reaching consequence to restrict the
action OF local exemption boards on
claims for discharge from the draft
because of alleged dependency.
The rules, which We're telegraphed
to the Governors OF the States, fol-
low:
"Under Presidential regulations
the term dependent for support has
given rise to several further queS-
tions of principle affecting large
numbers of persons.
The general basis for ruling upon
such questions should be the spirit
and purpose of the act in providing
for such discharge, wherever the
terms of the act and of the regula-
tions tare not in themselves conclu-
sive. The act authorizes the Presi-
dent to discharge wherever the par
ties drafted are in a status with re-
spect TO persons dependent upon
them for support which renders their
exclusion or discharge advisable.
Such dependency ordinarily rem
ueTS .alScHdISe duh lSdDIt, DSCduSS
since the drafted person loses his
civil Income and thus loses his means
of support, the wife IS left without
support, and this lack of support is
the effect which the act aims TO
avoid But wherever such effect
does not in fact follow, and the wife
is not left reasonably adequate sup
port, but will receive such support
from tother sources, there is no real
dependency rendering discharge ad-
visable.
The following classes of cases
are within this ruling:
L. Where the parents or other
relatives of the wife or husband are
able, $ready, and willing 10 provide
adequate support for her (and chill
dreu il any during the absence OF
the husband.
p. Where the wife owns land
which has produced income by the
husbands labor. but which could
with reasonable certainty be rented,
during his absence. TO other persons
so as to produce an adequate sup
port.
B. Where there exists some ar
rangement by which tn esalary or
wage of the husband is continued, in
wholeS or in part. by third persons,
beingSemployers or insurers or 9TH
ers, ahd such portion of the salary
or We, either alone or with an al
lottnAnt of his soldiers pay, or with
otherIiefinite income, will furnish d
reasW ably adequate support.
Ore. Where in one of the fore
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support is provided for a widowed
mother, intirm parents, or orphan
child Hnder sixteen years, of son,
brother, or father called into ser
vice. ~
"Ukiier Presidential regulations
providing that any certificate of dis
charg.t nl1Abe withdrawn. modified,
or fNsGyeu by the local board the
board. is authorized to reopen any
claim. of exemption already passed
upon and still awaiting disposition
on appeal to the district board, for
the purpose of receiving any affida-
Wits q making other inquiries rela
tive TO dependency as defined in the
present rulings, and the local board
shall transmit to the district board
such affidavits and its own minute
thereon, for consideration on appeal
The foregoing rulings are calcu-
lated to carry out the spirit and
terms of the act, and to enable pa
triOtic men to remain in the military
service of their country wherever
the burden of support hitherto car
ried by them alone is in position to
be distributed for time among 9TH
erS who are Datriotically ready to
make in this manner their contri-
button to military service by setting
another man free. to enter the army"