The Robesonian., 1917-07-26
METHOD OF PROCEDURE

Grounds for Exemption - non
Try to Take Up Your Case Aneaa
of Time
Anything pertaining to the manner
in which men will be summoned Tor
s.,gsce under the draft act Is OF 80
sesDing interest now. Almost ev-
erybodv IS touched by the law. II
oue IS not within the age oneself one
s,as relatives or friends who are.
Since the numbers were drawn last
Friday in Washington, determining
fho order of liability of the 1O,OOO,-
600 registrants for military service,
the next step will be, after the lists
nave been reported to the chairmen
of the local exemption boards, mott
fying those whose names were first
Strawn and who will be summoned
first. In Robson county, as has been
explained, there are two districts
: The quota of district number /, is
18O. On Che plan of summoning two
men for every one wanted, to take
care of exemptions, $50 will be sum
mcnea in this district. Mr.. L. j..
johnson is. chairman of the exemp-
ton board of this district and head
quarters are in Lumberton. From
Robson district No. 2, A. K. Nc
Eachern, St. Pauls, chairman, 176
are wanted, which means that 352
men will be called.
AS soon as the official lists are
received from Washington-and it is
probable that they will be received
before this gets in print-the chair
man of Robson district No. l will
notify by registered letter every
registrant of the district up to order
number 300. The chairman of dis
trict No. 2 will notify likewise 352
men-twice the 176 men wanted from
shat district. One-third Of the men
So notified must report for physical
examination on the fifth day from
the date of the mailing of the notice
not the fifth day from receipt OF
the notice. It is important to re-
member that point. One-third must
Report on the sixth day from the
mailing of the notice, and the re-
tnainder on the seventh day from
the mailing of the notice.
Naturally the first thing after the
men report is the physical examina-
ton. No claims for exemption are
to be filed until after the physical
examination. Obviously, if one fails
to pass the physical examination and
is rejected on that score that ends
the matter for him and he is given
Il certificate of exemption.
fif the registrant passes the phys
Ical examination successfully and
wants to file claim for exemption,
nc must file such claim on the sew
enth day from, the mailing Of the
notice to report, and he then has ten
days in which ito file affidavitS in
support of his claim. 80:
Failure tn Report When Notified
df a registrant fails to report at
the proper time after receiving no.
tice he will automatically be accept
ed for service and will forfeit right
to file claim for exemption, unless
he has vali1 excuse for failure to
report, like being absent from the
district, or sick. s..., -.
AS has been explained in this pa
per, in the list of about $50 names
of the registrants of each of the
Robeso1 county districts published
in the special issue of The Robson
ian last Saturday, it is figured that
there are more than enough names
to supply all the men who will be
called from this county in the first
draft. If your name appeared along
toward the end of that list it is hard
fy probable that you will be reach
ed in the first draft. If your name
appeared toward the end of that list
you will be in line for the second
call.
In a later issue, parhaps next
Monday, names of Robeson county
registrants will be published with
theiE order numbers. up to two or
three times the number that will be
called, according to the official lists
that no doubt will be received before
that time.
Following are the only grounds
upon which local boards. can exempt:
Physical disability; married man
with wife or child dependent for sup
port; widowed mother dependent up
on your labor; infirm parents de-
pendent upon your labor; motherless
child under 16 or orphan brother or
sister under 16 dependent upon your
labor. All claims for exemption on
grounds of occupation must be made
out before local board but prosecut-
ed before district board, and local
board will give instructions how to
proceed.
II is a great mistake, really a vio-
fatlUn of the law and punishable as
such, to try to take up your case
with an individual member of the
board before you are summoned to
report. Some members of local board
M L L L.
attempts, it has been learned, and
no doubt all have been bothered by
some who have not understood how
to proceed. One man appeared be-
fore the chairman of the local boand
No. l here the other day accompan-
led by his wife and two small chill
dren and his mother. He evidently
wanted to overwhelm the chairman
with evidence Of the fact that he is
needed at home. It was necessary
to tell him that he was guilty of a
grave offense and that his case could
in no wise be considered in that way.