Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-08-09
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terms dependent for support has Civ
en- rise to several further questions Of
principle affecting large numbers Of
persons
The general basis for ruling upon
such questions has been the spirit and
purpose of the act in providing for
such discharge, wherever the terms Of
the act and of the regulations are not
, in themselves conclusive. The act au-
thorizes the President to discharge
wherever the parties drafted are in
status with respect to persons de-
pendent upon them for support which
renders their exclusion or discharge
advisab BILE
such dependency ordinarily renders
discharge advisable because 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 without reasonably adequate support
but will receive such support from other
sources, there is no real dependency rem
derng discharge advisable
Classes Of Cases
THE following classes of cases are
within the ruling:
"A-Wife and children
1-Where the parents or other rela.
tives of the wife or husband are able,
ready and willing to provide adequate
support for her (and children, if any dur
ing the absence Of the husband.
2-Where the wife owns land which has
produced income by the husbands labo.
but which could with reasonable certainty
be rented during his absence, to other
persons so as to produce an adequate
support
"-N here there exists some arrange.
ment by which the salary or wage of the
husband is continued in whole or In part
by third persons. being employers or in
surers or others, and such portion of the
salary or wage, either alone or with an
allotment of his soldiers pay. or with
other definite income, will furnish a. rea-
sonahly adequate support
"R-Other dependents
1-WhereiH one of the foregoing WAYS
reasonably adequate support is provid-
ed for widowed mother, infirm parents
or orphan child under 10 years of a son,
brother or father called into service.
Under presidential regula tons provid-
ing that any certificate or discharge may
be withdrawn modified. or renewed BY
the local board the board is authorized
to reopen any claim Of exemption already
passed upon and still awaiting dsposition
on appeal to the district board. for the
purpose of receiving any af1davits or
making other inquiries relative to depen-
dency as defined in the department rul-
inss. 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 calculated
TO carry out the spirit and terms Of the
act and to enable patriotic men 70 remain
In the military service OF their country
wherever the burden Of support hitherto
carried by them alone is In a position to
he distributed for time among others
who are periodically ready to make in
this manner their contribution to military
service by setting another man free 70
. enter the army
! Provide for All CONTINGENCIES
Inc mobilization regulations referred to
oy Gen. Crowder were in the hands of
the printer tonight. They cover many
pages and provide for every contingency
that can be foreseen in the assembling
OF the men for the new army. The con-
/ tingents Of the various districts making
! UP any call to the colors are to be as
semnled by the state authorities provided
with transportation to their training
| camp, furnished with means of subsist-
ence on the way and also provided with
a blank Geographic form with which to
report the time Of their arrival to the
! camp commander from a point six hours