The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1917-07-20
Here's What You Must Be
and Do If You Want to
Be Exempted From Draft

either because Of physical disability
or included in the Presidents pro-
clamation Of those who are automa =
tically to be released from the draft,
must themselves establish their
claims. Some fine distinctions, too,
are drawn in setting forth valid
claim.
This is the general scheme of the
draft operation and applies to every
person whose name is on the list as
copied from the registration cards
made June 5.
Immediately the numbers are an
nounced in Washington the local
boards will mail at once a card
notifying the men selected for physi-
cal examination. The boards have
the authority to appoint additional
examining physicians, one for ap-
proximately each eighty persons to
be examined daily. Forms supplied
by the provost marshal's office will
be used, and each person notified,
unless sick or unavoidably absent
from the district, must report in per-
son to the headquarters. The one
exception Is in the case of persons
automatically subject to exemption.
But they, too, must report II in the
district.
Two Examinations Possible.
In all cases where the examining
physician holds the registrant physi-
cally deficient, the board has the
authority to order a re-examination
by another physician, and If he
agrees with the former examination
then the board may, in its direction
discharge the person. In all cases,
the local boards have authority to
overrule the physicians.
Ten days are given the local boards
to make the physical examinations
the regulations suggesting that one
third Of those called report on the
fifth day after the notices are mailed,
one third the sixth day, and the last
third the seventh day.
If absent from the district, or un-
avoidably detained elsewhere by
sickness or other valid reason, the
registrant may ask his board that
he be examined by some other board
in whose jurisdiction he happens to
be. This notice must be sent the
home board within the ten days. The
examining boards findings must be
sent back to the home board.
In Case of illness.
In case of sickness within the dis
trict the patient must so notify the
board within the ten days. The
board then may send a physician TO
the sick man to look him over or 1t
may, upon his recovery. order him
to headquarters for the examination.
In all cases where no reply is re-
ceived from persons notified within
the ten days the board is compelled
to list the person as physically mt
and subject to the draft.
The physical examination may be
postponed, subject to further regu-
lations, in the cases of claims for
exemption filed by alien enemies,
men in the war service of the Uni
ted States, legislative, judicial. or
executive officers Of the United
States, any state or territory of the
United States and of the District OF
or friendly alien who has
not taken out his first naturalization
papers.
Make Claims in Person.
In all such cases. however, it is in
cumbent on the person so subject to
exemption to make the claim himself.
If any such claim for exemption
under this classification is not al
lowed by the local board then the
person is cited to appear not earlier
than five days nor more than seven
days after receiving the notice for
the physical examination.
1t is within the discretion of the
board to issue three classes of ex-
certiflcates-absolute, con-
1itional and temporary.
One very important point to re-
is that the claims of ex-
smption set forth on the registration
cards of June have no standing
before the local board. All claim
ants for exemption must fill out the
new forms that will be supplied them
on appearing before the board.
Seven Days of Grace.
All claims for exemption must be
made on or before the seventh day
after the person has received his
notice to appear before the board for
he physical examination.
Neither a board member nor an
physician will be per-
nitted to participate in the eXamlna-
ton of any person called who is re-
lated to him. by blood or marriage
nearer than second cousin.
Some fine definitions are drawn in
describing the persons who are sub
iect to the automatic exemption.
ted States and the states and terri
tories the law defines Officer" as
any person holding a Legislative,
judicial, or executive Office created
by the constitution or laws OF the
United States or Of any of the sew
eral states or territories"
All such persons, too, must t1le
with the local boards within ten days
after claiming the exemption an af-
fidavit, under oath, setting forth the
Office held, the date of election or
and the date his offlce
expires.
Other Exemptions.
Other classes subject to the auto
matte exemption are thus defined:
Regular or duly ordained minis
ters of religion'-Each such person
must file his claim within ten days.
He must give the name of the church,
religious organization by which
ordained, the time and place Of
ordination, and must still be in the
business regularly as a vocation"
He must present confrmatory affi-
davits also from heads of two fam
lilies residing within the district over
which he ministers.
The regulations read:
1.-THE words regular or duly
ordained ministers of religion do not
include a person who irregularly or
incidentally breaches and teaches the
principles of religion of a church,
religious sect, or organization; nor
do the words include a person who
may have been duly ordained a min,
lister in accordance with the cerem-
principles of religion OF a church,
religious sect, or organization, but
who does not regularly, as a voca-
ton, preach and teach the prin-
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