Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-16
fRST TO RETURN
!. HIS QUESTIONABLE
Lieut.. Iotn Temple Graves,
. Ey Wins Honor, But, Alas,
We Forgets a Point.
WARNING To ALL OTHERS

[ Lieut.. John Temple Graves. jr. of the
Coast Artillery Reserve Corps was the
first Washington registered man to re-
turn his questfonnaires to- his local
board. but he forgot to execute the
Iregistrant'ss affidavit at, the end OF hts
QUESTIONABLE. Therefore the exemption
board for division g. will return the
document to Lieut. Graves tomorrow
for its completion
Lieut.. Graves received the set of ques-
lions in the firsz mail yesterday morn
ing. answered the questions as re-
CURED. and put the QUESTIONABLE in the
mails again 1t was in the hands
of the board. which is located at the
city post oface ar exactly 2 o'clock
yesterday afternoon.
But alasl his questionnaire was In
complete. Lieut.. Graves evidently had
overlooked the 'registrant's affidayit"
which finishes up the set OF f4Si search
ing questions which all registered men
NOT actually called to the colors Will
have. to answer.
Situation Is Regretted.
/ While pleased with the promptness
with which the lieutenant hied his
Questionnaire, officials. of the board for
OlpfSaom NO. . r6Gr efted last nlXht thaI
the Questtonnaire would have to be
returned to be completed.
Draft officials saw In the incident q
warptn0 to all men. who will fill out
the questfonnaires.
nadress'r aaidt en- oflaial. while they
should ba executed with all prompt
ness exactneas and completeness are
Qnifs - neceosary
asven days are stven reGistrants to
MI out their qnestionnaires. Omcials
believe that a regtstrant should 60
aDout tho WORK deliberately. II IL g.
.snlsa = y pgsnfsd u Gr 70 he every
swered should be answered completely
and exactly, and that. every afadavit
which; = man must swear to should be
executed.
Boards Have No Choice.
Draft offscials Of the District will be
held responsible by the War Depart
ment for complete answers to 30,
questfonnaires. If the answers are not
complete. the local boards must see
that they are completed before finally
accepted Boards have no choice In the
nateer.
Every guestionnairs returned to a
registrant because Of the failure of
such regtstrant properly to NIL out or
complete his set OF questions will de-
lay by just 90 much the coapietion Of
service the s.oee, Gee yet uncalled men.
Lieut. Graves claimed classification
IN tho fifth and last GLASS provided for,
in that he 10 already In the military
service Of the Unitsd States. The, re8u-
latfons provide for such classification
for men already in the service. He 10
a second lieutenant. unassigned. Coast
Artillery Reserve Corps. Fort Washing
ton, Md He was q student at the
PiattsburHh Reserve Onicer1 camp last
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pie Graves. editor and author.
Tho local board for division No. 10. at
No. 10 police station. completed its
first per cent OF questionnafres last
night. and put them in the mails. Reg
isfered men Of that draft division
whose order Of liability faIls between
two and IA will receive their Ques-
=tjonnaires tonorrow morning. By that
time the entire frst per cent Of Dis
trict registranfs will have received
their sets Of questions.
One board At least. prepared 70 put
another set OF Questionnaires In the
mails last night It IL probable that
this board may have fssaed by tomor-
row 10 per cent Of its total number OF
questionnaires to be sent out
seventy-Nins Alien Enemies Move.
Acting Adjutant General Denevan for
the District stated Last nixht that Of
15e6 aliens within the draft here. sew
enty-nine came within the classfAca-
ton Of 'talien ensmfsA" and as such
have moved out Of town. Question
naires will be sent them by their local
boards here, however, wherever they
may go. and they will be classified ui-
timateiy in class 5, ~ provided for by
the regulations
Mr.. Donovan has appointed az his
chief clerk. in connection with the Sc
lectfve service work. Waldo c. Hfbbs,
formerly with the District excise
board. Mr.. Hibbs has become familiar
with the work. having assisted local
board for division No since last sum-
mer.