Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1917-06-01


What is Your job Right now7
y. What Is yoEr present trade. DC
cupatiOn or Officer
This does not ask what yOu once
did, nor what you have done most 81
the time, nor what you are best fitted
to do. II asks what your job IL right
now State briefly, as farmer. miner,
mill, in automobile. wagon or other fac
tory. etc. IF you hold an Office under
state or federal government, name the
Office you hold.
IF you are In one of the following
offices or employments. use one Of the
names hereafter mentioned: Custom
house clerk. employed In the transmits
sion Of the mails or employed in an
armory. arsenal or navy yard. mar
iner actually employed in the sea serv-
ice Of citizen or merchant within the
United States
IS. BY whom employedg Where en-
ployedf
IF you are working for an individ-
ual, firm, corporation or association
state its name. II IN business, trade,
profession or employment for yourself.
so state If you are an officer Of the
state or federal government say wheth
er your office is under the United
States. the state, the county or q mu-
nicipality. In answer to rhe question
as to where you are employed give the
town, county and state where you
work.
%. Have you father, mother. wife,
child under twelve or a sister or broth
er under twelve solely dependent upon
you for support (specify which,:
Consider your answer thoughtfully.
If it is true that there is another
mouth than your own which you alone
have a duty TO feed do not let your
military ardor interfere with the wish
of the nation to reduce wars misery TO
a minimum. On the other hand, unless
the person you have in mind is solely
dependent on you do not hide behind
petticOats or children
10. Married or single (whichJ
Race Specify which,?
This does not ask whether you
were once married. but whether you
are married now. In answer to the
question as to your race state briefly
whether Caucasian, Monaghan, negro, !
Malayan or Indian
Must State Past Military Service.
I'll. What military service have you
had2 Rank? Branch? Years? Ma
ton or state7
No matter what country yoL 1
served, you must give complete infor-
nation In answering these questions
first name your rank, using one of the
following words: Commissioned Off
GER 'noncOmnissiOned officer, .pri-
vate-' Next, state branch in which you
served In one of the following words
Infantry, cavalry artillery medi-
CAL signal aviation supply ma
rine,' navy. Next, state the number
of years service, not counting time /
spent in the reserve. Finally. name
the nation or state you served II you
served under the United States or one
Of the states of the United States
name your service in one OF the fol
lowing terms: National Guard (of
such and such a state). militia (of
such and such a state), volunteers of
United States or regular army navy |
Of United States
'-l2. Do you claim exemption from
iraft? Specify grounds.
Because you claim exemption from
iraft, it by no means follows that you
-h -
he war department you should make
claim now II you intend 10 prosecute
Z Some persons will be exempted on
Iccount of their occupations or Offices,
ome on account of the fact that they )
ave relatives dependent upon them
or support Your answer touching
hese things will be important in sup
make in your answer to the present
uestions. Be sure. therefore. that Z
he grounds you now. state are in con- d
ormity with your answers 70 quas- e
ons Z and 8. p
in stating grounds you claim as ex- G
mpting you use one of the following Il
srms: If you claim 10 be an execu- Il
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lie state or nation. name your office 81
nd say whether il is an Office of the IL
ate or nation. If you claim TO be a "
ember of a religious sect whose creed pl
'rbids IT'S members TO participate IN n.
ar In any form, simply name the sect. pl
you are employed In the transmits er
on of the United States mails or as
/ artifeer or workman In an armoFy, rs
senal or navy yard OF the United ca
ates. or II you are a mariner en- wi
Dyed in the sea service of any citi ;r,
n or merchant within the United -,
ates. so state Ii you are felon or Oh
herwise morally deficient and desire o.,
claim exemption on that ground,
lite your ground briefly. If YOU
,im physical disability. state that -
lefty. If you claim exemption 90 !"
Y other ground, state your ground ~ ~
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