The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-11-22
New Plan Revokes All
Other Draft Regulations

10 lrart ana every eAolAP'AOA
certificate heretofore issued is de.
elared revoked by the "questlonnalre"
governing the second draft. Thls
statement is made without quallica-
ton in the instructions. Although 1t
was assumed by draft officials that
men who have obtained exemption
once might be in a position to do so
again under the new rulings there IS
absolutely no statement to that erect
in the questionable"
Goes to All Soldiers.
The "questionnaire' must be filled
out to every man registered for the
draft who Eas not already been sent
to national army camp. 1t will be
the basis for determining the status
OF cry registrant at all future
times. 1t is sixteen page pamphlet
in which is printed every question
which registrant must be asked, to
determine whether he shall serve as
a soldier. There is space for answer
ing every question, together with
full, proper forms for all alfidavits
aud oaths which must support all
claims for exemption.
Revocation Made Clear
The statement that all previous
exemptions are revoked is made in
the instructions which preface the
sixteen page "Questionaire' under
the title Revocation" 1t reads as
follows:
Section 4. Revocation OF exemption
and discharge-All exemptions and
discharges made prior to the date OF
these rules and regulations, and all
certificates in evidence thereof, are
hereby revoked, and all such certiti-
Gates heretofore issued shall have no
further validity
Complete instructions for use OF
the questionable" are printed on
pages Z and 8. On page are the
general questions of Series l." the
set of questions which every regis
erant, without exemption, must ans
wer in full In this are included the
aame, occupation, residence and re-
kationship to nearest relative OF each
person. If employed he must SO
state, also by whom, number OF hours
Of WORK. weekly, occupation in which
registrant considers himself best
fitting, schooling Willingness to take
schooling fitted for special army
service, previous military experience
and foreign languages spoken.
Minute Particulars Demanded
Every registrant must also fill out
the questions as to his general physi
cal ntness in Series O. on page s.
If ne claims physical deficiencies he
must answer the questions which will
describe that physical un6tness. Series
TO II provides that registrant means
of furnishing data as to his eligibility
for exemption on any other ground
than physical as follows. Series 3
legislative, judicial or executive Off
GERS; 4, ministers of religion; 5
divinity students; 6, military or
naval service; I, citizenship; 8, Off
Gals, federal employees, pilots and
mariners; 9, religious conviction
against war; 10, dependency; II
industrial occupation; IL, agricultural
occupation.
In each of these "series" the regis
Erants must answer the first question
by yes" or mo-, telling by tina,
answer whether he intends to claim
exemption under that particular
''series" Those who answer mo
need fill out nothing more in thai
SERIES" Those answering yes
must fill out the blank in full, Will
supporting affidavits- where these art
included in the form.
corroborating Atfidavits Wanted
Supporting aftidavits are required
IN the cases Of divinity students, de
tendency, and industrial or agricu]
tural occupation.
The result of the questionable
will be to group all registrants il
Eve CLASSES" from which men viii
be sent directly into the armies
Glass l is unmarried men, 2 and
include persons with dependents an
officials and employees of government
Offices which make them eligible TO
discharge, Class includes industrial
and agricultural exemptions an
Glass 5 ministers, men in the mil
tary service, the permanently unfi
physically and licensed pilots.
will be drafted before any Of those i
~Class 2" are taken, and SO on SUI
cessively. Within each class tn
order numbers of the original draf
will be operative and men with 10,
numbers will be taken before thos
with higher numbers.
To Be Carefully Studied
Instructions to residents provid
that the questionable must
carefully read and studied. Each req
istrant shall then answer the genera
questions, Series l." and the niece
sary questions in Series g." also sue
questions in following series as he
warranted in employing. He shall the
turn back to page l of the question
naire' and make an "X'' opposite tn
class and subdivision of that class
which he believes himself to belong
The instructions provide that
man may claim exemption under a
many heads as he has grounds t
prove. classification is illegal unde
the new draft as under the DID,
On the day the QUESTIONABLE
mailed to registrant that fact wi
also be posted in the classifcatio
list, Form l,0O0," to be kept in tn
Office of each local board with fu
tabulation of all steps in the pro-
ress of each drafetts case. Tn
questionable" must be returne,
filed out on or before the sevent
day following it's mailing, Sunday
and legal holidays not included.
AS in the first draft all registrar