The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-03
PREPARATIONS FOR
 MOBILIZATION READY
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involving agricultural or industrial exemptions will be passed upon by the district boards-one for each federal judicial district-which also will de- eide appeals from decisions of the To- cal boards
 Tn the near future a date will be set by Brigadier General Crowder. provost marshal general, for the meet ing and organization of the boards. At the same time it is understood that the regulations will be promulgated, so that the process may be put under way without delay. The present in tention is to call the men selected 10 the colors about September 1, or as soon thereafter as the cantonments to house them can be completed
 In a statement accompanying the announcement of the regulations, the President called upon boards to do their work fearlessly and impartially, and to remember that "our armies at the front will be strengthened and sustained if they be composed of men free from any sense of injustice in their mode of selection" The statement folloWs:
 REGULATIONS
 "The regulations which I am today causing to be promulgated, pursuant to the direction of the selective serv- ice law. cover the remaining steps of the plan for calling into the serv- fee of the United States qualified mon from those who have registered, those selected as the result of this process to contribute. with the regular army, the National Guard and the navy, the fighting forces of the nation, all oi which forces are under the terms of the law placed in a position of equal right, dignity and responsibility with the members of all other military forces
 The regulations have been drawr with view to the needs and circum. stances of the whole country and pro- vide system which it is said will work with the least inequality and persona hardship. Any system of selecting mer for military service whether voluntary ol involuntary in it's operation, necessarily selects some men to bear the burden o1 danger and sacrifice for the whole ma tion. The system here provided place: all men of military age upon an ever plane and then. by a selection wncr neither favors the one nor penalizes tn, other, calls out the requisite number fol service.
 SUCCESSFUL OPERATION
 The successful operation of this law and of these regulations depends neces sarily upon loyalty, patriotism and jus tice of the members of the boards tt whom it's operation is committed, and admorish every member of every loca board and of every district board of re view that their duty to their country re quires an impartial and fearless perform ance to the delicate and difficult dutie' ;itrusted to them. They should remem Der as to each individual case presented to them that they are called upon tt adjudicate the most sacred rights of tn, individual and to preserve untarnishet the honor of the nation.
 Our armies at the front will bt streng thened and sustained if they b. composed of men free from any sense O injustice in their mode of selection, ant they will be inspired to loftier effort in behalf of country which the citizens called upon to perform high public func tions perform them with justice, fearless ness and impartiality.'
 Upon organizing, the local boards vii take over from the registration boards al registration cards, which they will mum ber serially and list for posting to pub lie view. Then after having been ad vised of the method by which the ordel of liability for service shall be deter mined and of the quota to be drawr from it's territory (minus credits for en listments in the National Guard or regu lar army) each board will prepare a. lis of persons designated for service in thu crder of their liability, post the list. giv it to the press and within three day send snctice to each designated persoi by mail.
 PHYSICAL EXAMINATION As the men so notified appear, tn boards first will make physical ex amnati in accordance with specia regulations, to be provided, bearing 1T