The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1917-06-01

oovon years old.
20 You are IN alien II you do not
fan within one of the three classes
above mentioned.
5. Where were you bornf
First name the town. then the state.
then the country. a. Columbus, OF
Vienna. AUSTRIA Paris. France:
'Sofia. Bulgaria.
"6. II not q citizen. Of what country
are you a citizen or subject7"
What 10 Your Job Right Newf
". What II your present trade. oc-
cupation or oface1
This does not ask what you once
did. nor what you have done most Of
the time, nor what you are best fitted
to do. 1t asks what your Job is right
now. State briefly, as farmer, miner,
student, laborer Con farm, in rolling
mill, In automobile. wagon or other fac
tory. etc. II you hold an Office under
state or federal government, name the
Office you hold.
'f 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.'
''8. BY whom employed1 Where en-
ployed?
''If you are working for an individ-
ual, flrm. corporation or association
state its name. II in business, trade.
profession or employment for yourself,
SO state. II 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 mu-
niclpality. In answer to the question
as to where you are employed give the
town. county and state where you
work.
70. Have you a 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.
II 1t 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
q minimum. On the other hand, unless
the person you have In mind IL solely
dependent on you do not hide behind
pett1coats or children.
40. Married or single (which)
Race (specify which)3
"This does not ask whether you
were once married, but whether you
are married now. In answer to the
question a. to your race state briefly
whether Caucasian, Mongolian, negro,
Malayan or Indian.
Declare Military Service, II Any.
III. What military service have you
hadf Rankf Branchf Yearsf Ma.
ton or state7
"No matter what country you
served, you must give complete infor.
nation. In answering these questions
first name your rank. using one Of the
following words: Commissioned ON
cer.' 'noncommissioned omcer,' 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 state), Volunteers Of
United States or regular army (navy)
of United States
"12. Do you claim exemption from
draft? Specify grounds.
Because you claim exemption from
draft, 1t by no means follows that you
are exempt. For the Information Of
the war department you should make
q claim now II you intend to prosecute
1t. Some persons will be exempted on
account of their occupations or Offices,
some on account Of the fact that they
have relatives dependent upon them
for support. Your answer touching
these things win be important in sup
porting the claim you now intend to
make In your answer to the present
questions. Be sure, therefore, that
the grounds you now state are in con
formity with your answers to ques-
lions Z and 8.
I'm stating grounds you claim a. ex-
empting you use one Of the following
terms: II you claim to be an execu-
tive, legislative or judicial ofncer Of
the state or nation, name your ONCE
and say whether 1t II an ONCE Of the
state or nation. II you claim to b.
member Of q religious sect whose creed
forbids its members to participate In
war In any form, simply name the sect.
II you are employed in the transmits
sion Of the United States mails or o.
an artificer or workman in an armory,
arsenal or navy yard Of the United
States. or II you are a mariner en-
ployed in the sea service Of any ciu-