Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-07-03
Board Will Decide on Indi- vidual Gases, Which Men
 Shall Be Drafted.
DECIDE ON MERITS
 EACH SEPARATE CASE
Boards of Appeal Are Provided, For Those Drafted-IndicatiOns Are Men Selected Will Be Called For
 Service September 1.

Washington, July 2.-Preparations | for the mobilization of the first con- tingent of 625,000 troops of the new national army advanced another step today when President Wilson promul- gated the regulations governing ex- emptions from military service. They leave to be prescribed later the manner of determining the order of liability of the men registered, but of arriving at exemptions and work generally of the local and district boards named to carry out the task. There is one hint as to how the se- lection is to work. The local boards are directed upon organization to take over the cards and lists of men regis tered on June 5, and provide serial number on the registration cards. This has given support to the belief that the selection is to be by number. Reports are current that the selection drawing is to be made in Washing ton.
 Exemption regulations add little to ] the terms of the draft law, the ques- <, ton of whether man between the. ages of 21 and 31 is entitled to ex- emption because of dependents, the nature of his occupation or physical unfitness being for the boards to de- eide after proper investigation. It is made very clear, however, that there are to be no class exemptions and that each individual case must be decided upon it's merits. The local boards-one for each coun- ty |of less than 45,000 population or city of 30,000-with additional boards where necessary for each additional |30,O0O population-will pass upon claims for exemption except those based upon industrial or agricultural occupation, subject to appeal to the district boards.
 All cases involving agricultural or industrial exemptions will be passed upon by the district boards one for each federal judicial district which also will decide appeals from decisions of the local boards.
 In the near future date will be set by Brigadier General Crowder, pro- vost marshal general, for the meeting and organization of the boards. At the same time it is expected the selection regulations will be promulgated 50 that the process may be put under way without delay.
 Call September 1.
 The present intention is to call those selected to the colors about Septem- Der 1 or as soon thereafter as the cantonments to house them can be completed.
 In a statement accompanying the announcement of the regulation. the president called upon the boards of exemption to do their work fearlessly and impartially and to remember that Your armies at the front will be and sustained if they be composed of men free from any sense of injustice in their mode of selec- tion."
 List to Be Posted.
 Upon organizing, the local boards will take over from the registration boards all registration cards, which they will number serially and list for posting to public view. Then after having been advised of the meth- cd by which the quota to be drawn from it's territory (minus credit for enlistments in the national guard or in regular army) each board will pre- pare a list of persons designated for service in the order of their liability. post the list, give it to the press and within three days send to each desig- mated person by mail.
 Physical Tests.
 As the men 50 notified appear. the boards first will make physical ex- animation in accordance with special regulations to be provided, bearing in mind that all persons accepted by them will be re-examined by army surgeons.
 If the physical examination is pass- ed successfully then comes tho ques- ton of exemption.
 Persons Exempted.
 Persons who must be exempted or by the local boards in clude:
 "ORicers of the unitsd States. of the states. territories and the Dia- trict of Columbia; ministers of re-, ligion, students of divinity; persona in the military or naval service of t6o United States, subjects of Germany all other aliens who have not t1Soi
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