South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-11-14
Question Blanks Soon To
Be In Hands OF Registrars

United States. ID Necessary as
sistant. associate, or hired manager
Of necessary agricultural enterprise.
(k) Necessary highly specialized
technical or mechanical expert Of
necessary industrial enterprise. Cd
Necessary assistant or associate
manager Of necessary industrial en-
terprise.
Class 5-(a) Man whose wife or
children are mainly dependent on
ms labor for support (bJ Mariner
actually employed in sea service Of
citizen or merchant in the United
States. Co Necessary sole manag-
ing, controlling. or directing head
OF necessary agricultural enterprise.
I'D Necessary sole managing. con-
trolling. or directing head Of neces-
sary industrial enterprise.
Class 5-(a) Omcers-Iegislativ
executive, or judicial OF the United
States or Of the state. territory. or
District OF Columbia OBJ Regular
or duly ordained minister OF relig-
ion. Co Student who on May Is,
1917, was preparing for ministry in
recognized school. CD Persons in
military or naval service of United
States (el Alien enemy. 90 Res
ident alien Cnot an enemy who
claims exemption. 90 Person to-
tally and permanently physically or
mentally unfit for military service.
(h) Person morally unfit 10 be a
soldier OF the United States. Cd
Licensed pilot actually employed in
the pursuit OF his vocation.
One Exemption Cause.
A blank is left for member Of
well-organized religious sect or
nization, organized and existing
on May IS, 1917. whose then exist
ing creed or principles forbid its
members TO participate in war in
any form, and whose religious con-
victions are against war or partici-
patton therein.
If registrant or other interested
person desires 10 waive all claim OF
exemption or deferred classification
Of the registrant a space is left at
the bottom Of the. page for his or
her signature.
There are u series Of questions 10
be answered. which include general,
giving name, address, occupation at
present and 10 Yeas in past. the
occupation registrent considers
himself most proficient III. previous
military service, if any. branch Of
army preferred grade reached in
common schools and years spent in
high school and cOlleee, special
studies, languages spoken, including
English. French and German: phys
ical fitness; legislative. executive
and judicial officers; ministers of
religion; divinity students; military
or naval service; citizenship: ofFic-
ials. federal employees, pilots and
marines; religious conviction against
war: dependency; Industrial occu-
patton; agricultural occupation.
Claims for exemption on grounds of
being a student Of divinity, having
dependents. or being engaged in
necessary industrial or agricultural
occupations. must he supported by
sworn affidavits, as must also that
of the registrant. Failure to secure
supporting sworn affidavits by the
registrant will result in his claim
being not considered by the local or
district boards. Space is supplied
for a final appeal for exemption to
the president
The term deferred class" or tenn
pOrary discharge, includes the sec
ond, third, fourth and fifth classes
Of the five classes into which regis
trants shall be placed All regis
trants placed in the fifth class have
been exempted or discharged. and
all registrants placed in the second.
third and fourth classes have been
temporarily discharged; all CLASH
fications being conditioned upon the
continuing existence Of the status of
the registrant which is the basis OF
his classification.
Unit of Classification.
The group Of registrants within