The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1917-07-26
NATIONAL ARMY is RAISED
UNDER DRAFT REGULATIONS
Upton County Must Furnish Two
Hundred and Fifty Men as Its
Quota on the First Call.
PHYSICAL DISABILITY MAY LET
OUT FORTY PER CENT.

The drawing of lots under the Sc
lective draft, which began at 10 o'clock
Friday morning, was concluded at
2:18 Saturday.
The great lottery went off without
mishap except for the, drawing of
one blank, which means that one SER
ial number among the 10000 assigned
to registrants was not drawn. The
blank was given number 10000 in the
liability for service list, and when a
re-checking reveals the missing serial
number it will be given that place.
The order in which the numbers
were drawn is the order in which the
holders of the numbers will be sum-
moned for service If the total quota
of 1,374,000 from which the army of
687, 900 is to be drawn can be secured
by the first 1900 numbers or less
drawn, these will be all called for the
present. If call for a second army
is necessary, the liability of the reg
istrants will begin at the number
where the first draft ended.
The men called must stand a phys
ical examination. If they claim ex-
emption, they have the right to ap-
pear before their exemption boards
and state their claims.
Upton county, because of the num-
Der already enlisted, will be liable for
only $50 men. 1t is estimated that
the local exemption board will sum-
mon before it for examination about
500 men to secure the required allot-
ment Of $50 for Upton county. The
government expects that 40 per cent.
will be exempted on account of phys
ical disability.
The net quota for the first draft Is
14,524. Credits are given counties
for enlistments in state guard and
quotas allotted to each exemption dis
trict are composed of men who will
be called on the first draft. Two coun-
ties in Tennessee, Carter and Cumber-
land, had sufficient credits in enlist
ments to take care Of their quota and
no men will be drafted in these two
counties on this call. McMinn, another
small East Tennessee county, will only
have to furnish one man at this time.
Claims of exemption for dependen-
cy will be closely investigated. Aft
davits, not only by the man making
the claim and the dependent named,
will be necessary, but third affidavit
from a disinterested person acquaint-
ed with the conditions of the man
will be required.
Claims for exemption for industrial
reasons will also require complete
proof. The employer must prove
that his business is vital to the war
needs of the nation and that the en-
ploye making the claim is vital fac
tor in the industry before the man
will be exempted. The man, himself,
if making the claim, must bring SIM
liar afidavits.
Those Exempt From Service
The following classes of persons
will be exempted from the national
army by local exemption boards:
Officers of the United States and of
the several states and territories and
of the District of Columbia.
Regularly ordained ministers Of re-
Igion.
All students of divinity preparing
for the ministry on May 18, 1917.
Persons in the military or naval
service of the United States.
Subjects Of Germany residing in
this country.
All other resident aliens who have
not taken out their first papers.
The following persons will be dis
charged by local exemption boards,
upon investigation:
County and municipal officers.
Custom house clerks, persons EN-
ployed in the transmission of the
mails.
Workmen employed in the arsenals,
navy yards and armories Of the Unit
ed States.
Persons employed by the United
States designated as exempts by the
president.
Steamship pilots, marines actually
employed in sea service of any citi-
zen or merchant within the United
States.
Any married man whose wife or
Sllliu 10 oUlSly ucpSHueHI upon HIS
labor for support, any son of widow
solely dependent upon his labor for
support.
Father Of a motherless child or
children under 16 years of age solely
dependent upon his labor for sup
port.
Brother Of child or children un-
der Is years of age who has or have
neither father nor mother and is or
are solely dependent upon his labor
for support.
Any person who is a member of a
well recognized religious sect, organ
lied or existing May IS, 1917, whose
creed forbids its members to partici-
pate in war.
All persons morally deficient, such
as criminals.
All attempts for exemption must be
supported by afidavits.
MONEY NOT TIED UP