Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-15
ALL EXEMPTIONS ARE REVOKED
New Draft Ruling Divides Men Into Five naie Leaves No Lophole for Any Man Fit for Service
 Particular Attention Paid to Matter of Dependents

l is determined by the drawing, which l has hitherto assigned to every man 1 an order of availability for military 1 service relative to. all men not per
 nanently or temporarily exempted or discharged. The effect of cla assification 1 in Class 1 is to render every man so | classified presently liable to military service in the order determined by the national drawing. The effect of classi ncatiOn in Class II is to grant a temp l orary discharge from draft effective until Class I in the jurisdiction of the same Local Board is exhausted. The effect of classification in Class I'll is l to grant temporary discharge from draft. effective until Classes l and II in 1 the Jurisdiction of the same local 1 board are exhausted: and similarly, Class " becomes liable only when 1 Glasses I. II and III are exhausted. The ffecet of classification in Class is to draft. The term deferred claSsifica tion" as used in these regulations is equivalent to the term temporary dis charge"
 Notice to Registrants.
 The process of examination and se- lection of registrants under these rules and regulations. shall begin by the posting of notice in the offices of ! the Local Board on Form 1902. and by mailing a QueStionnaire Ct'orm 1001) every registrant included within such posted noc-ce as provided in Sec ton s2 hereof; and notice of every subsequent action taken by either the Local or District Bard in respect of each registrant shall be given by en- terine a minute or date of such action on the Classification List (Form 1000) in the office of the Local Board, and in addition to such entries, by mailing 70 the registrant (and in some cases to other .claimants) a notice of such action.
 Whenever a duty is to be performed or a period of time begins to- run with dYrtX- he e by any such .registrant- or within which any right or privilege may be claimed or exercised by or in respect of any registrant, notice of the day upon which such duty is to be per formed. or. such time begins to run, shall be mailed to the registrant, and the date of such mailing of notice shall be entered opposite the name of List (F'orm 10oO), which is always open to inspection by the public at the of 1 flee of the Local Board. r. In addition to the mailing of such notice to registrants. notice of the dis position of claims of other persons in respect of reSiStrants shall be mailed | to such other persons.
 l Either the mailing or the entry of such date in the Classification List shall constitute the giving of notice to | the resistrant and to all concerned and shall charge the registrant and ali concerned with notice Of the daV
  formed or the beginning of the run ming of the time within which such duty must be performed or such tight or privilege may be claim d. regard less of whether or not a mailed notice or QueStionnaire is actually received by the registrant or other person. Failure by any registrant to per form any duty prescribed by the Se- iective Service Law or by these Rules and Regulations, at or within the time required, is nisdemeanor punishable by Imprisonment for one year. and may result in loss of valuable rights and immediate induction of such regis >trant into military service. Failure of the regiStrant or any other person concerned to claim and exercise any right or privelege OH the day or within the time authorized by these Rules and Regulations shall be con sidered a waiver of such right or ! privilege. and shall foreclose such per son thereafter claiming the same. suD ject only to the privilege granted by these Rules and Regulations to apply for extension of time.
 All registrantS and other persons are required and strictly enjoined to ex anime from time to time said notice. Form 1902, so posted by the Local (Form 1000) upon which said dates are to be entered in order to be informed of the time for the performance of any duty or the exercise of any right or ' registrant concerning whom any notice 1 is posted, but who for some reason has not receiveid the Questionnaire or
 notice, as the case may be, to apply to Failure to receive notice or Question naire will not excuse the registrant from performing any duty within the time limit, nor shall it be in itself ground for extension of time.
 Failure to Return ouestionnaire. Any registrant, except an alien 'ene- my, who fails to return the Question naire on the date required shall be deemed to have waived all claim for deferred classification, shall stand classified in Class I; and be so record ed, by the Local Board subject. how. ever to the rights and privileges of other persons to apply to the Local Board for deferred classification of the
 registrant, and to the right of the reg
 istrant or any other person to apply
 for an extension of time, as provided
 in section 99.
 Any oath required by these Rules
 and regulations (except paths to per
 sons called before Local District
 Board to give oral testimony may be
 By any Federal or State officer au-
 thorized by law to administer oaths
 gsnerally.'
 By any member of any Local or Dis
 trict Board having Jurisdiction of the
 registrant; %
 By any Government Appeal Agent in regard to any case pending before any Local or District Board with which he isss connected; ;'
 By any. persons designated to act in the. capacity. of legal aid or advisor to registrants; and fa
 By any postmaster within the same local Jurisdiction as the registrant.
 Amy member of any local or district I board may administer paths to any 1 persons called before such board for | oral examination in regard to facts and i matters relating to case pending be- | fore it.
 When the oath or oaths are admin II istered by any of the persons named ! in classes g 8, 4 and 5 hereof there 1 shall De no fee or charge for the same.
 Aid and Advice to Resistrants
 There have been provided in the va rio, oil eth |