Malvern daily record., 1917-11-16
NEW RULING ON
 APPEAL CASES
OFFICE OF STATE PROVOST MARSHAL, STATE OF
 ARKANSAS


 MARSHAL, STATE OF
 ARKANSAS
 Circular No. 256.
 Little Rock, Ark, Nov. 15, 191'
 The following telegram is published for the information and guidance o1 all concerned;
 Washington, Dec, Nov. 13, 1917 Governor of Arkansas,
 Little Rock, Ark.
 Reference compiled Rulings mum. Der twelve paragraph "M" Ample time has now elapsed for the adjust iment of the conditions which prompt ed that Ruling The unrestricted re opening of cases of men not yet in- ducted into military service is delay ling the raising of the Army and the reopening of cases of men already so inducted is interfering with it's training. The following rules will therefore govern the reopening of the cases mentioned in that ruling in the future.
 Gases of men inducted into mili- tary service by Local Board shall not be reopened after such induction except as provided in paragraph five | ltCICOl OstSCS= HIGH dlIEduH Ill., ducted into military s6fvice hereto rehearing shall be forthwith closed and the prior disposition of the case adhered to-.
 Any person already inducted into military service who claims that he has not had a full and fair hearing or has not had full and fair oppor- f11pffu to bo boa4.J lxY oooI o,. n;1 trict Board as required by the Se- lective Service Law and Regulations or who claims that the Board has exceeded it's jurisdiction or substan- tially violated the Selective Law or Regulations in passing on his claim may apply to the commanding officer iof his mobilization camp at any time within seven days after arrival at the lmobolization camp to be discharged under the provisions of paragraph one three nine Army Regulations. If the commanding officer desires informa- tion of the lasts of a particular case or circumstances of it's hearing he may request the Adjutant General of the State to investigate the facts of such ease and the circumstances of it's hear ing and the Adjutant General of the State shall forthwith call upon the proper board for full report of all such facts and circumstances.
 Cases mentioned in subparagraph "A and "B" of page six of Complied Rulings number twelve which have heretofore been decided may be re- opened as therein provided, only when the claim for such reopening is filed with the Adius3tnt General of the State within ten days after the date of this telegram and where permission to reopen IS granted by the Adjutant General of the State before induction into military service. Cases mention ed ln that paragraph decided hereafter will be reopened as therein provided only where the claim for reopening by either Local or District Board shall have been filed with the Adjutant Gen eral of the State within7 days after receipt of notice by the Registrant or person claiming exemption os dis charge of the decision of the Local or District Board as prescribed in section twenty-five, forty-one, and for ty-five of the Regulations and where permission to reopen is granted by the AdJutant General of the State before induction into military service Such cases may not be reopened by the Io cal or District Boards unless permis- sion to reopen them is granted by the AdJutant General of the State as here In provided and such permission shall not be granted unless the claims are filed within the time limits herein pre- scribed.
 Please inform all concerned and give the publicity necessary to put ali on notice of these time limits.
 The great number of appeals to the President suggest that there must be still great number of appeals pending before District Boards. We nave found already that the Presi- dents urgent call upon Lawyers to assist the Selective Service System is producing a general enthusiastic re- sponse from men of legal profession and we have taken advantaoe of it here by using volunteer lawyers to analyze the records in appealed cases and to make very short summary and recommendation upon which those charged with the decision on anneaI can function promptly. This sup gests way to clean up all the anneaIs pending before the District Boards very swiftly. If you will call upon members of the legal profession to offer their services to District Boards and suggest to District Boards that the services be utilized along the lines here suggested, the District Boards will be greatly aided by these summaries and I believe that they can clean up their dockets, within very few days. This same method can be used at State Headquarters to dispose of inc congestion of requests to reopen cases There is urgent necessity to brinp the first draft to close as promntly as possible.
 CROWDER.