Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-07-02

Officers of the United States, of the
state, territories and the District of
Columbia, Ministers of religion, stu
dents Of divinity, persons in the mill.
tary or naval service OF the United
States, subjects of Germany, all other
aliens who have not taken out first
papers, county or municipal officers,
custom house clerks. workmen in fed
eral armories, arsenals and navy
yards, persons in the federal service
designated by the President for ex-
emption, pilots, merchant marine sail
ors, those with a status with respect
to dependents which renders their eX-
clusion desirable Ca married man with
dependent wife or child, son of a de-
pendent widow, son of dependent,
LACED or infirm parent, or brother Of
dependent orphan child under 16
years Of age) those found morally de-
! ficient and any member Of any we'll
organized religious sect existing May
18, 1917, whose creed forbids partici-
patton in war and whose religious
convictions accord with the creed.
| Support Exemption Claims.
Claims for exemptions because
1 Of dependents may be made by
the man himself, his wife or other
who has personally investigated
the case. A claim made by the
husband must be accompanied by
! supporting affidavits, signed by
the wife and by the head of a
family residing In the same terri
tory, A claim by the wife or
| third party must be accompanied
| by two supporting affidavits sign
4 ed by heads of families.
Similar rules govern claims on the
ground of other dependents when the
! dependent or third party files claims
with, supportipg affid dayits. K In each
fore it grants exemption or discharge
that the dependents actually are sup.
|ported mainly by the fruits of the
men s mental, or.iphysical labor.
Local boards are required, subject
to appeal, to pass upon claims for ex'
emption or discharge within three
4 days after the fling of af11davits.
! District boards must decide appea
cases within Ave days after the clos,
ing of proofs and their decisions are
4 final. If the ruling of a local board
l is affirmed the person in question
stands finally accepted for militar.
service.
IN passing on claims for exemption
; on the grounds Of employment in the
n necessary Industrial and agricultural
occupations, the district boards mus
be convinced that the particular en-
iterprise affording such employment
.Eactual1y is necessary to the mainten
q lance Of the military establishment O.
national interest during the emerg
ency.
Must Prove Necessity.
y sThc evidence must also estab-
lish," the regulations say, "eyen
III the particular Industrial enter
prise or particular agricultural
E<>v~
one OF the above purposes, that
: the continuance of such person
therein is necessary to the main
tenance thereof. and that he can
not be replaced by another per-
son without direct, substantial,
,. material loss and detrime1t to
1 the adequate and effective oper-
? alton OF the particular industrial
enterprise or agricultural enter
3 prise in which he is engaged"
!. Later, the president may from tim
: to time designate certain industries o
3 classes that are necessary and tn
r district boards will be notified.
will be the duty Of each board, how
]. supply for such industries outside tn
? men called for military service and
!, take the result into consideration
: determining such things. a-
!; !. "If in the opinion Of the distrie
: board" this section of the regulation
: |concluded. "the direct, substantial
= material loss to any such industris
: or, agricultural enterprise Outweigh
!. the loss that would result from fai
= ures to obtain the military service (
= = any such person, certificate of di.
charge may be issued to him : =
: Certificates OF exemption will n,
: necessarily be permanent. They ma
Z be revoked with changing condition
or may be granted only for prescribe