The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-08-20
REPORT
ONLY men Who .
MAKE NO CLAIM l N
Practices Illegal and Unauthor-
lied and Results in Unjust
Discrimination a.. "a
CROWDER INSISTS THAT
ALL TAKE THEIR CHANCES
Chairmen Luther e. Birdzell Calls,
Attention to Necessity for
Prompt Action

| The practice adopted by local ex-
emption boards in some counties of
running through the entire registrar
ton list and reporting to the district
board only registrants who do not
claim exemptions is not legal, and will
not be countenanced, Provost Marshal
Crowder yesterday advised Governor
Frazier in letter which the latter is
mailing today to the So local boards in
North Dakota. &c.. .s..:,g ....
Some county boards are proceeding
to call throughout the whole list of
persons registered and then to certify,
up only those who claim no exemp.
tons, regardless of whether their or
der of obligation places them within
the quota, leaving the claims of ex.
emption undecided or merely formally
allowing all of them without discrim-
nation" wires General Crowder
Permits Volunteering.
in effect, this course permits vol.
unteering among registrants. The
method Is illegal and unauthorized. All
registrants stand in equality before
the law. This practice results in call
ing men out of their order The dis.
trict! boards must certify all names to
the district board. Great care must
be taken by the local board to send
no one to military duty whose order
of obligation is so late as to make it
improbable that he will be within the
total quota. g. -
=. Must Certify Promptly.
District boards should certify
promptly to local boards those who
claim no exemptions and should also
act promptly on the cases of persons
whose order of obligation is early.
The first: 80 per cent of the quota may
be composed of men whose cases are
decided although the cases of per.
sons of prior obligations are still pend
ing in the district board. When the
second call is made Sept. 10, there
will be enough appealed cases within
the exclusive jurisdiction of the dis
trict board decided to make up the
second 80 per cent from men whose
order OF obligation is early. The same
will be true of the 80 per cent called
Oct. 3, but care must be exercised In
the selection of the last 10 per cent
to avoid including anyone whose order
of obligation would not include him
in the quota, while registrant whose
order of obligation would result In his
selection is allowed to evade service"
~ Boards Are Delayed.
Sufficient registrants must have
been accepted by each county board,
certified to the district board, and by
that board certified to the adjutant
general and back to the county boards
to fiji the 30 per cent Of the quota to
be called Sept. 3d. said Chairman
Luther E. Birdzell today in comment
ing upon the fact that some Of the
local boards have not shown the speed
expected. Much of this delay is due
to the fact that county auditors have
been at the capital this week attend
ing sessions of the state board or
equalization. With their resumption
of duty next week. more progress may
be anticipated. Some Of the county
boards are not certifying the names
of men as accepted, but evidently be-
lieve it the intent of the law that no
certification be made until the coun-
tvs quota is filled. This is not cor
rect Interpretation OF the law, states
Judge Birdzell, and unless these coun-
ties certify to the district board the
names of men as they are accepted
+hev will not he ready to supply their
30 per cent of the total quota Sept 8.
Counties which have certified par
tial lists to the district board to date
are: Adams, Billings, Burke Burleigh,
Dunn, Golden Valley, Grand Forks,
Griggs, Hettinger, LaMoure, Mclean,
Oliver, Pierce, Ramsey. Ransom, Sher-
idan, Slope, Steele and TOwner. No
reports have been received from other
counties, and the board will have moth
ing from them upon which It can act
when it convenes next Monday. The
board will work as rapidly as posi-
BILE, and will certify the names of &C.
cepted men to the local boards and
to the adjutant general beginning the
third day following its converting.
WANTED-Well broken bird dog. Ap-