Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-06
RECISTRANTS TO
RECEIVE BLANKS
five Per tcBt of QuestionnaIres win
BE Mailed 70 Men Dec. 10 9th
erS Follow.
FEW STILL rNDER OLD LAWS
New Laws and Regulations Not To
Apply To Those Who Received
First Notice.

An extra force has been working for
the last few days at the Rock Island
exemption boards oficean they COM
rlcfed making out the classification
sheets today
The questiOnnaires have arrived
four mail sacks strong. Five per cent
Of them VIII be ADDRESSED and mailed
Dec. l5 and an equal amount each sue
rCeding day until $500 are sent to the
rcgstrants, The classification sheets
contain all Of the men S names and
their red ink numbers and when the.
1Uealonuaires are returned to the Of
fru and the registrant examined, the
number of the class will be added to
tle sheet and then the calls will be
sent ont according 10 their liability
Tor service
Tine Montana adjutant general or
frraI tho local board to send Clarence
o. Anderson, now Of this city, to.
camp He. together with Paul G..
Brown aud George A. Carroll of this
city Ieft Tor Camp Dodge yesterday
afternoon. They we're part of the
men who were notified some time ago.
.o prepare themselves for immediate
service but were only ordered to re-
port Yesterday
Still Liable.
Many of the registrants who we're
notified 90 prepare for service have
been under the impression that if they
were not given iinal notice before Dec
Ia tla' they come under the now laws
and regulations and disregard their
FIRST summons but the new rules null
H'V that belief
Section of the laws and regula-
lions off selective service are in part:
'tcl These regulations shall become
effective as specified in subparagraphs
.aI and lbl of this section, and there
a.tor shall govern all registrauts and
solicited men, and al procedure in re-
gard 70 them, and Notwithstanding
That they may have been examined
solicited, discharged. or exempted and
fhn process of examination and selec-
if0n herein prescribed shall proceed
as '1 them as completely as though
ro prior steps i'm the process Of Elk
animation. selection, discharge. or eX-
nnpiiou had been taken in respect of
Them.
Except that they shall not apply
foo those who, prior TO Dec is, 1917
have been actually indicted into the
military service; and
Provided that
co. All registrants who, at noon on
Dec ] 3. 1917. have ben ordered by
their local boards to report for mill
tary duty and entrainment, and all
procedure in relation TO them. to the
completion of mobilization, shall be
governed by the rules and regulations
heretofore existing
90 Every registrant who. prior to
noon on Dec Is. 1917. has been exam
eai and selected and notified of Sc
lection told form 146-B) shall remain
liable tO be indicted Immediately into
military service in the order of his Ii
ability as heretofore fixed by his order
number, unless and until. upon any
oaIl upon his local board for men, il
shall appear that there is in Class
sufficient number Of men to fill such
CALL Notwithstanding that such regis.
tranl may have been subsequently ex-
amined and classified under these
rules and regulations and placed in {
deferred class
Address Changes.
To- is Of the utmost importance tina
every registrant notify immediately
the local board of any change Of ad
dress AS the day is drawing near wheI
ine guestiOnnnaires are to be sent
After the blank leaves the Office, il il
10 be returned within one week un
lose tho man add raeCqd ig ont Of 1hi