Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-15
NEW DRAFT REGULATIONS
Received by Local Ex-
 enption Board From General Crow.

The local board has received the following announcement from Pro vost Marshal Crowder, transmitted through Governor Ho1comb:
 Section one flfty-one Selactive Ser vice Regulations is amended by the addition of subparagraph D as fol- lows: Under such regulations as the chief of engineers may prescribe, a proportion of students, as named by the school faculty, pursuing an engi- neering course in one of the approved technical enEin aerins nchOois listed in the war department may enlist in the enlisted reserve corps of the en Sineer department, and thercafrer. upon presentation by the registrant to his local board of a certificate of enlistment, such certificate shall be filed with the queStionnairc and the registrant shall he placed in class five or the ground that he is in the mili tary service of the United States" Information received at this office indicates that local boards and other officials are discoJya sine offers of voluntary service from school tea chers rand other citizens. Y0u are urged to correct this condition if it exists in your state and to instruct local boa rIs that it is the spirit and intent of the presidents call and of tho sclective service regulations to accept and utii- iZe all voluntary services wherever possible.
 Section one fitty-one Selective Ser
 
 addition of the following paragraphs:
 'E. Under such regulations as the chlef signal officer may prescribe anu upon receiving permission from the chief signal officer to 1o SD candidates for commissions as flyers, observers and ba1loonists in the ssVjaTIon section signal corps may be enlisted in the aviation section signal enlisted re- serve corps by duly constituted avi- atjon examining boa rtis. Thereafte. Il pon presentation by the regi strant tC his local board of a certificate signed by the president or recorded Of said examining board that he has been SC enlisted, such certificates shall be filed with his dueStionnaire and the regis tr rant shall be placed in class five oI the ground that he is in tile military service of the United States
 f. Whenever fesistrant who has been enlisted in the navy, marine corps, enlisted reserve corps Of the | medical department. engineer enlisted reserve corps or signal enlisted re serve corps under the provisions O 1 paragraph A, E. D or E. as the case may be, this section, or who has beer commissioned or appointed under pro visions of paragraph C, this section l shall be subsequently, discharged iron 1 the military. or naval service of tht 1 United States it shall be the duty 0 ] the officer dischargine him immedi ately to notify the registrant's loca | board of such discharge; said, Ioca 1 board shall at once reciasSify sait 1 registrant and if his class and orde ] humber has been reached he shall b ! physically examined. and if fount 1 physically qualified he shall forth l with induction into the military ser 1 vice and sent to the mobilization 1 camp to which his board contributes. l The president has authorized tl1a 1 induction into the military service o 1 em ployes of the postal service ca1les i to report between this date and Jan l liary first. be deferred until after Jan ! usary first, 1918. Local boa rtfs shoul' 1 be instructed accordingly.