Arizona republican., 1917-08-01
NATIONAL PROVOST ASKS ADVICE
 FUR DRAFT FROM STATE GOVERNOR

far closer touch with the incidents of the execution of the law than this office Suggestions for improvements, short cuts, and adjustm ents will oc- cur to you In this matter, 1 desire your valued counsel and advise. Con- structive criticism and suggestions which will lead to justice, efficiency and expedition in the working Of the great national machine will be sin cerely welcomed. I should also ap- preciate reports from you from time to time, concerning the number and character of exemptions. You will understand that the necessity for uni formity throughout the nation and other considerations may prevent following some of such suggestions. but you may be sure that anything from you will receive the most earn est consideration and appreciation"
 Supplemental instructions from General Crowder with regard to the draft were also received yesterday and are as follows:
 Designations from Local Boards
 Ample time and opportunity has now been allowed to persons designated as members of local boards to present any reasons they may have for not serving as such. It is indispensable that per sonnel of these boards be permanent. By Section of the selective service law persons designated to perform this ser vice are as effectively drafted for this duty as are the registrants who are to be selected for military service. In the future members of local boards will be excused from performing this service only for the most urgent reasons ap- roved by the governor of their state. It Is requested that the governQ- closely scrutiniZe each case presented to him and that he recommend the excuse Of members of local boards only in case of great hardship. Unless the goVer- nor believes that the excuse presented is valid, substantial, and controlling the attention of .hc person should be dI- rected to section of the law, and in case of further refusal so serve the ease -houid be reported to the nearest rep resenlative Of tl federal depart alcn; pf justice. These instructions do not ap- ply of course to members of boards who are to be removed under instructions from the war department.
 Dockets of Local Boards
 Local boards must keep a complete docket of every case called. The case number shall be the order number of
 
 on the docket every action that is taken in respect of the case. Printed docket sheets will be distributed within the next week. In the meantime local boards should keep the date for entry in their docket on memorandum sheets for each case
 Number of Persons to be Called by
 Local Boards
 No board can receive final credit on it's quota for any selected man until word has been received from the mili- tary authorities at the rendezvous or mobilization camp that the man has been accepted into the military service of the United States. Some men passed by the local board will be exempted or discharged on appeal by the district board and some will be discharged for industrial reasons by the district board Some will be rejected at mobilization camps. The number of persons passed by local boards who will be discharged by district boards or at mobilization camps is tentatively estimated at about 10 per cent of these passed by the local board. Therefore local boards should continue to call men up for examination until they have apparently filled their quota with 10 per cent additional
 Local boards have been ordered to call 200 per cent of their quota for examination. By the seventh day after this call is sent out, all claims for exemption and discharged by men called will be filed in the local board By examining the number and charac- ter of these claims and by considering the number of persons rejected phy sically the board can roughly estimate the number of men that 1t will be nee essary to call to fill their quota. I'm mediateiy after making this estimate the board should send out a new call computed on the experience of the first call. This new call shQuld be for enough men to complete no per cent of the quota.
 Permits for Passports
 The state department issues pass ports to persons subject to draft only when the application is accompanied by a permit by the provost marshal general to leave the country. Until August applications for permits will continue to be made to this office but after that date such applications shall be made to local boards. If the board is of the opinion that the application is meritorious it will immediately call the applicant for military service as pre- scribed by regulations and will ex- anime him physically and receive claims of exemptions or discharge made by or in respect of him in the local hM0TuCD NIQ[1K