The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-11-15
CASES
ARE NOW CLOSED
Provost Marshal General Issues Order
Respecting Cases Brought Against
Compulsory Military Service.

pulsory military service are closed ant
prior disposition of the cases are to BE-
adhered to, according to an order Just
! issued by the provost marshal genera
and transmitted to the adjutant generals
office in Montpelier The text of the or
der is as follows:
Il. Reference, compiled rulings, No
II, paragraph NJ. Ample time has now
elapsed for the adjustment of the CON
ditlons which prompted that ruling. The
unrestricted reopening of the cases OF
men not yet indicted into military serv-
Ice is delaying the raising of the army
and the reopening of cases of men al
ready so indicted is interfering with its
| training. The following rules will there
fore govern the reopening of the cases
mentioned in that ruling in the future.
90. Cases of men indicted into mill
tary service by local board shall not
be reopened after such induction except
as provided in paragraph hereof. Cases
of men already indicted into military
process of rehearing shall be forthwith
closed and the prior disposition of the
case adhered to.
50. Any person already indicted into
military service who claims that he has
not had full and fair hearing or has
not had full and fair opportunity to be
heard by local or district board as re-
quired by the selective service law and
regulations or who claims that the board
has exceeded its jurisdiction or substan-
italy violated the selective service law
or regulations in passing on his claim
may apply to the commanding officer of
his mobilization camp at any time with
in seven days after arrival at the mo-
bilization camp TO be discharged under
the provisions of paragraph 1870, army
regulations. If the commanding officer
desires information of the facts of
particular case or the circumstances of
its hearing he may request the adjutant
general of the state to investigate the
facts of such case and the circumstances
of its hearing and the adjutant general
of the state shall forthwith call upon the
proper board for fun report of all such
facts and circumstances.
a. Cases mentioned in subparagraphs
A and B of page of compiled rulings
No. II, which have heretofore been de-
cided may be reopened as therein pro-
opening is filed with the adiutant general
of the state within ten days after the
date of this telegram and where permits
sion to reopen is granted by the adj
jutant general of the state before Undue
ton into military service. Gases men
toned in that paragraph decided here
after will be reopened as therein provid
ed only where the claim for reopening by
either the local or district board shall |
have been filed with the adjutant general
of the state within seven days after re-
ceipt of notice by the registrant or per-
son claiming exemption or discharge of |
the decision of the local or district board I
as prescribed in sections 25, al and as |
of the regulations and where permission |
to reopen is granted by the adjutant |
general of the state before induction into |
military service. Such cases may not be |
reopened by the local or district boards |
unless permission to reopen them is |
granted by the adjutant general of the |
state as herein provided and such per
mission shall not be granted unless the
claims are filed within the time limits
herein prescribed
IS. Cases mentioned in subpsragraph |
A, page I, of compiled rulings No. II,
may be reopened as provided therein
IS. Please inform all concerned and I
give the publicity necessary to put all
on notice of these time limits
q. The great number of appeals to
the president suggest that there must be
still a great number of appeals pending
before the district boards We have
found already that the presidents urgent
l., - .y.At
service system is producing general
and enthusiastic response from men of
the legal profession and we have taken
advantage Of it here by using volunteer
lawyers to analyze the records in APP
pealed cases and to make very short
summary and recommendations upon
which those charged with the decision on
appeal can function promptly. This
suggests a way to clean up all the APP
Deals pending before district boards very
swiftly. If you will call upon members
IF the legal profession to offer their serv-
ICES to district boards and suggest to
district boards that the services be util-
zed along the lines here suggested, the
district boards will be greatly aided by ,
.hese summaries and I Believe that they
an clean up their dockets within very
ew days.
This same method can be used at state
headquarters to dispose of the congestion
# requests to reopen cases.
IS There is urgent necessity to bring
he first draft to a close as promptly as
possible. Reports from mobilization
amps indicate that there is consider
bile discrepancy between the percentage
Il the quotas thus far called and the
lumber of men who have actually been
furnished to the camps. Please address
,ourself to this situation at the earliest
'ossible moment TO make sure that every
,oard has furnished 20 its mobilization
amp the percentage of its quota thus
ar called. II any part of this delay is
ue to the fact that mobilization camps
ave not reported to local boards the
lumber Of men rejected, please inform
ne OF the name Of the mobilization camp
4 order that ] may take immediate steps
o have this delay remedied.
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