Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1917-11-23

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exemption certificates, may be revoked
when granted for any other cause
there is no way in which men witt
dependents can be called up for serv
ice out of their turn. Added protec
ton for dependents is secured by the
requirement in cases where the regis
trant seeks to waive his deferred class
ification status that waiver must be
obtained from those dependent upon
him before he can be taken into the
military service.
Local Boards to Judge.
The effect of the regulations is to
close the ranks of the army, navy or
marine corps absolutely to men be-
tween 81 and 81 years old, where they
have dependents upon them who would
suffer if they went to the front Local
boards are constituted judges of all
such cases.
For the first time also a way is pro-
vided in which men physically untitled
for front line duty in the army and
yet able to do some part of the work
of soldier may be called for limited
military service behind the lines. Par
| tial physical exemptions may be grant
ed by local boards to create this new
classification.
Where registrants are away from
home districts or in other circum-
stances, application to the local board
for a QUESTIONABLE is required.
The most noteworthy changes in the
regulations outside of the creation of
an emergency fleet to permit ship
workers to remain at their jobs, are
as follows:
Local boards are granted virtually
judicial powers to summon witnesses
and obtaining information. Local po-
lice will see that any witness responds
"A definite program of corresponds
ence between the boards, state off,
Gals and the provost marshal generals
office is provided to keep the aspect of
the business decentralized and moving
smoothly.
"The entire office machinery is
drafted to aid local boards in tracing
registrants and right of way for mail
connected with draft proceedings is
required"
Local boards are authorized to grant
partial exemption for partial physical
disability, for reserving the men in this
status for special and limited mill
tary service"
Special Glasses.
Authority is granted to form special |
classes of men highly skilled in par
ticular trades or professions and sum-
mon them under this special heading |
regardless of their grouping in the |
general classification plan. The secre-
tary of war may revoke original classi-
fication, except that no man granted
deferred classification because of de-
pendents may be advanced in any way
or called for service out of his regu-
lar order. When deferred classified
ton has been granted for industrial
or agricultural reasons a specially
qualified registrant may be summoned
out of his turn.
New System to Apply.
1t is made plain that men already
held by local boards for service will
continue to be sent forward as needed
until such time as the new class l in
each district is sufficiently organized
to care for drafts from the district.
All pending appeals will then be wiped
off the slate and the new system will
lpply in full.
Another change permits enlistment
If registered men in the navy and
marine corps where they are so far
Town on the call list as to make GER
ain that their action will not delay the
ask of army building. No credit is
oven for such enlistment on army
Iuotas. however and local boards are
judges of each case.
Precision for voluntary enlistment
n the army and navy is made by
means of voluntary waiver classifi-
alton and the automatic advancement
f the registrant to class l and his
induction at once into the military
eryice. Where the registrant has de-
endents, his waiver must be accom-
anled. however. by waivers from those
ependent on him If not minors, OF by
ffidavits showing that minor depend
hts will be adequately provided for,
( there are minor dependents. A
-aiver by a minor cannot be accepted.