The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-11-30
LOCAL BOARDS
WILL PASS ON
THEIR TRAVELS
Power Given to Decide If
Temporary Absence from
County Necessary

Insurance Of passport permits for
men registered for the draft has been
placed wholly in the hands of local
boards, according to a statement
from Washington which reached the
Clay county local board today The
regulation applies to both citizens
and aliens of draft age seeking per-
mission temporarily to leave the
country. Issuance OF these permits
rested formerly with the district ex-
emption boards. The order mas been
effective since Nov. 20.
On receipt of the application OF a
registered man TO leave the coun-
try, said the regulation, the local
board must investigate the case and
determine whether the permit should
be granted. If the permit is issued,
the passport can be obtained on
surrender of the permit to the Uni
ted States authorities. No passport
Is required of persons going to
Canada, but they are subject to delay
while the request is being investi-
gated. The local board must issue
q permit to the registered man wish
ing to enter Canada.
May Apply to Nearest Board.
The new passport ruling said
further:
IF the applicant is so far distant
from his own local board that 1t
would work hardship for him to APP
ply thereto for a permit, he may APP
ply to the nearest local board to in
Vestigate his case and at the regis
trants expense to telegraph or write
TO the registrant's local board for
authority TO issue the permit with a
recommendatiOnNa to the advisable
ity of issuing it. Upon receipt of
such authority the local board to
which the registrant applies may is
sue the permit"
Provost Marshal General z. H.
Crowder, in a statement that reach
ed the Clay county board, called the
attention of all men subject to the
selective draft who registered June
5 to the fact that the new reGula-
tions have restored all who have
not been drafted already for service
to their original status before any
examinations took place.
General CrOwder also reminded
registrants that they are charged
with the knowledge OF the law and
regulations governing the selectIve
draft and warned them to be on
their alert lest they fail to perform
any duty required of them under the
law. Failure to comply with all re-
able by Imprisonment of one year
and may result in loss of rights and
privileges and immediate induction
into the military service.
All Exemptions Revoked.
Many inquiries have been made
of the department" said General
Crowder, "as to the present status
of men who hitherto have been eX-
empted or discharged. Under the
new regulations every person is re-
stored to his Oiginal status, the fol-
lowing appearing in Section 4 Of
the new regulations to- make this
point clear:
"'All exemptions and discharges
made prior to noon on Dec. Is, 1917,
and all certificates in evidence there
of are hereby revoked from and after
noon on Dec. Is, 1917, and all such
certificates heretofore issued shall
have no further validity.
I'm any case of deferred CLASH
ficatiOn made under these rules and
regulations the secretary of war may
order such deferred classification,
and any certificates issued in evid-
ence thereof, to be revoked and re-
scinded, and the registrant to be
transferred to any less deferred class
designated by the secretary, except
only as 10 such reg1strants as have
been placed in Glass 5 on account of
legal exemption.
Notices Sent by Mail.
Every possible effort will be made
by local boards to acquaint regis
trants with their order Of liability.
1t is absolutely necessary that each /
registrant know his order number
The new filing system Of the local |
board will enable the clerk instantly |
to locate any name on his list. and |
the process of examination and |
selection of registrants. under these |
rules and regulations. shall begin by |
the posting of notice i'm the offices of |
the local boards on Form 1909 and |
by mailing a QUESTIONABLE to every |
registrant included with such poste3 |
notice.
Notices of every subsequent ac-
ton taken by either the local or dis |
trict board in respect of each regis I
trant shall be given by entering AZ
minute or date of such action on the
list i'm the office Of the /
local board, and in addition to such |
entries, by mailing TO the registrant |
(and in some cases to other claim |
ants) a notice of such action"