The Green Forest tribune., 1917-07-13

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 Men morally deficient. '. . Members of recognized reIig- . ious sect existing prior to May .. ' 18. 1917, whose creed forbids z: . participation in war. . tH4&H%H%S4%,%sA ed for service in the order of their lia hilitv, post the list. give it to the press. and within three days send notice to each designated person by mail.
 As the men SD notified appear the boards first will make a physical eX animation in accordance with special regulations to be provided. bearing in mind that all persons accepted by them will be re-eNamined by army surgeons. If the physical examination is passed successfully, then comes the question of exemption
 Those Entitled to Exemption.
 Persons who must be exempted or discharged by the local board include:
 Officers of the United States, of the states. territories and the District of Columbia: ministers of religion, stu dents of divinity, persons in the mili- tary or naval service of the United States. subjects of Germany, all other aliens who have not taken out first papers, county or municipal officers, cuStomhouSe clerks, wOrkmen in fed. eral armories. arsenals and navy yards. persons in the federal service designated by the president for ex- ntIptS merchant soil OTIS. those with Il status with respect to dependents which renders their ex- cluSion desirable Ga married man with dependent wife or child. son of de- pendent widow. son of dependent. aged or intirm parent. or brother of depend- ent orphan child under sixteen years of age). those found morally deficient, and any member of any well-recog- nized religious sect existing May IS. 1917, whose creed forbids participation in war and whose religious convictions accord with the creed.
 Man or Wife May Make Claim.
 Claims for exemption because of de pendents may be made by the man himself, his wife or other dependents. or by third party who has personally investigated the case. A claim made by the husband must be accompanied by supporting affidavits signed by the wife and by the head of a family re- siding i'll the same territory. A claim hy the wife or q third party must he accompanied by two supporting aflida- wits signed by heads of families. Sim liar rules govern claims on the grounds of other dependents when the depend entS or third parties being authorized to file claims with supporting affidavits. In each case the board must he Satis- fled before il grants exemption or dis. charge that The dependent or depend ents actually are supported mainly by the fruits of the mans mental or phys. ical labor.
 Local boards are required subject to appeal, fo pass upon claims for eXemp- lion or discharge within three days af- ter the filing of afidavts.
 Must Decide in Five Days
 District boards must decide appeal cases within five days after the closing of proofs and their decisions are tiEal. If the ruling of local board is af firmed the person in question stands finally accepted for military service.
 In passing on claims for exemption on the ground of employment in neces- sary industrial and agricultural occu- pationS the district boards must be con vinced that the particular enterprise affording such employment actually is necessary to the maintenance of the military establishment of national in terest during the emergency.
 "The evidence must also establish" the regulations say, "eVen if tte par ticular industrial enterprise or particu- lar agricultural enterprise is found nee esSary for one of the above purposes, that the continuance of such person therein is necessary to the maintenance thereof and that he cannot be replaced by another person without direct, sub stantal material loss and detriment to the adequate and effective operation of the particular industrial enterprise or agricultural enterprise in which he is engaged"
 May Designate Certain industries.
 Later the president may from time to time designate certain industries or classes of industries that are necessary and the district boards will be so no- tified It will be the duty of each board. however, to ascertain the avail able labor supply for such industries outside the men called for military service and to take the result into con sideration in determining such things.
 If. in the opinion of the district board this section of the regulations concludes, "the direct, substantial, ma terial loss to any such industrial or az ricultural enterprise Outweighs the loss that would result from failure to ob | tain the military service of any such l person, a certificate of discharge may | be issued to him X x K"
 Certificates of exemption will not necessarily be permanent. They may be revoked with changing conditions. l nr lpay ha optad only for rraScri a6