The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1917-07-13
.CROWDER GIVES
REGISTRY PLANS
ISSUES CIRCULAR FOR BENEFIT CT
REGISTERED MEN
Failure to Appear tor Early Examin
ton Will be Equivalent to
Call for Service

Provost Marshal General Crowder has
within the past week issued a circular
notifying registered men to hold tt en-
selves in readiness tor appearance be-
fore the boards that will conduct exam
nations and consider exemptions. Fol
lowing are few of the most important
features of the circular:
How or when the government will se-
lect the men Is not detailed in the cir
cular but it has already been announce ed
the selection will take place in Wash
inRton and the presumption is that it
will take place very shortly ard that
some device similar to jury wheel will
be employed.
Exemptions are to be determined by
the local boards, the circular shows,
only for previously announced specified
causes. such as responsibility for the
support of relatives, and not for agri-
culture or industrial reasons. Seven
days after designations are posted will
be allowed for filing claims. Then
there will be an additional allowance of
10 days for filing proofs, and the board
must decide within three days after the
proof is filed.
When the case of any registrant has
been disposed of so far as the local
board is concerned, the names of
those not exempted or discharged will
be posted. Claims for exemption for
agriculture or industrial work must be
made within five days after such post
ing and must go direct to the higher
board sitting for the judicial district.
Appeals for the rulings of local boards
must be made to the higher board with
in ten days.
September l has been tentatively con-
sidered as the date for assembling the
first half million men in cantonments for
training,
The steps registered person should
take are set forth in great detail in the
circular. First of all the registrant is
advised to find out the location of the
office of his county or city local board
and then ascertain, if he intends to
claim exemption for agricultural or in
dustrial reasons, to what district board
he must apply.
Every board has numbered the cards
in it's jurisdiction with red ink in q Sc
ries running from to the number rep
resenting the total number of cards in
its jurisdiction, continues the circular.
LISTS showing the names of persons in
the jurisdiction of each board and The
red ink number of each card are open
to inspection at the office of each board.
Inspect the list and inform yourself Of
your red ink serial number.
'These red ink numbers are to be
drawn by lot to determine the order in
which registered persons are to be
called by the various local boards. As
pon as the drawing is complete, lists
!, howing the order in which these red
pix numbers are drawn will be published
4 ho hn Of L..
!, ,ffice of each local board. Go to your
zeal board and find out the order in
lhich you stand for call.
IA "As soon as quotas are assigned to
ach state and each board, each board
I. ill call upon persons whose cards are
4 its jurisdiction, instructing them to
resent themselves for examination.
his call will be posted at the local
Z bard and the papers will be requested
1. , print it. A notice also will be mailed
n bu, but the posting of the list at the
.ffices of the board will be deemed suf-
.cient notice to charge you with the
hty of presenting yourself.
A "Only the dis rict board" concludes
ne circular, 'can receive claims for
ischarge on the ground that you are
hgaged in industry, including agricul-
= hre. Only decisions of district boards
:, h industrial claims for discharge can
.,e appealed. Ii you desire TO ap-
f;eal the decision of the district board
the president, you may dc so within
lven days OF the date of mailing to
LT of the decision of the district board.
\ Soon as your case is finally disposed
4. the djudant-general of your state
IA notify you by mail that you have
cen selected for military service.
"Notice that you have been selected
'Fill not necessarily order you into SER
ice. The notice to report for military
hrvice will come when the government
.B ready to receive you.