The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-06-01

ciarant, state the name OF Your coui
try, as Trance. Japan, China, etc.
4 What 10 Your Job Right Now7
Il -. What is your present trade, OF
cupation or office?
Jhls does not ask what you one
| did, nor what you have done most o
the time, nor what you are best fitte,
to do. II asks what your job is RICH
now. State briefly. as farmer, miner
student iaborer ION farm, In ROLLINS
mill, In automobile, wagon or other fac
tory, etc. II y0u hold an office under
state or federal government, name tbs
office You hold.
IF you are In one Of the following
offices or employments, use one OF the
names hereafter mentioned: Custom
house clerk, employed IN the transmits.
sion OF the mails, or employed In an
armory, arsenal or navy yard, mar.
liner actually employed In the sea serv-
Ice Of citizen or merchant within the
United States.
49, ny whom employed? Where en-
pI0yedf
II YOU are working for an individ-
ual, firm, corporation or association
state lts name. II In business, trade,
profession or employment for yourself,
80 state. II you are an officer of the
state Or federal government say wheth-
er your office Is under the United
States the state. the county or mu-
niclpality. In answer to the question
as 10 where YOU are employed give the
town, county and state where you
work.
20 Have you father, mother wife,
child under twelve or a sister or broth
er under twelve solely dependent upon
you for support tspeclfy which,:
Consider your answer thoughtfully
IL Il IS true that there Is another
mouth than your own which you alone
have duty 10 feed do not let your
military ardor Interfere with the wish
Of the nation 10 reduce wars misery to
a minimum. On the other hand, unless
the person you have In mind is solely
dependent on you do not hide behind
petticoats or children.
10, Married or single (Which Z i
Race Specify which)f
This does not ask whether you
were once married, but whether you
are married now. In answer to the |
question as to your race state briefly |
Caucasian, MongolIan, negro,
Malayan or Indian.
Must State Past Military Service.
I'll. What military service have you
lad2 RankY Branch? Years2 Ma.
Ion or slater
mo matter what country you
served, you must give complete infor-
nation. In answering these questions
irst name your rank, using one of the |
following words: Commissioned offl. |
err 'noncommissioned officer, prl-
vate.' Next state branch In which you
served In one Of the following words
Infantry cavalry artillery, 'medi-
cal signal, aviation. supply ma
rtne,' navy Next, state the number
Of years service not counting time
spent In the reserve. Finally, name
the nation or state you served. II you
served under the United States or one
of the states of the United States,
name your service In one of the fol
owing terms: National Guard COZ
luch and such state), militia (of
iuch and such u state), volunteers OF
United States or regular army (navy) |
4 United States
~. DO you claim exemption from
raft2 Specify grounds.
Because YOU claim exemption from
raft, II by no means follows that you
re exempt. For the information OF
he war department You should make
claim now II YOU intend to prosecute
/. Some persons will be exempted on
ccount OF their occupations or offices,
ONE on account of the fact that they
ave relatives dependent upon them
or support. Your answer touching
hese things will be important In sup
'orting the claim you now intend to
make In your answer TO the present
questions. BE sure, therefore, that |
he grounds you now state are in con
ormity with your answers to ques
Ions and s.
I'm stating grounds YOU claim as ex.
'mpting you use one of the following
erms; II you claim to be an execu
i've, legislative or judicial officer of
he state or nation, name your office
ind say whether II Is an office of the
tate or nation. II you claim to be
member Of Il religious sect whose creed
orbids Its members 10 participate In
war In any form, simply name the sect.
( YOU are employed In the transmits.
Ion Of the United States mails or as
IN artiicer or workman In an armory,
arsenal or navy yard of the United /
States, or II YOU are a mariner en-
lloyed in the sea service of any clti. /
Zen or merchant within the United
states, so state. II you are a felon or
otherwise morally deficient aud desire
% claim exemption on that ground,
state your ground briefly. II you
lain physical disability, state that
briefly. If you claim exemption on
any other ground, state your ground
briefly"