Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1917-06-01

fall within one Of the three classes
above mentioned.
5. Where were you born1
First name the town, then the state,
then the country, as Columbus. o.
Vienna. Austria;' Paris. France;'
Sofia, Bulgaria.
%. II not a citizen, Of what country
r you a citizen or subject"
What 10 Your Job Right Now7
Y. What is your present trade, &C
cupRtiOn or Offce7
'This does not ask what you once
did, nor what you have done most Of
the time, nor what you are best fitted
to do. II asks what your Job Is right
now. State briefly, as farmer, miner,
student, labOrer Con farm, in rolling
mill, in automobile. wagon or other fac
tory. etc. II you hold an office under
state or federal government, name the
ONCE you hold.
IF you are In one OF the following
ohices 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
"s. BY whom e~mployedI Where en-
plOyed?
III you are working for an individ-
ual, firm, corporation OF association
state its name. II in business, trade,
profession or employment for yourself,
so state. II you are an officer Of the
state or federal government say wheth-
err your office is under the United
States, the state, the county or a mu-
nlclpallty. In answer to the question
as to where you are employed give the
town, county and state where you
work.
20. Have you a father, mother, wife,
child under twelve or a sister or broth
er under twelve solely dependent upon
you for support (specify which,
Consider your answer thOughtfully,
II II is true that there is another
mouth than your own which you alone
have q duty to feed do not let your
military ardOr interfere with the wish
Of the nation to 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
p%etticoats or children.
40. Married or single (which ?
Race (specify which)3
"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
whether Caucasian, Mongolian, negro
Malayan or Indian.
Declare Military Service, II Any.
al. What military service have you
hadI Rank1 Branch1 Years2 Ma.
ton or slater
mo matter what country you
served. you must give complete infor-
nation. In answering these questions
first name your rank, using one Of the
following words: Commissioned Off.
cer,' 'noncOmmisslOned officer 'pri-
vate.' Next, state branch in which you
served in one Of the following words :
Infantry cavalry artillery 'medi-
cal, signal aviation supply ma
rlne,' navy Next, state the number
Of years service, not counting time
spent I'm the reserve. Finally, name
the nation or state you served. II you
served under the United States or n
Of the states Of the United States,
name your service In one of the fol.
lowing terms: National Guard (Of
such and such a state), militia (ot
such and such a state), volunteers of
United States or regular army (navy)
OF United States
"12. Do you claim exemption from
draft2 Specify grounds.
Because you claim exemption from
draft, 1t by no means follows that you
are exempt. For the information of
the war department you should make
a claim now II you intend to prosecute
It. Some persons will be exempted on
account Of their occupations or offices,
some on account Of the fact that they
have relatives dependent upon them
for support. Your answer touching
these things will be important In sup
porting the claim you now intend to
make in your answer to the present
questions. Be sure, therefore, that
the grounds you now state are in con.
fOrmity with your answers to ques-
lions 7 and 8.
SIN stating grounds you claim as e K
empting you use one of the following
terms: II you claim to be an execu'
tive, Legislative or judicial officer of
the state or nation, name your office
and say whether 1t is an office of the
state or nation. II you claim to be a
member OF q religious sect whose creed
forbids It's members to participate In
war In any form, simply name the sect.
II you are employed in the transmits
sion OF the United States mails or as
an artihcer or workman In an armOry,
arsenal or navy yard OF the United
States, or II you are a mariner en-
plOyed in the sea service of any citi-
zen or merchant within the United
States, so state. II you are a felOn or
otherwise morally deficient and desire