The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1917-06-01

of the state or federal government,
say whether your office is under the
United States, the state, the county,
or a municipality. In answer to the
question as to where you are employ
ed, give the town, county, and state
where you work.
9. Have you a father, mother, wife.
child under ~, or sister or
brother under IL solely dependent
upon you for support (specify
which,?
Consider your answer throughtfully
If it is true that there is another
mouth than your own which you alone
have a duty to feed, do not let your
military ardor interfere with the wish
Of the Nation to reduce wars misery
to minimum. On the other hand, I'm.
less the person you have in mind is
solely dependent on you, do not hide
behind petticoats or children.
10. Married or single (whch)? Race
(specify which,?
This docs not ask whether you were
once married, but whether you are
married now. In answer to the ques-
ton as to your race, state briefly
whether Caucasian" "Mongolian,"
Negro" "Malayan," or INDIAN"
II. What military service have you
had? Rank? Branch? Years?
Nation or State?
No matter what country you served,
you must give complete information.
In answering these questions, first
name your rank, using one of the fol
lowing words: commissioned Off
Ger" "NOncOmmissiOned officer" "Pri-
vate." Next, state branch in which
you served in one of the following
words: Infantry" "Calvary," "Artil-
1ery,'' Medical" Signal" "Avia-
tion,'' Supply" Marine Navy"
Next, state the number of years SER
vice, not counting time spent in the
Reserve. Finally, name the Nation or
state you served. If you served under
the United States or one of the states
OF the United States, name your SER
vice in one Of the following terms:
National Guard (of such and such a
stated" Militia (of such and such
state)," Volunteers of United
States" or Regular Army Navy OF
United States
Il. Do you claim exemption from
draft? Specify grounds.
Because you claim exemption from
draft, it by no means follows that you
are exempt. For the information of
the War Department you should make
claim now if you intend to prosecute
1T. Some persons will be exempted on
account OF their occupations or Offices
some on account of the fact that they
nave 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.
tons and 8. In stating grounds you
claim as exempting you, use one of
the following terms: If you claim to
oe an executive, legislative, or judi
claI officer of the state or nation.
name your office and say whether it
Is an office of the state or nation. II
you claim to be member of a relig-
1ous sect whose creed forbids it's mem
ners to participate in war in any form,
simply name the Sect If you are en-
ployed IN the transmission of the
United States mails or as an arti-
ncer or workman in an armory, arse
hai or navy yard of the United States,
OF II you are a mariner employed in
the sea service of any citizen or mer-
cnant within the United States, so
state. If you are felon or otherwise
morally deficient and desire to claim
exemption on that ground, state your
ground briefly. II you claim physical
disability, state that briefly. If you
claim exemption on any other ground,
state your ground briefly.