The Palatka news and advertiser., 1917-06-01
MARRIED MEN EXEMPT
FROM CONSUMPTION
But Must Register-Wives
Considered as Depend
ents, is Ruling.
Failure to Register Means One Ye,r,.
imprisonment and Liability for Ser.
vice After Prison Term.

An Associated Press dispatch from
washington this week states that
married men will be exempt from con.
scrlptlon for the first national army
OF 100000 men, but no specified in
dustrles Or occupations will be ex-
emptt, according to decisions reached
oy the war department officials con-
ferrlng on the plan. The plans ara
yet to be ratified by the president.
DECISIONS as to the neea Of supnort
Tor other dependent relatives will be
lett to the county boards, subject to
approval of the higher board created
IN each federal judicial district. An
peal from the district board NAV in
turn be made to the president.
instructions to men of registering
age, telling them exactly how to 90
ABOUT signing up for Uncle Sans Sc
Ilectlvc service army June S, have
DC been issued by the war department.
iheSe instructions were printed in full
In The News last week.
All men, except those already in
the United States army or navy. the
tederallzed national guard or naval
militia, or in actual service in the
officers or enlisted mems reserve
corps, who have passed their twentv-
hrst and have not reached their thir-
ty-flrSt birthdays, on June 5, must
appear at the booth set up in their
district between 7 in the morning
and 8 at night.
On slip of paper are questions to
De answered directly and simply by
the applicant He must give his
name in full, age in years only, ad-
dress in full and date of birth. He
must state whether he is a citizen.
native born or naturalized.
The applicant will be asked to
state his present occupation, telling
It's exact nature. If he is an officer
or employe of the city, state or federal
governments he should name his cx-
act position.
One OF the most important ques-
ions relates to dependents. If he
mas father, mother or wife, or
;hild, brother or sister under II wears
If age, SOLELY dependent on him
or support, he should so state. He
must also state if he is married or
ingle.
Asked if he has seen military SER
ice, the applicant must state not on
Y service for Uncle Sam, but any he
nay have had under any other gov
The applicant is also permitted to
tate his claims, if any, for exemp-
ion from select service. This does
OF mean he will be exempt; that is
7ft to the proper authorities.
After filling out the registration
lank properly the applicant will re.
eive a card corresponding in number
18th his blank, and filled out by the
egistrar, testifying to the mans reg
'tration. He must have this card
nth him at all times, for he may be
topped at any time or place by
oliceman or military officer and ar
ested if he fails to show his card.
Failure to register means one year
Imprisonment and liability for select
ervlce following the prison term.
Since the above was sent out by the
ssociated Press, the provost mar
nal, Gen. Enoch H. Crowder, has de-
led the statement which had gained
lrrency that married men would not
e drafted. He has issued the fol-
wing statement in corrections:
"The act establishing the selec-
tive draft authorizes the Presi-
dent to exclude or discharge
from the draft those in a stat
us with respect to persons de-
pendent upon them for support
which renders their exclusion or
discharge advisable The CEN
sus estimate shows that almost
half the men available for draft,
under the act of Congress, are
married, and any sweeping ex-
clusion of married men would,
therefore, be inadvisable. Only
those whose dependents must re-
ly solely on them for support
should claim exemption and, of
course, all married men between
the ages of q and 80 inclusive,
must register whether or not
they purpose to claim exemp-