Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-07-25
EXEMPTIONS FOR
ARMY SERVICE

reference TO the draft and exemptions
from the same. This is believed to
be absolutely authentic.
All the numbers from one to the
highest in any district in the United
States, are put in sealed capsules,
one number in each capsule and drawn
so it is stated by the Review of Re-
views by twenty different men. As
theyare drawn, the numbers are re-
corded in order drawn. The record
of this drawing is then recorded and
telegraphed to each county. No one
knows as yet when thissdrawing will
take place nor the quota or number
required from each county or district,
but as soon as the Ionia county board
receives notice of the order and the
quota required they will notify these
men and within seven days they must
appear and show what exemption
they claim if any. If name is TAX
en- of the list for exemption the next
number in order must be notified and
so on until finally the full quota is
obtained.
There are very liberal exemptions
and it is probable that under these
more than one-half will be excused.
Under the rules and regulations
furnished to every local board in the
United States, the following are the
exemptions:
Local board must notify each per-
| son drawn. Within seven days each
such person claiming exemption must
| file such claim on proper form, with
| local board.
The following are the exemptions:
(a) Officer of the United States
and the several states and territories
and District of Columbia.
(b) Ministers of religion.
(c) Students of divinity.
I'D Persons in the military or
naval service of the United States.
(e) Subjects of Germany residing
in the United States.
f) All resident aliens who have
not taken out their first papers.
To secure exemption, these in brief
are the conditions which must be COM
piled with.
(a)Officers must within ten days
after filing claim of exemption file
affidavit setting forth name and des-
cription of office he holds, date elect
ed or appointed, when term expires
and such other evidence as local
board may require.
(b) Minister affidavit of ordina-
ton, church or sect, time and place,
minister, also affidavits of two per-
sons, members of his church, etc.
(c) Must have been student of di-
vinity on May 20, 1917. Affidavit of
same also one signed by the president,
dean or head of divinity school.
I'D Affidavit of branch of military
service, when enlisted, etc. This in
cludes regular army, reserve, officers
reserve, enlisted reserve, national
guard, national guard reserve, recog-
nized by military bureau, navy mar
inc corps, coast guard, naval militia,
naval reserve force, marine corps re-
serve, national volunteer recognized |
by the navay department, officers of
militia, naval reserve, national naval |
volunteer recognized by the navy de-
partment, of officers of public health |
service with army or navy and some |
others.
(el Any subject of Germany
whether such person has or has not |
declared his intention to become a
citizen of the United States. No such
person shall be accepted for service.
All other resident aliens who have
not taken out their first papers.
Certificates of exemption issued by
the local boards shall be absolute,
conditional or temporary as the case
may require.
Further causes of exemptions made
by the local board in addition to ex-
emptions for physical defects and
reasons before stated are. These
must of course be proven by affidavit
and otherwise.
(a)County or municipal officers.
(b) Custom house clerk.
(c) Persons employed by United
States transmission of the mails.
I'D Atrificers and workmen en-
ployed in the armories, arsenals, and
navy yards of thesUnited States.
(e) Persons employed in the SER
vice of the United States and desig-
mated by the president to be exempt.
(f) Pilots.
(g) Mariners in sea service of any
cities or merchant within the Unit
ed States.
CHI Those in a status with respect
to persons dependent upon them for
support which renders their exclusion
or discharge desirable.
O Any married man whose wife
or child is dependent on him for sup
port Must make affidavit within ten
days. Income must be mainly from
his labor either mental or physical.
Wife must also make a supporting
affidavit. Wife may make this claim
for husband or by another person un-
der certain conditions.
(2) Son may make claim in behalf
of his support of widow or mother or
other person for son.
60 Son of infirm parents may
makt claim or parent or other person
for son.
az Father for motherless child or
children under sixteen may make or
have made similar claim.
(5) Brother or child or children
under sixteen may make or have
made similar claims.
G) Well organized religious sects
whose creed forbids military service.
Such persons are not, however, free
from non-combatant service.