The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1917-05-31
TUESDAY. JUNE s. IS DATE SET FOR REGISTRATION
HOW TO ANSWER THE QUESTIONS
ON THE REGISTRATION CARDS!

now. State briefly, as Farmer"
"AIiner,' Student" 'Laborer (on
farm, in rolling mill, in automobile,
wagon, or other factory" 'Machin-
ist in automobile factory" etc. If
you hold an office under State or fed
eral government, name the office you
hold. If you are in one of the fol-
| lowing Offices or employments, use
one of the names hereafter mention
ed:
"Customhouse clerk" "employed
in the transmission of the mails" or
employed in an armory, arsenal, or
navy yard" mariner, actually en-
ployed in the sea service of citizen or
merchant within the United States"
8. BY whom employed? Where
employed?
If you are working for an individ-
ual, firm, corporation, or association,
state it's name If in business, trade,
profession, or employment for your
self, so state. If you are an officer Of
the State or federal government, say
whether your Office is under the Unit
ed States, the State, the county, or a
municipality. In answer to the ques'
! tion as to when you are employed,
give the town, county, and State
where you work.
; 8. Have you father, mother,
wife, child under 12, or sister or
/ brother under IL solely dependent
upon you for support (specify
which,?
! Consider your answer thoug ghtful-
| ly. If it is true that there is another
mouth than your own which you
alone have 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, unless the person you
have in mind is solely dependent on
children.
/ 10. Married or single (which?
Race (specify which,?
; 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 brief
! ly whether Caucasian" Mongol-
ian," Negro" Malayan," or "In-
| dian."
| II. What military service have
you had? Rank? Branch? Years?
Nation or State?
No matter what country you
served, you must give complete in
! formation. In answering these ques-
tions, first name your rank, using one
of the following words: "Commis-
stoned officer" ''Non-commissioned
officer Private" Next, state branch
in which you served in one of the
following words: Infantry Cav
airy" Artillery" Medical" Sig
nal," Aviation Supply" MA
rine, Navy" Next, state the num-
Der of years service, 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 service in one of
the following terms: National
| Guard (of such and such State),"
militia (of such and such State),"
volunteers of United States," or
Regular Army Navy of United
States"
12. 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 prose-
cute it. Some persons will be ex-
empted on account of their occupa-
tions or offices, some on account OF
the fact that they have relatives de-
pendent upon them for support.
Your answer touching these things
will be important in supporting the
claim you now intend to make in
your answer to the present question.
Be sure, therefore, that the grounds
you now state are in conformity with
your answers to questions and 8!
In stating grounds you claim as ex-
empting you, use one of the follow
ing terms: If you claim to be an
executive, legislative, or judicial Of
ficer 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 religious
sect whose creed forbids its members
to participate in a war in any form,
simply name the sect. If you are en-
ployed in the transmission OF the
United States mails or as an artiflcer
or workman in an armory, arsenal,
or navy yard Of the United States, or
if you are a mariner employed in the
sea service of any citizen or mer-
chant 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. If you claim physical
disa bility, state that briefly. If you
claim exemption on any other ground,
state your ground briefly.