The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-07-26
Claims For Exemption And General
Information Regarding The Draft


and ascertain the order in which tnell
number was drawn. which indicates
the order in which they stand for call
Members of respective boards in the
city and county, together with the
locations of their offices, are given IN
this issue.
According to instructions issued by
the Office Of the provost marshal gen.
eral when each board calls its quota
of men for examination, this call will
be posted at the Office Of the board.
A notice will also be mailed to eacn
man called, but the posting OF the
list at the office of the board will be
deemed sufficient notice to charge
each man with duty Of presenting
himself for examination. "The law,
says these instructions
makes it your duty to inform your
self when you are called. The mail
ing is for your convenience, but II
the letter never reaches you, you can
not make that an excuse.
Watch the lists at the office OF
your board and see when you are
called for examination"
Other instructions follow:
Vl-Physical Examination.
You must report for physical exam
ination OH the day named in your
call.
(a) II you are found physically dis
qualified the board will give you a
certificate which will explain to you
what your further duties are.
(b) If you are found physically
qualified and file claim for exemp-
tion within seven days after your
call you will be given ten days after
filing your claim Of exemption to file
proof in support of your CAIN of ex-
emption. See (VID below.
(c) If you are found physically
qualified and file no claim for exemp-
ton, or If you do not appear for ply
steal examination your name will be
posted to the district board as one
who was called for military service
and was not exempted or discharged
On the eighth day after cali, or with
in two days thereafter, copies of the
list of persons so posted to the dis
trict boards will be given to the press
with request for publication, will be
posted in place at the Office of the
local board accessible to the public
view and notice will be mailed to
you at the address on your registra-
ton card
Therefore watch the notices posted
in the Office of the board about ten
days after the day you were called
and make arrangements for the
prompt receipt of mail.
vll-seven Days to File Claims
Except for industrial or agricul.
tural reasons)
(a) No claim of discharge on ac-
count Of the industry in with you
are engaged can be decided by local
board. (See Par XIV below.)
(b) Whether you file claim of ex
empton or not, you must present your
self for physical examination on the
day named in the notice.
From the day notice that YOU are
called is mailed and posted you have
seven days in which you may file a
claim of exemption or discharge. The
form for filing this claim is simple.
If you wish to file such claim
(a) Go to the board and get Form
ITO for exemption or Form 121 for
discharge. II the board has not the
printed forms ask to consult the form
pamphlet and copy the form shown
there.
(c) Do this within seven days Of
the posting and mailing of notice to
you to present yourself.
Grounds for Exemption
The following are the only grounds
for exemption:
!. That you are an officer. legisla.
tive. executive, or judicial of the Uni
tedStates, a state or territory, or the
District of Columbia.
2. That you are a regular or dulv
ordained minister of religion
8. That you were on May 1s 1917
student preparing for the ministry
in any recognized theological or Al.
vinity school.
4.That you are in the military or
naval service of the United States
5. That you are a subject of Co..