Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-08-06
sEEKSExEMPTION
OF SOIL TILLERS
r. Edgerton, County agent. Urges
Those Indispensable 10 Farm
Management to File Affidartts.
tRr NEEDED As PRODUCERS
claims scarcity of Experienced Help
Wakes Replacing Of Drafted Agrl-
rulfuralists Impossible.

Relieving that farm operators and
ssrsrdadla farm hands are more need
a. producers than as soldiers. Pal
ra- f. Eaaarrou. county agent. is
--esfrg movement which bas for its
-a-rrga exemption from the military
z-aft those zh0 are indispensable to
serr management in Rock Island
sf- rHrarfon. who is employed by
he Rock Island County Agricultural
league. is q the opinion that all ex-
rsr.errad farmers are needed in the
aafa An this time and does nt0 think 1t
rrra-r|u..e f9r them To seek 70 escape
consumption.
Here is tae statement which he is
ssa5 today relative TO the matter
tFar the information of farm opera
cars and dependable farm hands who
ARE 1f draft age and who have already
4- wfH pass The physical examination,
szse placing them i'm line for military
service. + 15sh to make the following
statement.
knowing THE conditions over the
county ais one i'm my position natur-
eEv would. + feel confident in the
statement shat a big per cent Of tho
farmers who pass physical examiua-
ti8ns cannot be spared al this time
far military service. The scarcity Of
dependable and experienced hired help
would make the satisfactory replac-
ing %. these drafted men an imp0ssi-
mIfsv Every experienced farmer is
needed 1r the farm as a producer and
thara ts nothing unpatTlOfic or dis
loyal fra asking for exemption
i ann convinced however. after
carefully going over the information
available. that farmers will not be ex-
emDted a. S class. but that every case
will ~ taken up individually and de-
edad ou its merits as set forth in
your claim made for exemption and
the a#davltz supporting it.
-The district board that meets at
Peoria and passes on all clal for
agricultural exemption. must be con
WINGED and YOU by your affidavits and
claims must prove to them that you
are necessary TO the maintenance of
the enterprise in which you are en-
gagged and that you cannot be re-
placed hy another person without
direct substantial material loss and
6etTiuenf to the adequate and effec-
tire operation Of the said enterprise.
Strong Afidayifs Needed.
"Ta0s will be no easy task ia some
cases. and it seems 10 me that a great
deal of pains should be taken u max
Ing out these affidavits, setting forth
IN a clear cut concise statement just to
what extent you are a producer
The regulations provide that claims
fer Agricultural exemption must be
fled with she district board on or be
fore the fifth day after the mailing and
posting of notice. that you have passed
physical examination and been certi-
fed by the local board as one who has
been called for service. There have
been no names posted as yet. and in
fact examinations for the Rock Island
district have not started, but as soon
as such lists are available. I viii mail
70 each farmer on this list, the proper
forms and andavits with instructions
on how to proceed TO claim exemption
Watch the papers for any addition
al information or instructions