The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1917-07-12
Regulations Tell Of Men Drawn
Who Will Receive Exemption In Draft
Men Who Have Dependents,
Office Holders, Munition and
Mail Workers Are Some
Who Will Be Out of It

supporting afidavits from heads of
families living in the local area and
belonging to the minister's church, sect
or organization.
"A duly ordained minister Of re-
ligion," the regulations say, lis a per-
son who has been ordained in accord
ance with the ceremonial, ritual or dis
cipline Of a church, religious sect or
organization established on the basis
Of a community Of faith and belief,
doctrines and practices Of a religious
character. to preach and to teach the
doctrines of such church, sect or Or
ganization and to administer the rites
and ceremonies thereof in public wor-
ship. and who as his regular and GUS
tomary vocation breaches and teaches
the principles Of religion and admins
tiers the ordinances of public worship
as embodied in the creed or principles
Of such church, sect or organization"
Preachers Not Ordained.
A regular minister is one who las
his customary vocation breaches and
teaches the principles Of religion of a
church, sect Or organization of which
he is a member without having been
duly ordained as minister of religion
and who is recognized by such church,
sect or organization as regular min
ister." Neither Of these classes include
those who '1rregularly or incidentally
preach and teach" Students Of divin-
ity to claim exemption must have been
enrolled in a recognized theological or
divinity school on May is last and must
present supporting af6davits by the
president, dean or head Of the school,
Persons in the military or naval
service of the United States" embraces
those within the classes defined at the
time of the registration. Germans and
"alI other resident aliens who have
not taken out their first papers, come
within the mandatory rules of exemp-
ton. AS to the former it is added:
mo subject of Germany residing in
the United States, whether he has TAX
en- out his first papers or not, will be
accepted for service. When in the
opinion Of local board any person
called for service is a subject of Ger
many, whether he has or has not de-
clared his intention to become a citi-
zen Of the United States or whether
he or some other person in respect Of
him has or has not filed a claim Of eX-
emption, he shall be exempted and a
certificate of exemption issued to him."
Not all exemptions allowed by the
local boards will be absolute. "No ex-
emptjon shall continue when a cause
therefor no longer exists" the regula-
tons declare, and when the cause
ceases the certificate is to be revoked.
The provost marshal general is en-
powered to name representatives, who
may take appeals from the local boards
to the district boards, which are to sit
in New York city and in each federal
judicial district. Appeals from dis
trict boards may be taken to the pres
ident, and individuals have the same
right Of appeal that the provost mar
shall general has.
Subject to Discharge.
This right of appeal covers dis
charges as well as exemptions. Dis
charges must be applied for within
seven days after notice to appear for
examination has been mailed. The
classes who may obtain discharges in
clude custom house clerks, persons en-
plOyed in the transmission of the
mails, art16cers and workmen employ
ed in the armories, arSenals and navy
yards Of the United States, persons
employed in the service Of the United
States designated by the president to
be exempted, pilots, mariners actually
employed in the sea service Of any
citizen or merchant within the country.
With the exception Of pilots, who
must have affdavits from the collector
or deputy collector of the port from
which they regularly sail-al these
persons must submit afidavits from
responsible officers that they cannot be
replaced by another person without
substantial material loss of efficiency
in operation or administration" of the
service in which the applicant may be
SAAlAOJ CO
The regulations affecting 'sthose in
a status with respect to persons de-
pendent upon them for support which
renders their exclusion or discharge de-
sirable'' require $500 words for their
setting forth. Applications for dis
charge under these heads may be made
by the man himself, by the dependent
or by some person acting for him. The
classes are the following:
"Any married man whose wife or
child is dependent upon his labor for
support" Such a man must present,
within ten days after filing claim for
discharge, an affidavit signed by him,
giving his name, age and place of resi-
dence; the name and place of residence
of his wife; the name(s), age(s) and
place Of residence of his child or chill
dren, if any, and stating that he is
married man, the husband Of said wife,
the father Of her child or children: that
such wife, child or children is (are) de-
pendent upon his labor for support as
the term tabor" is used in the rules