The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-07-25
COUNTY OFFICERS ..
IN NORTH DAKOTA
LIABLE TO DRAF ]
Governor. n ,,.' ,Frazzier's CONSTRUCTION
'if'.%t G1ItZr-l&A - I1& faEEa vi
=, Of Regulations Confirmed in
Wire From CroWder
INDIAN JUMBLE RESULTS
FROM DOUBLE NUMBERING

County officers between the ages Of
2l and 80, inclusive, are not exempt
because of their official capacity, from
draft.
This news will come as shock to
county officials all over the state. who
have been resting on their official
rights and believing themselves tx.
empt. Governor Frazier last night
wired Provost Marshal General
Crowder that under the laws of North
Dakota any county Office may be filed
by appointment for the ,1nexpired
term, ard asking whether under these
conditions 1t was not true hat men
of draft age serving as county officers
would not ~De excluded from .1nc
classes held constitutionally exempt
General Crowder replied this morning
that Governor Fraziers construction
of the regulations in this respect is
correct. ="
Awaiting Advices.
; Charles Leissmann is still awaiting
advice from Washington as to the
credits due the various counties for
the men assembled in federal service
at Fort Lincoln. A majority of these
credits will go to Burleigh, Morton
and Stutsman counties, from which
the companies of the Second battalion
which have not yet reported credits,
have been reported, but there may be
some changes in the net quota as this
county as well as others from which
men nave been drawn for Com panies
A, f, X and H. Aside from these
changes, the net quotas will stand
practically as reported in The Trib-
une last week. Mr.. Leissman was in
follney today that. the belated reports
from Washington. may ber expected
this sevening or tomorrow morning,
when the tabulatiol of all net county
quotas will be completed. ..u..
~ Lists Next Week.
Official draft lists placed in the mail
at Washington yesterday, probably
will not reach the adjutant general S
office until Friday or Saturday, and it
is not likely that duplicate copies can
be furnished all county exemption
boards until the middle of next week.
Men drafted in the first division,
therefore, need not expect notice to
appear for at least five days to come.
Must Get of Boards.
Adyices from Washington today are
that men eligible to draft who are
serving on county exemption boards
must be replaced. A number of
changes in county boards already
have been made, and others are to
'Ollow.
Indian tumble.
Mr.. Leissmanr is still at loss to
know what to do with lists of Indian
'egistrants received by the county
boards in which the registration was
made after their lists of registrants
lad been serially numbered. The In
lian registration lists were numbered
)y the Indian agents, and were not
lied with the county boards until July
0. Naturally the serial numbers
)orne by these Indian lists conflict
With the numbers appearing on the
'egular county lists, and if adopted
would result in two men beicg drafted
III the same number in reservation
ounties Provost Marshal General
CrOwder's instructions are TO treat
hese registration, cards the same as
nv others which were filed with the
,oard too late to be numbered. lr
his instance, however, the Indians
we're registered prior to June IS, as
equired by the regulations, and they
annot be penalized because the In
ian department red tape resulted in
he names reaching the state board
ate.
Cooks Wanted.
The quartermaster corps of the
Icrth Dakota national guard is row
omplete. except as to one important
ack Two good cooks are needed.
hey must be cooks, s1ys Captain w.
|. Stickley, and crackerjaCks. Tsc
ay is good, and the work will be
lessant, though heavy.