Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-07-27
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necessary for the prosecution OF he
war must Ole their claims With tho
District (staiel Board. and no. with
the local exemption boards Each
application for exemption on indus
trial or agricultural grounds will be
considered on IFS individual merits,
according TO the instructions from
Washington other applications for
exemption must be filed with local
exemption boards within seven days
after notice Is issued 20 men TO report
for examination.
Governor Townsend on Tuesday
was in communication with Provost
General Crowder relative TO the Dis
trict Exemption Board for Delaware
the Governor receiving the reply that
the board would be telegraphed In a
short time
The provost marshal was gotten in
communication with about noon to
day concerning the appointment OF
the board. with the result that the
State Department In Dover was in
formed that the appointments OF all
/ district boards were personally In
the hands OF the President and would
be sent out as fast as the President
/ directed
Exemption Blank Forms.
The posting Of the master list Is
/ considered the official notification OF
n registered man that he has been
called for service. The mailing of
notices is for the convenience Of the
registrants only.
The notice to the eligible men 70
apDear for examination-and all
must be examined. whether or not
they plan to ask for exemption-is
headed:
Notice Of Call and to Appear for
Physical Examination" After the
name and address of registrant the
notice states:
you are hereby notified that pur-
suant Of the act OF Congress ap-
proved May IS. 1917. you are called
for military service of the United
States by this local board from among
/ those persons whose registered cards
are within the jurisdiction OF this
local board" Then follows the serial
4 number of the registrant and the
order in which It was drawn. Inc
notice also sets the timo and place
for the examination.
Forms For Exemption.
Two forms OF exemption blanks
wcro also received by the local
boards The first Is for the use OF
eiiribles applying for exemption for
themselves and the second is for "a
person other than an eligible neeking
10 have a registrant exempt.
The blanks prescribe the grounds
unon which the local boards may
exemnt n man. They follow;
(a) County OF municipal officer.
The term county and municipal
officer" is defined by the rules and
regulations promulgated under h'
7 selective Service Act TO be an
Q county or municipal officer, inciudinl
J. therein officers OF townships, cities
boroughs. parishes, towns and VII
Lagos. who has been elected TO hi
J. Office by popular vote. and who's
j. office. NAV not be filled by appoint
5. ment for an unexplred term.
0b) A Custom House clerk OF IN
United States.
Q (o) A person employed by The
United states In the transmission o.
mails.
(d) An artifcer and workman EN-
: Moved in an arsenal-armory-ol
I navy yard of the United States
2 (Strike out words not applicahleJ
(o) An employe of the service II
the United states necessary to th'
effective operation OF a department
commission. board, bureau. division
or branch Of the government.
: 90 A licensed pilot.
ca A mariner actually employed
IN sea service OF citizen or mer
j. chant within the United states.
(h) A person having dependent
n upon his labor for support-tMarl
q with cross the following sub
classesD
= 1. A married man with wife o.
child dependent upon his labor 70
y support.
q 2. Son Of widow dependent upol
d his labor for support.
N 3. A son Of aged or inhrm parent
u or parents dependent upon his labo
T. for support.
y a. A father of a motherless chill
n under sixteen years Of age depender
e upon his labor for support.
8 5. A brother Of child Tor children
D under sixteen years Of age who has q
" have) neither father nor mother and
, Tor are) dependent upon his labor f'
n support.
ID A person who was a member {
i. well recognized religious sect or o
81 ganization. organized and existing Ma
u Is 1917, whose then existing creed {
D. principles forbid its members TO pa
ticipate in war in any form, and who
religious convictions are against WI
e or participation therein. in accordan
mn with the creed or principles of said r
d ligious organization.
% 80 A person convicted Of felony.
The penalty for any person eyadii
,v or aiding another 10 evade the requir
en- ments Of the law. IL is stated on q
e back Of the forms. is Imprisonment +
not more than one year
lv The section Of the Criminal Code
III the United States is applied for co
a spiracy 10 prevent the operation Of I
selective act The penalty for su
II conspiracy Is that those convicted "shi
he be fined not more than $4,000 or II
,r. prisoncd more than two years OF boil
There is a typographical error in Z
- form used by another 10 apply for I
exemption Of a registrant. The par
graph covering r person having depe
dents reads: a person have depe
dants" upon his labor instead of
person having dependents upon
labor. This error win not neccssar
prevent the use Of these blanks. IL
believed