Evening star., 1917-05-20

NOW. State briefly, as farmer"
'miner." student" "iaborer Con farm.
in rolling mill. in automobile. wagon or
other faetory) maehiniss sold IN au'omo au once
under state or federal government,
name the office you hold. If you are IN
one of the following Offices or employ
rnents, use one of the names hereafter
.Customhouse clerk" employed in
the transmission of the mails" or "em-
ployed in an armory. arsenal or navy
yard" mariner. actually employed IN
the sea service OF citizen or merchant
within the United States"
s. BY whom employedf Where em-
II you are working for an individual.
its name. If in business, trade. profess
sion or employment for yourself, SO
state. If you are an officer of the state
or federal government, say whether
your office is under the United states,
the state, the county or municipality.
In answer to the question as to where
you are employed, give the town, county
and state where you work.
o. Have you n father. mother. whe.
child under IL. as sister or
bother under L. solely dependent
upon you for support specify
which)s
Consider your answer thoughtfuiiy.
II it Is true that there is another mouth
than your own which you alone have
duty to feed. do not let your military
ardor interfere with the wish of the ma
ton to reduce wars misery to a mimi
mum. On the other hand. unless the
person you have in mind is solely de-
pendent on you. do not hide behind pet
ticoats or children.
10. Married single (which)f Race
(specify which)f
This does not ask whether you were
once married. but whether you are mar
ried now. In answer to the question as
to your race, state briefly whether
..Malayan' or INDIAN
II. What military service have you
had: Ranks Branch: Yearss
Nation or states
No matter what country You served.
you must give complete information.
In answering these questions. first name
your rank. using one of the following
words: Commissioned officer. mon
commissioned officer" private" Next,
of the following words: Infantry.
cavalry" artillery" medical" sig
nal" aviation" supply" marine"
navy" Next, state the number of
years service. not counting time spent
In the reserve. Finally, name the ma
tion or state you served. If you served
under the United States or one of the
states of the United States. name your
National Guard (of such and such
state9". militia (of such and such
state)." volunteers of United States"
or regular army (navy) of United
Il. Do you claim exemption from
drnffs Specify grounds.
Because you claim exemption from
draft. it by no means follows that you
are exempt. For the information of the
War Department you should make
claim now if you intend to prosecute 1t.
Some persons will be exempted on ac-
count of their occupations or offices.
some on account of the fact that they
have relatives dependent upon them for
support. Your answer touching these
things will be important in supporting
the claim you now intend to make in
Be sure, therefore, that the grounds you
now state are in conformity with your
answers to questions z and 8. In stat
ing grounds you claim as exempting
you use one of the following terms: If
You claim to be an executive, legisla-
tive or judicial officer of the state or
nation. name your office and say
nation If you claim to be a member of
religious sect whose creed forbids its
members to participate in war in any
form. simply name the sect. If you are
employed in the transmission of the
United States mails or as an artificer or
workman in an armory, arsenal or navy
yard of the United States. or If you are
a mariner employed in the sea service
of any citizen or merchant within the
felon or otherwise morally deficient and
desire to claim exemption on that
ground. state, your ground briefly. If
you claim physical disability, state that
briefly. If you claim exemption on any
other ground, state your ground briefly.