Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-07-11

py the local board your name Will be
certified and sent by the local board
to the district board as one who has
been called for military service and
not exempted or discharged. Within
two days thereafter. If practicable, a
list of those SO certified to the district
board Will be given to the press, with
a request for publication; will be
posted in the Offices of the local board
accessible to the public view, and no
tice will be mailed to the address on
your registration card.
Therefore. If you have filed a claim
for exemption and proof in support
thereof, watch the notices in the Of
nee OF the local board beginning about
five days after you have filed your
proof to see what disposition was
made of your case and make arrange
ments for the prompt receipt of mail.
II. HOW TO CLAIM APPEALS TO
DISTRICT BOARDS-Claims may be
made by person within ten days aft
er the day when notice has been post
ed and mailed that such persons
name has been certified to the district
board as one who has been called for
service and not exempted or dis
charged. Therefore. If you desire to
appeal.
Go to the local board and get or
copy form 153 or 154 for filing your
claim of appeal;
2-Get or copy also form ISL or 1852
for notifying the district board of
appeal;
3-File your claim of appeal (153
or 154) with the local board;
4-Send your notice of appeal (form
151 or 1922 to the district board;
5-Do this within ten days from the
day when notice that your name was
certified to the district board was
posted and mailed.
Remember-You can only appeal the
final order of the board exempting or
dlscharging or refusing to exempt or
dlscharge. You cannot appeal other
orders or action of the local board.
H. PROVING YOUR APPEAL
You have five days after the district
board receives your notice that you
have filed claim of appeal in which
to file evidence additional to that filed
by you in the local board. but all such
evidence much consist of affidavits.
IA. DECISIONS OF APPEALING
decision on your appeal must be made
within five days of the closing OF
proof and you will be notified by mail
of the action of the board on your
appeal.
Is. CLAIMS FOR DISCHARGE ON
INDUSTRIAL GROUNDS - Only dis
trict boards can receive claims for
discharge on the ground that you are
engaged in industry, including agri-
cultural, found to be necessary to the
maintenance of the military estap-
lishment, has effective operation of
the military forces or the maintenance
of national interest during the emer-
gency.
Such claims must be filed with the
district board on or before the fifth
day after the mailing and posting of
notice that you have been certified by
the local board as one who has peer
called for service and not exempted
or discharged.
II you desire to file such a claim:
lEGet a copy at the local or dis
trict board, form 161 or 161A.
2-Fill the form out properly.
3-File it with the district board
within five days after the mailing and
posting of notice that your name has
been certified from the local board to
the district board.
See section A, regulations.
10. PROOF IN SUPPORT OF IN
DUSTRIAL CLAIM - Only affidavits
can be used in filing proof before the
district board of a claim of exemption
on industrial grounds. All such affi-
davits must be filed within Ave days
IL. DECISION OF THE DISTRICT
BOARD ON INDUSTRIAL CLAIMS
Within five days alter the closing of
proof in any industrial claim the dis
trict board must decide the claim.
If the decision of the district board
is in favor of the claim, the board will
issue a certificate of discharge. If
the decision is against the claim the
district boards will so notify you.
Remember that you have been called
for military service and that the GER
tifcate of the district board is only
conditional on your remaining in the
kind of industrial service on account
of which you were discharged. No
such exemption shall continue when a
cause therefor no longer exists, and
your certificate of discharge may be
withdrawn or modified by the district
board at any time that the district
board shall determine that the cir
cumstances require it.
Is. APPEALS OF INDUSTRIAL
CLAIM TO THE PRESIDENT-Only
decisions of the district board on in
dustrial claims for discharge can be
appealed.
If you desire to appeal the decision
ol the district boards to the President
you may do so within seven days OF
the date of mailing to you of the deci-
sion of the district board. To perfect
your appeal:
Get or copy from the district or
local board form 163;
Fill out the form and ile 1t with
the district board;
3-Do this within seven days after
the mailing of notice to you of the
decision of the district board in your
case.
10. HOW YOU WILL BE NOTI-
FLED THAT YOU HAVE BEEN Sc
LECTED FOR MILITARY SERVICE
AS soon as your case is finally dis
posed of. the adjutant general of your
State will notify you by mail that you
have been selected for military serv-
ice.
Your local boards will post a list
of all persons selected for military
service in a place at the office of the
local boards accessible to public view
The local board will also give lists Of
persons selected for military service
to the press with requests for pub
lication.
20. NOTICE THAT YOU HAVE
BEEN SELECTED FOR MILITARY
SERVICE WILL NOT NECESSARILY Y
ORDER YOU INTO SERVICE-The
notice to report for military service
will come when the Government is
ready to receive you.
E. Fl. CROWDER,
Provost Marshal General