The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-07-20
HOW YOU WILL KNOW
WHEN YOU ARE ORA WIN
Number Will Be Published and You Will Receive No
tce of Sun,naons-How to Claim Exemption and
What to Do When You Have Been Drafted.

self fer physical examination Oh the
day named in the notice.
From the day notice that you are
called is mailed and posted you haze
seven days in which you may 6!e a
claim of exemption or discharge. The
form for fling this claim is SIMPLE.
II you wish to file such claim
(a) Go to the board and get form
10 for exemption or form 121 for
discharge. If the board has not the
printed forms ask to consult the form
pamphlet and copy the form shown
there.
.(b) Fill out the proper form and
file it with the board.
{c) Do this within seven days Of
the posting and mailing of notice to
you to present yourself.
The following are the only grounds
for exemption:
l. That you are an officer, legisla-
tive, executive, or judicial, Of the Unit
ed States. State or territory, or Dis
trict Of Columbia.
2. That you are regular or duly
ordained minister Of religion.
8. That you were on May 1S, 1917,
student preparing for the ministry
in any recognized theological or di-
vinity school.
4. That you are in the military or
naval service Of the United States.
5. That you are subject of Ger
many, whether you have taken out
papers or not.
6. That you are resident alien who
has not taken out first papers.
In addition to claims for exemption
claims for discharge may be made ON
any of the following grounds, which
are the only grounds for discharge by
local board.
l. That you are a county or munici-
pal officer.
2. That you are custom house
clerk.
8. That you are employed in the
United States in the transmission OF
nc ills.
4. That you are an artificer or
! workman employed in an armory,
arsenal, or navy yard of the Unitea
| States.
5. That you are employed in the ser
vice of the United States (under cer-
tain conditions). See paragraph (e)
of section 20, regulations.
6. That you are licensed pilot reg
ularly employed in the pursuit of your
| vocation.
Z. That you are mariner actually
employed in the sea service of any
citizen or merchant within the United
States.
8. That you are married man with
q wife or child dependent on you for
support.
9. That you have a widowed motheS.
dependent ON your labor for support.
10. That you have aged or lnirm
parents dependent upon your labor
for support.
II. That you are the father OF 3
motherless child under Is dependent
upon your labor for support.
12. That you are a brother OF an
orphan child or children under 16 de-
pendent on your labor for support.
13. That you are a member Of any
well recognized religious sect or or
gani, ton organized and existent
May lS, 1917, and whose then exist
ing creed or principles forbade its
members to participate in war in any
form and whose religious corrections
are against war or participation there
! in in accordance with the creed Or
principles of said religious organiza-
tons.
These persons can ile claim In
your behalf, but must use different
forms in fling the claim.
Ten Days After Filing Claim to File
Proof.
Your claim for exemption or dis
charge must be filed within seven days
of the day on which notice to you that
you are called is posted and mailed
But after you have fled your claim
for exemption or discharge you have
ten days within which to Ale proof.
The method Of proving claims is
very simple but it is rather exact. IL
| YOU follow the rules given below you
| will have done what is required oE
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