Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-11-21
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SECOND DRAFT
TO TAKE EFFECT
Adjutant General Moody
Addresses Communication
to All County Exemption
Boards Extending Thanks
Caution Given to Become
Familiar With Question
naire and Conte nts-
Urged to Save Tolls and
Clerk Hire.

Urged to Save Tolls and
Clerk Hire.
Adjutant General c. S. Moody is
paving the way for putting the second
drift into effect for the national army
In communication to all local boards
he thanks the county organizations for
the excellent work they have and are
performing and urges them to lend
him the same unselfish devotion in the
coming draft that they have in the
one just closed. Only a few copies of
the questionnaires have been issued
but the adjutant general urges mem
bers of boards to become as familiar
as possible with their contents. to save
telegraphc tolls and clerk hire
The work of successfully accomplish
ing the second draft is going to be
more difficult than the first. 1t is be-
lieved. because Of the radical changes
made in the form. All county boards,
however. have shown desire to heart
1y cooperate.
COMMUNICATION ISSUED.
The following Is the communication
Issued to the board by Adjutant Gen
eral Moody:
THE first draft period is drawing to
close. The work you have accom-
plished has been very arduous and has
been very we'll accomplished, indeed.
This office, Aor the governors office,
has naught bat words and thoughts of
praise for the men who have so I'M
selfishly devoted their time and ener-
gies to the tasks put upon them by the
federal government. You have dis
played patriotism of the highest state
and l am going to ask you to lend me
the unselfish devotion in the coming
draft that you have in the one now
closed. 1t is my intention to either
visit in person or by a representative
from my office every board in the state
Of Idaho with the idea of shedding light
on some matters which may be at the
present time rather obscure.
There are some thoughts in connec-
ton with the coming draft, occurring
to me through my association of the
provost marshal generals office which
l feel should be passed along. One
thing is that of Geographic and tele-
phone expense. The disbursing officer
has felt that too frequently boards
used the wires when they might have
written. l realize that there were
many things complicated about the
rules and regulations which were diff
cult of comprehension, but except in
rare instances they were not so press
Ing as to require such great expedition
as is contemplated by the telegraph
In the coming draft allow me to ask
you to read your regulations very care
fully. Then II you are undecided what
course to pursue, write letter and
only in extreme cases make use of the
wires.
URGED TO BE CAREFUL.
II have sent you for your personal
instruction only the questionnaire AL
low me to ask you to thoroughly famil-
iarize yourself with its provisions prior
to the time that the matter is ready
for distribution. You will understand
that those sent you are only for your
personal use. We hope to have all the
forms in. your possession by Dec. ! but
the missionaries are not to be dis
tributed until Dec. Is. Let me urge
upon you the necessity of being very,
very careful of your questionnaires
This Is very expensive document and
Is taxing the government printing Of
fee to an extreme; also let me urge
upon you a careful study of the regu-
iations. This shall be your synoptical
gospel. Read it well. Do not engage
any clerical assistance whatever until
further advised from this office. 1t is
the intention to relieve the board of
as much clerical work under the new
draft as possible. To that end all
forms are being constructed so that
they may be filled In rapidly in most
Instances with rubber stamps, which
stamps will be furnished you as soon
rs they arrive. The maximum amount
of clerical assistance will be author
lied by the governor but we strictly
advise you to bring this matter down
to a minimum expense, as every dol
lar that you save will mean an addi-
tional dollar for our troops at the
front. Boards less than 1000 registra-
tions will not be entitled to extra cler-
cal assistance.
your first duty will be to transfer
list of registrants from form No. 102
70 the classification list.