Marble Hill press., 1917-05-31

This does not ask what you one,
did, nor what you have done most Of
the time, nor what you are best fitted
10 do, II asks what your job II right
now, State briefly. as farmer, miner,
student laborer (on farm, In rolling
mill, In automobile, wagon or other fac
tory, etc. II you hold IN office under
state or federal government, name the
Office you hold.
"lf you are In one OF the followin.
ofscs or emrloyments, use one of the
names hereafter mentioned: Custom
house clerk, employed In the transmits
sion OF the mails, or employed In an
armory, arsenal or navy yard. mar
lner actually employed IN the sea serv-
! Ice ~ citizen or merchant within the
United States
IS, ny whom cmploycdr Where EN-.
ploycd'
III YOU are working for m lndlVid'
ual. firm, corporation or association
state It's name. II In business. trade,
profession or employment for yourself
So state. II YOU are an officer of the
state or federal government say wh"th.
rr your office l. under the United
States the state, the county or mu.
uicipality. In answer to the question
aS 20 where you are employed give the
town, county and state where you
work.
20, Have you n father. mother. wife
child under twelve or n sister or broth
cr under twelve solely dependent upon
YOU FOR support (Spccify which,:
Consider your answer thuughtfully
II Il Is true that there is another
mouth than your own which you alone
have duty tn feed DO not let your
military urlur interfere with the wish
~ the nation 10 reduce wars misery to
a minimum. On the other hand. unless
the person you have In mind j. solely
dependent On you DO not hide behind
p,,'leoats or children
10 Married or single (Which q.
Race t>pcciiy whichl7
"Ih., does not ask whether you
We're once married. but whether you
are married now. In answer 10 m,
question ~ 90 your race state briefly
whether Caucasian Mousolian, negro.
Malaygn or lndlan
Must State Past military Service.
~. What military service have you
hal2 Rank: EranehI lesrsl Na
tiun ur statef
40 matter what country you
served, you must give complete infor
nation. In answering these questions
first name your rank. using one Of the
following words: Commissioned off
Ger 'noncummissioned officer. pr.
vate Next. state branch in which you
served In one OF the following words .
Infantry cavalry, artillery, 'medi
cal signal, aviation supply ma.
rlne.' navy Next, state the number
~ years service. not counting time
spent IN the reserve. Finally. name
the nation or state you served. II you
served under the United States or one
of the states of the United States.
name your service In one OF the fol.
lowing terms: National Guard (of
such and such n stats), militia (uf
such and such s,atel, volunteers OF
United states or regular army navy
ot United States
IL. DO you claim exemption from
draft? Specify grounds.
Because you claim exemption from
draft. IL by no means follows that you
are exempt For the information Of
the war department you should make
n claim now II you intend TO prosecute
H. Some persons will be exempted on
account 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 sup
porting the claim you now Intend to
make In your answer TO the present
questions. BE sure, therefore. that
the grounds you now state are In con.
formity with your answers 10 ques
tons and s.
"In stating grounds you claim az ex-
empting you use one Of the following
terms: II you claim to be an execa
tive. legislative or judicial officer Of
the state or nation, name your Office
and say whether II Is an ofiice Of the
state or nation. II you claim to be a
member Of religious sect whose creed
forbids It's members TO participate In
war In any form. simply name the sect
II you are employed in the transmits
sion OF the United States mails or ms
an artificer or workman In an armory
arsenal or navy yard Of the United
States, or II you are mariner EN-
ployed in the sea service Of any citi
zen or merchant within the United
States, so state. II you are felon or
otherwise morally deficient and desire
to claim exemption on that ground,
state your ground briefly. II you
claim physical disability, state that
briefly. II you claim exemption on
any other ground, state your ground
briefly"