The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-07-02

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emption, pilots, merchant marine
sailors, those with a status with re-
spect TO dependents which renders
their exclusion desirable ca married
man with dependent wife or child
son of dependent widow, son Of
dependent, aged or infirm parent or
brother of dependent orphaned
child under 16 years of age), those
found morally deficient and any
member Of any well organized relig-
ious sect existing May Is, 1917 whose
creed forbfds participation in war
and whose religious convictions ac-
cord with the creed.
Claims for exemption because Of
dependents may be made by the man
himself, his wife or other dependents
or by third party who has person
ally Investigated the case. A claim
made by the husband must be ac-
companied by supporting affidayits
signed by the wife and by the head
of family residing in the same
territory. A claim by the wife or
third party must be accompanied by
two supporting affidavfts signed by
heads OF families.
Similar rules govern claims on
grounds of other dependents when
dependents of third parties file claims
with supporting afffdavits. In each
case the board must be satisfied be-
fore 1t grants exemption that the
danende tst are supported Tna4F1lE bat
the fruits of the mems mental or
physical efforts
District Board Decision Final.
Local boards are required, subject
to appeal, to pass upon claims for
exemption or discharge within three
days after the fling OF affidavits.
District boards must decide appeal
cases within five days after the clos
ing of proofs and their decisions are
Anal. If the ruling of local board
is affirmed the person in question
stands finally accepted for military
service.
In passing on claims for exemption
grounds of employment in necessary
industrial and agricultural occupa-
tions the district board must be con-
vinced that the particular enterprise
affording such employment actually
is necessary to the maintenance of
the military establishment or nation
al interest during the emergency.
THE evidence must also establish,
the regulations say. "even il the par
ticular Industrial enterprise or agri-
Cultural 5GAAIGFpTlSc is IOQnQ necessary
for one of the above purposes that
the continuance Of such person there
in is necessary to the maintenance
thereof, and that he cannot be re-
placed by another person without
direct, substantial material loss and
detriment to the adequate and effec-
tive operation of the particular in
dustrial enterprise or agricultural
enterprise in which he is engaged. =
Later the president may from
time to time designate certain in
dustries or classes or Industries that
are necessary and the district board
will be notified. 1t will be the duty
of each board however, to ascertain
the available labor supply for such
industries outside the men called for
military service and to take the re-
suits into consideration in determin-
ing such things.
IF in the opinion of the district
board" this section of the regulation
concludes, the direct, substantial,
material loss to any such industrial
or agricultural enterprise outweighs
the lass that would result from fall
ure to obtain the military service of
any silch person, a certificate OF dis
charge may be issued to him
Certificates Of exemption will not
necessarily be permanent. They
may be revoked with Changing con-
ditions or may be granted only for
prescribed periods.