The Ozark spectator., 1917-06-02

| "(4) You are an alien II you 60 not | fall within one of the three classes above mentioned.
 5. Where were you born?
 First name the town, then the state. | then the country, as Columbus, O.; : Vienna, Austria;' Paris, France;' : Sofa, Bulgaria.
 '6. If not citizen, of what country l are you citizen or subjectT' What Is Your Job Right Now?
 "7. What is your present trade, oc- cupation or office?
 This does not ask what you once did, nor what you have done most of the time, nor what you are best fitted to do. It asks what your job is right now. State briefly, as farmer, miner, student laborer Con farm, in rolling mill in automobile, wagon or other fac | tory, etc. If you hold an office under state or federal government, name the l office you hold.
 If you are In one of the following offices or employments, 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 | iner actually employed in the sea serV- | ice of citizen or merchant within the | United States
 "S. By whom employed? Where em- ployed?
 "If you are working for an individ- ual, firm, corporation or association state its name. If In business, trade, l profession or employment for yourself, | so state If you are an officer of the state or federal government say wheth- | CT your office is under the United States, the state the county or mu- ncipality. In answer to the question as to where you are employed give the l town, county and state where you work.
 @ Have you father, mother, wife, child under twelve or sister or broth CT under twelve solely dependent upon you for support Specify which,: Consider your answer thoughtfully. If 1t is true that there is another mouth than your own which you alone have a duty to feed do not let your military ardor interfere with the wish of. the nation to reduce wars misery to d minimum. On the other hand unless the person you have in mind is solely dependent on you do not hide behind petticoatS or children.
 no Married or single (which) :? Race Specify which,?
 'ThiS does not ask whether you were once married, but whether you are married now. In answer to the question as to your race state briefly whether Caucasian, MOngolian, negro Malayan or Indian.
 Declare Military Service, If Any.
 I'll. What military service have you had2 Rank? Branch? Years? Ma ton or state?
 "No 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 cer,' noncommissioned officer 'pri- vate.' Next, state branch in which you served in one of the following words : Infantry cavalry artillery 'medi- cal signal aviation supply ma rine.' navy Next, state the number of years service, not counting time spent in the reserve. Finally, name the nation or state you served. If you served under the United States or one of the states of the United States. name your service in one of the fol l ny-l' fnf such and such state), militia (of such and such state), volunteers of l United States or regular army (navy) | of United States
 "12 Do you claim exemption from | draft? Specify grounds.
 Because you claim exemption from l draft. il by no means follows that you 1 are exempt For the information of l the war department you should make q claim now if you intend to prosecute l it. Some persons will be exempted on account of their occupations or offices, l some on account of the fact that they have relatives dependent upon them l for support. Your answer touching these things will be important in sup l 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 to ques-
 tions and s,
 "In stating grounds you claim aS ex- | empting you use one of the following
 terms: If you claim to be an eXecu.
 tive, legislative or judicial officer of
 the state or nation. name your office
 and say whether it Is an office of the
 state or nation. If you claim to be a
 member of a religious sect whose creed
 forbids it's members to participate in
 war in any form simply name the sect.
 If you are employed in the transmits,
 sion of the United States mails or as
 an artificer or workman in an armory.
 arsenal or navy yard of the United
 States, or if you are q mariner em-
 ployed in the sea service of any citi.
 zen or merchant within the United e,N..