Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1917-07-12

. men morally oeTcieht-
= Members of recognized reIig-
= ious sect existing prior to May .
10, 1917, whose creed forbids
= participation in war. =
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES:
I'd for service in the order of their liza
bility. post the list, give it to the press,
and within three days send notice to
each designated person by mail.
As the men so notified appear the
boards first will make physical ex-
animation in accordance with special
regulations to be provided, bearing in
mind that all persons accepted by them
will be re-examined by army surgeons.
If the physical examination is passed
successfully, then comes the question
of exemption.
Those Entitled to Exemption.
Persons who must be exempted or
discharged by the local board include:
Officers of the United States, of the
states, territories and the District of
Columbia; ministers of religion, stu
dents of divinity, persons in the mill
| tary or naval service of the United
States, subjects of Germany, all other
aliens who have not taken out first
papers, county or municipal officers
customhouse clerks workmen in fed
era1 armories, arsenals and navy
yards, persons in the federal service
designated by the president for eN-
emption, pilots, merchant marine sail
ors, those with a status with respect
to dependents which renders their ex-
clusion desirable Ga married man with
dependent wife or child, son of a de-
pendent widow, son of dependent, aged
or infirm parent, or brother of depend
ent orphan child under sixteen years
of age), those found morally deficient,
and any member of any well-recog-
nized religious sect existing May IS,
1917. whose creed forbids participation
in war and whose religious convictions
accord with the creed.
Man or Wife May Make Claim.
Claims for exemption because of de-
pendents may be made by the man
himself, his wife or other dependents.
or by third party who has personally
investigated the case. A claim made
| by the husband must be accompanied
| by supporting affidavftS signed by the
| wife and by the head of a family re-
| siding in the same territory. A claim
| by the wife or third party must be
accompanied by two supporting affida-
| Wits signed by heads of families. Sim
! liar rules govern claims on the grounds
of other dependents when the depend
| entS or third parties being authorized
TO file claims with supporting affidavits.
| In each case the board must be salts
fled before it grants exemption or dis
charge that the dependent or depend
ents actually are supported mainly by
the fruits of the mans mental or phys
ical labor.
Local boards are required, subject to
appeal, to pass upon claims for exemp
ton or discharge within three days af-
ter the filing of affidavits.
Must Decide in Five Days.
District boards must decide appeal
cases within five days after the closing
of proofs and their decisions are final
If the ruling of a local board is at
firmed the person in question stands
finally accepted for military service
In passing on claims for exemption
on the ground of employment in neces
sary industrial and agricultural occu
pations the district boards must be con
WINGED that the particular enterprise
affording such employment actually Is
necessary to the maintenance of the
military establishment of national in
terest during the emergency.
1.-THE evidence must also establish,
the regulations say, "even if tie par
ticular Industrial enterprise or particu
lar agricultural enterprise is found nee
l~eSSary for one of the above purposes
that the continuance of such person
therein is necessary to the maintenance
thereof and that he cannot be replaced
by another person without direct, sub
Stantfal material loss and detriment tt
the adequate and effective operation o
the particular industrial enterprise o.
agricultural enterprise in which he il
engaged
May Designate Certain Industries
Later the president may from tim
to time designate certain industries o.
classes of industries that are necessar,
and the district boards will be SO no
titled 1t will be the duty of eacl
board however. to ascertain the avail
able labor supply for such industrie
outside the men called for militar.
service and to take the result into con
sideration in determining such things
IF. in the opinion of the distrie
board this section of the regulation
concludes, 1.-THE direct. substantial, ma
terial loss to any such Industrial or ag
rieultural enterprise outweighs the los
that would result from failure to oh
tain the military service of any sucl
person. a certificate of discharge ma.
be issued to him Y X X
Certificates of exemption will no