Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-11-26
FIGURES SHOW
REGISTRATION
STATUS HERE
Norwegians Lead Conting.
ent of Naturalized Citizens
Who Registered.
Comparatively Few Claimed
Exemption From Mill
tary Service.

In Grand Forks county 2,816 men
between the ages of II and 81 regis
tered with the local board for military
services. and out Of this number a
quota of 2l6 men is expected as the
contribution to the national
army from this county. There were
filed 364 claims for exemption, of
which 244 were allowed; 80 men were
by rulings of the district
istered, $50 YER married and 1866
were single. The registration includ-
2,197 native American citizens, 1877
naturalized citizens and 3O4 aliens,
that is declarants who have taken
out their first naturalization papers.
1t Ia said that so per cent Of the ma
tive Americans. are of Norwegian
parentage.
Among the naturalized citizens reg
istered in Grand Forks county, Nor
way contributed the largest contin-
gent, namely, 106. Second came
Canada with 40; third Sweden and
Russia each with 35 and Austria
Hungary was fourth with 20 regis
trants.
Figures are Official.
These and various other interesting
figures are contained in several sum-
maries tabulated by the local board,
W4AACn WILL NC pISoOl1ICu " IlSIO SS
after converting the next term.
The exact status to date of the reg
istration here is indicated in the fol-
lowing table:
Total re~gistrants .2,816
Quota due 216
Called for examination ........ sos
Failed to appear ............. 2S
Accepted on examination ....i. COZ
Rejected on examination ....!. 1874
C~r;~a5 " lks-A h~-
Ordered to Camp Dodge ...... ia
Failed to report at camp...... 1
Rejected at the camp ......... 6
Occupations of Registrars.
The thorough democracy of the
demonstrated by the table below
which indicates that men were re-
quired to register from practically all
walks Of life, without any difference,
distinction or special privileges of any
kind.
In connection with the large num-
Der of men who claimed that they
were farmers or engaged In agricul-
tural work az laborers. etc. it is re-
marked that the information upon
which the figure is based, Is derived
from that given by the registrants on
their cards. In q number of cases,
later investigation disclosed the fact
that not all of these men were farm
ers or farm laborers. but that they SO
designated themselves in the belief
which was quite prevalent last sum-
mer that special favors would be ex.
tended to the farming population OF
the county. That expectation has
been completely exploded and investi.
CATION followed in all cases where
there was the slightest ground fol
suspicion. 81 49,.
What the Table shows.
The following table of Occupation.
Of registrants is Of particular inter
est:
Total registration ............2,81t
Farmers and agricultural work.
erS
Animal husbandry ............
Mining Except coal mining).. :
Building industries ............ III
Chemical industries .......... ]
Clay, glass and stone indus
Food industries ............. 4:
Iron and steel industries .....
Agricultural, auto, ETC., a
facture g.
Leather industries ........... ]
Lumber and furniture indus
Metal: (not iron and seei> indus.
tries II
Paper and printing industries. l:
Textile industries ,............
Miscellaneous
Steam railroads. etc
Telephone and telegraph COM
panleS ~
Water transportation, trucks,
cabs, express and postal clerks s:
Banking, stores, grain elevators,
eN. l6t
Public service 2!
Professional men ............ 2O1
Domestic and manual service. 21{
Laborers l2t
Exemption Grounds Claimed.
The 364 men who filed claims fol
exemption did SO on one of the
grounds indicated in the following
table:
Claims filed 1854
Claims allowed ............ 244
Claims not allowed ........... 12(
Discharged by. district board. sc
Discharged OF industrial grounds sc
Claims filed by ordained min
listers of religion ........... :
By men in military service Of
United States s.
BY men in naval service Of u. 8.
BY resident aliens mot Ger
mans) who had not taken out
first papers ............. AZ
Workman or mechanic in navy
yard. arsenal etc. .......... ]
Mariner in employ Of citizen or
merchant Of U. s.. .......... ]
Married men with wife or child
dependent for support on their
labor ...................... 22s
Sons of widows dependent upon
their labor for support -. 1:
Sons of aged OF inirm parents
depending for support on their
LABOR IL
Proportion OF Married Men.
A table showing the proportion Of
married and single registrants has al.
SO been prepared as follows:
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