Iditarod pioneer., 1917-08-11

high public functions perform them with justice, fearlessness and impartlality.' Upon organizing the local boards wlh take over from the registration boards all registration cards, which they wlD number serially and list for posting to public view Then, after having beea advised of the method by which the order of ilabnlty tor service shaA be determined and of the quota to be drawn from its territory (mlnus cred its for enlistments in the national guard or regular army each board will prepare a list of persons designated for service In the order of liability, post the list, glVe 1t te the press and within three days send notice to each designated person by mak. As the men so notified appear, the boards first will make physical examination ln accordance with special regulations to be provided, bearing in mind that all persons accepted by them will be examined by army surgeons If physical examination IS passed successfully, then comes the ques- ton of exemption
 Persons who must be exempted or dis charged by the tocai board include:
 officers of the United States, of the states, territories and the District of Co lunbia; ministers of religion, students of divinity. persons ill the military or navy service of the United States; subjects ot Germany; all other aliens who have not taken out first papers; county or munlclpal officers, custom house clerks, workmen m federal armories, arsenals and navy yards, persons in the federal service designated by the President for exemption, pilots, mer- chant marine sailors, those with a status with respect to dependents which renders their exclusion desirable Ga married man with dependent wife or children son with dependent widow, son of dependent, aged CT lnfrm parent or brother of dependent orphan child under 16 years of age', those found morally deficient and any member of sny well recognized religious sect existing May IS. 1917, whose creed forbids particl- patton in war and whose religious convlc- tions accord with the creed.
 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 atfidsuts signed by the wife and by the head of a family residing in the same territory. A claim by the wife or third party must be accompanied by two supporting atfldavlts signed by heads of families. Similar rules govern claims on the grounds of other de pendents when the dependents or third par ties authorized file claims with supporting affidavits. In each case the board must be satisfied before it grants exemption or discharge that the dependent or dependents actually are supported mainly by the fruits of the mans mental or physical labor
 Local boards are required subject to appeal, to pass upon claims for exemption or discharge within three days after the filing of affidavits.
 District boards must decide appeal cases within five days after the closing of proofs, and their dispositions are final If the ruling of local board Is affirmed the person in question stands finally accepted for military service.
 "In passing on claims for exemption on the ground of employment in necessary in dustrial and agricultural occupations the district boards must be convinced that the particular enterprise affordng such employ ment actually is necessary to the malnte- nance of the military establishment or na- tonal interest during the emergency.
 Certificates of exemption will not nec- essarily be permanent. They may be re- voked with changing conditions or may be granted only for prescribed periods
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