The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1917-05-25

State briefly, as ''Farmer,' "Miner "Sudent' la
borer Ton farm, in rolling mill III automobile wagon,
other factory" 'Machinst i'll automobile factory
etc. you hold Office under State Federal govern
meRt the Office you hold Ii you are il one of the
following Offices empIoyments sso one Of the names
hereafter mentioned:
"CustOmheuse clerk 'elapoyed in the transmission
Of mails, "employed in an anoTy arsenal or navy
yard mariner actually employed in the sea service of
citizen on merchant within the United States -"
s. BY WHOM EAPi1SYTA}? WHERE EMPLOYED?
If you working for an individual firm corporation
association state its name If in business trade pro
fessOn employment for yourself, so state IF Won
officer of the State or Federal government say
whether your Office is under the United States the State
the county, or municipality. In answer to the question
to where Won employed give the town. county, and
State where You work
g. HAVE YOU A FATHER, MOTHER WIFE.
CHILD UNDER u, OR A SISTER OR BROTHER
UNDER - SOLELY DEPENDENT UPON YOU
FOR SUPPORT SPECIFY WHICH,?
Consider your answer thougbtully If it is true that
there is another mouth than your which You alone
have duty to feed do not let your military ardor inter
fere with the wish Of the Nation to reduce wars misery
to minimum On the other hand unless the person YOU
have in mind is solely dependent on you do not hide be-
hind petticoats children.
10. MARRIED OR SINGLE (WHICH)7 RACE
SPECIFY WHICH)7
This does not ask whether you we're once married but
whether yon are married n0W. In answer to the question
as to your race, state briefly whether "Causcasan"
'Mongolan," 'Negro," "Maayan," or INDIAN"
H. WHAT MILITARY SERVICE HAVE YOU HAD?
RANK? BRANCH? YEARS? NATION OR
STATEi
No matter what country you served, Won must give
complete information Tn answering these questions
hrst name your rank using of the following words
Commissioned officer" ''Noncommissioned officer"
private Next, state branch in which YOU served in
one of the following words: "Tnfantrv," "Cavarv.''
"Artllery'' 'Medica d" "Signal" "Aviation." "Snp
ply" Marine" "Navy" Next, state the number of
years service not counting time spent in the Reserve
Finally, name the Nation State You served If Won
served under the United States or one Of the States of
the United States name your service in one of the fol-
lowing terms: National Guard (of such and such a
State), militia (of such and such state j." "Volun
teers Of United states,' or Reguar Army (Navv) of
United States"
u. DO YOU CLAIM EXEMPTION FROM DRAFT?
SPECIFY GROUNDS
Because you claim exemption from draft, it bv no
means follows that you exempt For the information
of the War Department you should make claim now If
you intend to prosecute it. Some persons will be exempt
ed on account of their occupations or Offices some on ac
count of the fact that they have relatives dependent
upon them for support Your answer touching these
things will be important in supporting the claim you now
intend to make in your to the present questions
Be sure therefore, that the grounds you now state are
IN conformity with your answers to questions and s. Tn
stating grounds you claim exemptng you use one of
the following terms you claim to be an executive leg
islative or judicial officer of the State or Nation name
your office and say whether is an office of the State or
Nation. If you claim to be member of a religious sect
whose creed forbs its members TO participate in war in
any form, simply name the sect IF you are employed in
the transmission Of the United States mails or as an ar
hcer or workman in an armory arsenal navy yard of
the United States, or if You mariner employed in
the sea service Of any citizen merchant within the
United States, state If you are felon or otherwise
morally deficient and desire to claim exemption on that
ground, state your ground briefly If you claim physical
disability, state that briefly If you claim exemption on
any other ground, state your ground briefly
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