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Exemption Claims
Mark Draft Roll
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small percentage have hidden behind
women's skirts" to be freed from military
service, or have claimed exemption on the
ground Of conscientious objection" 70 war.
In cases Of conscientious objection, the
applicant, II otherwise IT. will not be ex-
rmpt from some form OF military service
n he proves fully his conscientious ohicc-
tious, he probably will be used I'm work be-
hind the lines r. he fails to prove his
statement then he will he subject to actual
bearing Of arms.
Official returns are coming in slowly. al
though they began to speed up TODAY. and
probably Will he nearing a definite basis
tomorrow.
SHtRKERs EEPORTED
From widely scattered sections complaints
against 'shirkerS began 20 pour into the
provost marshal generals office today
Each complaint was Immediately referred
20 the Department Of Justice for action
ono Of the first complaints came from tho
Sheriff Of Cimnrron, Kan lie declared
eleven McNiCans had refused to register I'm
the county. The Department Of Justice
was notified and arrests were expected TO
follow.
with the registration, the FIRST phase Of
the huge task Of Sitting out an army
virtually finished, the provost marshals of.
flee today turned TO the next step.
a special advisory board Of LAWYERS.
| jur4iS and military authorities was ready
tu submit rcCommcndatlonSNfor general eX
cmption plans to President Wilson.
The momentous exemption powers will be
placed almost entirely In the hands Of local
boards. only general outlines for guidance
will be imposed upon these boards Prcs.
dent Wilson is today preparing a proclama.
tion Cmbodying these outlines and the means
70 be used to select the FIRST levy by lot
Included in the proclamation is n broad
! plan for forming the local exemption boards
The boards may be composed Of local of.
| fcials in each community.
For each Federal or judicial district an
| appellate board Is provided to review the
| work Of the local boards and act upon ap.
| peals from their decisions. The appellate
| board has original jurisdiction over plans
| for occupational exemptions.
Already nominations for membership on
| the appellate boards are reaching the Presi.
dent BY his wishes the appellate boards
| will be made up only Of men Of the highest
standing and character in each district.
WHAT WILL FOLLOW ENACTMENT
General Crowdcr has outlined thus
| what is now TO follow in the work Of as
sembling Americas big army:
Registration marks the completion Of
| the first wcll-dcflued step in the exccu-
tiOu Of the Sclcctive service law. The
actual recording has been virtually fin
ished in n single day, but the arrangement
| ana copying Of the cards, their SegreEa-
tion into appropriate groups, the publl-
! cation Of lists and the EarueriuE i'm of
| delayed registrations will consume week
| or ten daES. IN the meantime. the ma
| ChiueTy Of the registration Is being re-
adjusted 10 serve as machinery Tor the
| iur'h'r execution "l the law. rms work
| Is proceeding rapidly ana should he COM
l. pl"ted colurld"nlally with the tying up OF
the Ioos" ends of registration.
When this is all done regulations gov
| cruiag the jurisdiction of the local boards