Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1917-05-30

profession, or employment for your
self. so state. If you are an officer of
the state or Federal government say
whether your Office is under the Uni
| ted States, the State, the county, or
| municipality. In answer to the ques-
| tion as to where you are employed,
give the town, county, and state
| where you work.
8. Have you a father, mother,
wife. child under ~, or sister or
brother under ~ solely dependent
upon YOU for support (specify
| which)?
! Consider your answer thoughtful
ly RI it is true that there is another
mouth than your own which you
alone have duty to feed, do not let
your military ardor interfere with the
wish OF the nation to reduce wars
misery to a minimum. On the other
hand, unless the person you have in
mind is solely dependent on you.
do not hide behind petticoats or chill
dren.
10. Married or single (which> ?
Race (specify which,?
This does not ask whether YOU
were once married, but whether you
are married now. In answer to the
question as to your race, state briefly
whether "Caucasian," "Mongolian,"
| Negro" "Malayan," or "Indian."
l.. What military service ahave
YOU had? Rank? Branch? Years?
Nation or State?
No matter what country you served,
you must give complete information.
In answering these questions, first
anne your rank, using one of the fol-
| lowing words: commissioned off,
GER" ''Non-commissioned officer"
'Private. Next, state branch in
which you served in one Of the fol-
lowing Words 'Infantry," "Caval-
ry," ARTILLERY" "Medical," Signal"
"Aviation," "Supply." "Marinc."
"Navy." Next. state the number Of
years service, not counting time
spent in the reserve. Finally, name
the nation or State you served. If you
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 lof
such and such a State)." "Volunteers
OF United States," or Irregular
Army tNavy) Of United States"
-. DO YOU claim exemption from
! draft? Specify grounds
because you claim exemption from
draft, it by no means follows that
YOU arc exempt. For the Information
OF the War Department you should
| make 4 claim now'if you intend TO
| prosecute, ii. Some persons will be
exempted on account OF their occupa-
tiors or Offices, some on account of
| the fact that they have relatives de-
pendent upon them for support. You.
answer touching these Ihings Will
| he impo. tant in supporting the claim
YOU now intend TO make in your an
srer 10 the present questions BE
sure, therefore, that the grounds you
| now state are in conformity with
your answers to questions 7 and s.
In stating grounds you claim as eX-
c'npting you, use one Of the fellow
| ing terms: If you claim to be an eX-
| ecutivc, legislative or judicial officer
Of the State or Nation, name your Of
| flee, and say whether it is an Office of
| the State or Nation. If you claim to
| be member Of a religious sect whose
| creed fOrbids it's members to partici-
| pate in war in any form, simply name
the sect. If you are employed in the
transmission Of the United States
| mails or as an artificer or workman
in any armory, arsenal or navy yard
OF the United States, or if you are
| mariner employed in the sea service
OF any citizen or merchant within the
United States, so state. If you are a
fclon 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
| CHILD HATES OIL,