Putnam patriot., 1917-07-13
DIITIES OF THOSER REG
ISTERED FOR DRAFT
f,smution Must Be Claimed. Six
Grounds Allowed. Thirteen Claims
for Discharge
ysorirements Should Be Studied by
Those Liable

# the things that are well worth
knowing and which it is incumbent
upon those liable to do:
Find out the number of the exemp-
tion district in which you live.
Find out where the headquarters of
the Exemption Board for that dis
trict are located.
Find out whether you have been
given new number by the local
hoard, and If so, what the number is.
find out. as soon as the "drawingn
takes place in Washington, whether
your numbe was drawn.
Find out where TO present yourself if
YOUR number was drawn, irrespective
OF whether you receive notice by mail
OF not.
Present yourself on the date specified
to the local board, no matter whether
you think you are physically tit or not.
If you are going to claim exemption,
make your preparations early, be-
cause your claim must be filed with
the local board within seven Days after
you are called.
And remember: IT Is Up TO YoU!
You are not exempt, no matter who
or what you are, until you have been
examined.
You cannot be exempted or dis
charged until you have demanded ex-
emption or discharge.
You are not exempted automatically
because you are married, or because Of
y0ur occupation
You may find yourself suddenly or
dered to training camp or branded rs
deserter unless you see to it that you
comply with all these legal require
menls.
lae mere fact that man is married
VII not exempt him from eonserip.
ton Tor the United States army, ae-
eording to a bulletin OF information re
celved by local draft authorities. He
must prove TO the exemption board
ioF his district that it would be practi-
e4ly impossible for his wife to get
along without the compensation for
his abor.
Exemptions will be made on six
Wei defined grounds, as follows:
That a man is an officer, legisla-
tive, executive or judicial of the L niied
States, a state or territory, or the Dis
trict ofCoumbie
> That he is a regular or duly or
dained minister of religion.
That he was, on May Is, 1917, a
student preparing for the ministry in
any recognized theological or divinity
school.
That he is already in the military
or naval service of the United States
That he is not a subject of Ger
many, whether he has taken out
papers or not.
That he is resident alien who has
not taken out first papers,
CLAIMS for Discharge
In addition TO claims for exemption,
Claims for discharge may be made on
any of the following grounds, which
are the only grounds for discharge by
local board:
That man is county or munich
pal officer ANY county or munich
psi officer including therein officers of
Counties, townships, cities, boroughs,
towns, villages, who has been elected
to his office by popular vote and whose
office may not be filled by appoint
ment for an uneypir red termA
That he is a customhouse clerk.
. That he is employed by the United
States in the Transmission of mails,
provided he cannot be replaced by an.
other person without substantial ma
1erial loss of efficiency in the N all SER
vice.
That he is an artificer or workman
Employed in an armory, arsenal or
navy yard of the United States
. That he is employed in the service
the United States in a department,
commission, board, bureau, division
OF branch, where he cannot we'll be re-
placed
That he is licensed pilot regular.
unemployed in the pursuit OF his vo-
cation.
mat he is mariner actually M
ployed in the sea service of any citizen
" merchant within he United States.
: That he is married man with
we or child dependent upon him for
ihat he has widowed mother de-
pendent upon his labor for support.
~ laat he has aged or infirm par
port
II That he is the father of a mother
- - enid under Is years old depend
"a. upon bis labor for support.
80 = aat he is the brother of an orphan
80 OF children under Is years old,
pshuent upon his labor for support.
- mat he is a mem Der of any well.
,i C- religious sect or organiZa.
Ie1- organized and existent May Is,
49,, ana whose then existing creed or
hh,Inei pies forbade its members to par
Ira1e 10 war in any form and whose
q, e convictions are against war
paIucipation therein in accordance
I.; ;a ne creed or principles of sod re-.
ASiOas Organization.