The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-08-03
ABSOLUTE PROOF
MUST Be GIVEN

To obtain exemption or discharge
from the draft will not be quite the
simple matter that some people have
thought it, says a Portland Special.
The government does not desire to
draft men who have persons actually
dependent upon them, or whose exemp-
tion on other grounds is clearly desir-
able. Neither does it intend that any
man who should 60 shall be exempted.
Absolute proof in the form Of sworn
affidavits and supporting affidavits, of
the truth Of every claim for exemp-
tion, will be required.
Exemption will not be regarded as
claimed because of any statement
made on the registration card. A new
claim, supported by affidavits. must be
made in each case.
incidentally, no claim for exemption
or discharge may be made by any man
until he actually has been called up by
his county exemption board for physi-
cal examination.
\ . OI ChdttiBlC, q lildi WIN ChRCSto w
be called at some future time cannot
make his claim for exemption now.
The. exemption boards are strictly
forbidden to receive or consider claims
from men who have not been called up
for examination.
For another thing, whether man
makes claim for exemption or not,
he positively MUST appear before the
local board for physical examination
on the day set in the notification sent
him by the board.
A man has sever days from the mail
ing of this notice in which to make
application to his board for exemption.
He then has ten days more in which
| to file proofs.
Following are the only grounds fol
exemption:
| |. That you are an officer, legisla.
tive, executive or judicial, Of the
| United States, state or territory OF
the District Of Columbia. And ir
every case exemption will not be grant
ed unless specifically claimed.
| 2. That you are a regular or duly
ordained minister of religion.
i 8. That you were on May 10, 1917
student preparing for the ministry il
any recognized theological or divinity
school.
4. That you are in the military ol
naval service of the United States.
n $. That you are subject of Ger
many. whether you have taken ou
first papers or not. In such case, yo
will not be accepted for draft even !
you desire to enlist. The regulation
on this point are positive.
6. That you are resident alien VIII
has not take out first papers.
Following are the only claims fo
discharge that can be considered b
local exemption boards:
l. That you are an elective count
or municipal officer.
THAT you are customhouse clerk
8. That you are employed by tn
United States in the transmission {
} mails.
4. That you are an artifcer 0
! workman employed in an armory, a
senal or navy yard of the Unite
} States.
s. That you are employed in the SCI
! vice of the United States, under Gel
tain conditions.
! IS. That you are licensed pilot r,
gularly employed in the pursuit I
! your vocation.
7. That you are mariner actual
employed in the sea service Of any c
tizen OF merchant within the Unite
States.
5. That you are married man wit
wife or child dependent on your labc
for support.
8. That you have a widowed moth'
dependent on your labor for support.
10. That you have aged or infirl
parents dependent upon your labor fl
| support.
/ IL. That you are the father of
| motherless child under 16 depender
| upon your labor for support.
IL. That you are a brother Of a
orphan child or children under 10 de
/ pendent upon your labor for support.
Il Is. That you are member Of
/ well organized religious sect or orgal
| ization. organized ami existent May
/ 1917, whose then existing creed ,
HI v.~s ,.os rxIno fo~ho1a star ,.oasx4 have .