Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-05
MUCH CONCERN MANIFESTED AS
$4,000 YOUNG MEN OF STATE
ENROLL FOR WAR SERVICE.
HOW AND WHEN NOW
IMPORTANT QUESTIONS
Probably sasea on Physi-
cal Unfitnsss, Dependent Relatives or.
State or Government servlcs-About
One Out o. Twenty Of Those Regis
terins to 30 Drawn in First Draft.
Special to Times Republican.

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Des ,Moines, June with some
$4,000 young men Of Iowa registering
being manifested as to how and when
the first draft will be made. This the
government has not yet announced.
Nor have the rules with reference to
exemption been definitely determined
by the government.
State officials in touch with the gov
ernment's regulations as to the opera
ton of this law are inclined to believe
that the government intends that the
county registration boards also shall
be the boards to consider exemption,
with the federal board Of appeal and
probably the officials at Washington
as the court Of last resort.
There also has been some Indication
that the first draft will not be made
until about the middle of July. This
is speculation, however. as the govern
ment has not announced its plans
further than those for the first regis
tration.
Probable Exemption; Reasons. I
1t is believed that exemptions will
be based largely on three causes:
Physical unfitness, dependent relatives,
state or government officials.
The county registration boards aSa
made up Of the sheriff, the county au-
ditor and one physician. The physi-
clans have all been named by Governor
Harding, one for each county and in
those counties having cities of more
than 10000 population one for the city
registration board.
or those who register today only
about one out of twenty will be drawn
on the first draft. II the, party drawn
fails to pass the physical examinations,
or is granted exemption under the
rules which the government finally
adopts another party must be drawn
to take his place. The government
will give opportunity to those drawn
to present their claims for exemption
to the exemption board. It was first
announced that those wishing exemp-
ton should so state on their cards as
they registered but the government
later ruled that it was not necessary
to state their reasons for exemption
on registration cards but in case they
are drawn they can then present their
reasons to the exemption board.
Alien Enemies.
There has been some confusion as
to who are to he considered alien enc
mics and so listed on the registration
cards. It has been pointed out by the
government that only unnaturalized
citizens born in the German empire
should be listed as alien enemies.
Austrians are not alien enemies but
aliens that is if they have never TAX
en- out naturaliza ton papers, because
the United States has stated that it
is at war only with the German en-
pire and altho Austria is an ally Of
Germany a native of Austria is not
looked upon as an alien enemy.
The registration boards are expected
to forward duplicate cards of each
man registering to the state authors
ties as soon as the cards are complete.
These will be kept by the state Off
Gals in steel cases and will be ar
ranged by counties with the counties
divided into cities, towns and town
ships with each registration place
complete. The state will therefore
have complete list Of those registered