Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-01-21
Alaskans Exempt
From Present Quota

Portland, Ore, Jan. 14.--Hardly a
local board in the state has not re-
ceived from one TO a great many in
quiries from men of draft age who
are registered in Alaska, who are
here in Oregon for the winter, in
uuiring as to their status under the
new draft regulations.
No drawing has yet been held in
Alaska and no order numbers have
been assigned Alaskan registrants.
What to do with these men, of whom
there are several hundred in Oregon,
has been a serious problem. Natur-
ally, they have been anxious to find
out Just where they stand, and no.
body has been able to tell them.
The difficulty has been cleared up
by an official bulletin just issued b"
the provost marshal general at WASH
ington, ruling that Alaskan regis
trants are not to be considered as
within the current quota, and ex-
empting them for the time being
from certain provisions of the new
draft regulations.
The bulletin is in reply to a wire
sent to Washington by Captain John
S. Cullison, o. r. c., officer in charge
of the execution of the selectiye serv-
ice law in Oregon.
The reason for the great number
of Alaskan registrants in Oregon at
this time is that many Oregonians go
to Alaska every summer to engage
in the fishing industry and in other
capacities. They registered there as
required by law, but are now back
home for the winter.
Under the official ruling, the regu-
lations prohibiting draft registrants
in the current quota from enlisting
as volunteers in the navy or marine
corps, or from being voluntarily in
Quoted into the army, will not apply
to Alaskan registrants for the pres
ent. They may volunteer in any
branch of the service that is open to
Induction or enlistment. The ruling
follows:
"Inasmucn as no drawing has TAX
en- place in Alaska and no order num-
bers have been assigned Alaskan reg
, istrants. and since communication by
, mail with local boards in Alaska is
now practically impossible, the pro-
visions of the regulations relating to
| the voluntary induction into military
service and enlistment in the navy OF
marine corps of such registrants are
not applicable.
"The following is therefore or
, dered to be effective until such time
! as drawing takes place in Alaska
"No person under the jurisdiction
of an Alaskan local board will b'
6 considered as within the curren
, quota. Any such registrant desirint
, enlistment in the navy or marine
corps, or voluntary induction into
military service, may apply to an!
local board for the certificate re
quired by Section ISL, Selective Serv
ice Regulations, or for voluntary in
duction.
"The local board applied to viii
require the registrant to exhibit hi!
registration certificate, and if salts
fled that he is in fact an Alaskan reg
istrant will require him to file
QUESTIONABLE and will thereafter
: treat his as one of its own regis
trants, except that it will enter il
every space requiring a local boart
stamp the designation of the Alaskan
local board, will forward to the gov
ernor of Alaska all papers required
to be filed by local board together
: with letter of transmittal stating
; that registrant was inducted int
military service or authorized to en-
list in navy or marine corps, and viii
4 not enter the registrant's name on it
u classification list.
Credit for induction accomplished
under authority of this telegram will
p be allowed to the proper Alaskan
board OF course, these men are sub
. ject to the same restrictions as t
induction as other applicants and nj
s man will be inducted for any corp
or department of army for which in
duction has been stopped by existing
orders"
OII-HEATED FRUIT