The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1918-06-13
FURLOUGHS ARE To
HELP FARM WORK
WAN DEPARTMENT INTENDS TO
LIT ENLISTED MEN 60 HOME
TO SOW AND HARVEST.
HOW TO MAKE APPLICATION

Many Drafted Men Have Been Ex-
cused Under Vocation Provisions
Trade Tests Used to Secure skilled
Workers for Army.
Trom Committee on Public Information.)
Washington.-For the purpose OF
augmenting agricultural production 1t
is the intention of the war depart
ment to grant furloughs to enlisted
men to enable them to engage In farm
ing during the present season. Com
handing officers may grant such fur
loughs within prescribed rules when
ever 1t appears they will contribute
to increased farm production.
Burroughs may be given by COM
handing officers Of posts. camps, can
tonments, divisions, and departments.
They will be for short periods, large
ly for seeding and harvesting time.
They will not be granted to enlisted
men of or above the grade Of first ser
geant, nor In an organization that
has been ordered to move or IL In
transit from points of mobilization or
training to port of embarkation. All
furloughs granted will be recalled and
the men ordered to their organizations
when they have received preparatory
orders for duty overseas.
Burroughs granted for farm work
will be without pay and allowances,
except that enough pay will be re-
tanned In each case to meet allotments
in force on the day of the order, war
risk insurance. and pledges on Lib
erty bonds.
For specially qualified experts in
agriculture furloughs may be granted
by the secretary of war upon applica-
ton by the secretary of agriculture.
providing such furloughs are volun-
tarily accepted by the persons for
whom application is made.
Individual applications for burroughs
submitted by relatives will be on a
form to be furnished by local draft
boards. Two sections are to be made
out and presented to the local board,
which can complete the form.
II the furlough IL granted the appli-
cation will be filed by the command
ing officer and q certificate furnished
the soldier. II not granted. the appli-
cation will be returned with reasons
for disapproval.
II the soldier initiated the applica-
ton he win give the name Of the per
son for whom he desires to work. from
whom will be ascertained the need
4 for farm service.
Furloughs may be granted en- bloc
to men who are willing to accept them
upon requests Of farmers. when time
consumed In travelling from the post
to the place Of labor win not exceed
4 "A hours. In making these applica.
lions farmers will use form OF the
provost marshal generals office, also
going to the local board.
Under provisions Of the selective
service law making specified vocationi
ground for exemption or discharge
apart from the necessary industries
dealt with by the district boards, 81.
, TIC men were excused from militar,
. duty.
OF the men exempted, 1865 were fed
eral or state officers; ministers, 3,976
divinity students. 3.144; in the militar.
and naval service. At .S22
County and municipal officials mum
r bering $3.50 were discharged; custom
. house clerks, III; mail employees
t 1,476; arsenal workmen, 2,358; fed
eral employees designated by the pres
ident, LIT; pilots, 1,772; mariners
: 2,6o6.
t The alien property custodian ha
been given power TO sell, at privat
= sale without advertisement, enemy
owned live stock, feed or food stuffs
: hides and other animal products, ayr
q cultural products, fertilizers, chen
icals. drugs, essential oils, lumber
cotton. tobacco, furniture, books, glas
n and china ware. wearing apparel Jew
d eiry, precious stones, pictures. ornf
! ments, bric-a-brac, objects of ar
raw or finished textile materials
n trunks, boxes, partially or completed
manufactured metals, fabrics, rubbe
s and rubber products, and all kinds {
b merchandise, In lots having markt
n value of not more than $4,000.
l. Such sales may be held at place
and under conditions prescribed by tn
alien property custodian.
: Federal reserve banks are to- redi
> count notes secured by farm trac
= ors, according to the department
y agriculture. Instructions have bee
y issued to all federal reserve banks al
/ thorizing them to rediscount tractt
: paper presented by any member ban
provided II has maturity not exceedir
six months and the tractors are pu
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