The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-18
BIG SHIPYARD STRIKE
ENDED THIS MORNING
NEW INTERPRETATION
OF the Duties to Be Carried Out by Ex-
emption Boards.

! N"PsiSh DssAtsf
The war department has sent to the
adjutant general OF Vermont state
ment OF a new change in the manner OF
conducting the business OF the local ex-
emption boards which is somewhat con-
| flicting for from the letter. one would
think that the work of the local boards
was practically finished. AT least, the
letter provides that only one member of
the board need be kept busy after the
classification takes place and that the
chief clerk should do most of the board
work. Vermont, being alphabetically near
the end of the list of states, does not get
her material as promptly as other states,
so the work. according to the local board
and reports from the other boards. is not
near finished, and il will take some time
TO complete the classification, for the
teachers, who are to help in this work,
have but started in the work. In one
county their work is held up from want
of cards upon which 10 make the elassi
fication.
The report is as follows:
|. This department has been request
ed by several state headquarters to out
line the general duties of local boards
after the completion OF classification
Some $1,000 citizens compose these
boards, and it was recognized early that
the government must adopt some policy
which would enable these men to assist
it in its hour OF need yet not take unfair
advantage of their patriotism to their
business and financial loss. To this end
the regulations calling for classification
were planned and put into effect. With
this work completed, the local boards
have finished the great task. They viii
be asked now to supervise only the
drawing OF army units from their re-
spective communities. They viii not be |
required to be present at the actual ply |
steal examinations. The regulations re-
luire that they approve or disapprove
The result of such examinations. as
shown by the physicians record and rec
To tighten the demands
IN the time of board members, they may
the chief clerk to sign docu-
nents in the name of the board. The
main duty of local boards henceforth
will be the reclassification of men whose
tatus may change to such a degree as
o entitle them TO be transferred from
me board to another, or to classify such
nen as may either have failed to regis
er or who may be hereafter required to
egister.
.. 1t is suggested where possible that
member of the local board shall act as
hef clerk. although it should be said
ere clerk hire will be closely regulated
n a short time, based upon the actual
egistration of local board.
3. Mobilization duties will largely be
and the preparation of the
Offices, the making of the lists, the Sc
uring of transportation should be per-
ormed by the clerk When large detaeh
rents are entraining, it is not too much
D ask the local board to be represented ,
Y one member. These occasions are usu-
lily public functions, and the presence of !
representative of the government is de- I
red.
4. From what has been said. it will
e seen that, when the classification is
,mplete, the duties of board members
i'll be supervisory and general and no
lore onerous than that impoted on I
embers of town and city councils and
ie like. From time to time specific
lsks viii be imposed, requiring more
me and effort, as for instance the pos :, =
BILE registration and classification of
EN- who have attained the age of q l.
nee June D, 1917. When such specific u
4sks are required, compensation will be y
divided for those who must require it !,
other times there win be no serious !.
'mands on the time of board members !
I'd hence no compensation will be pro- u
ded
5. The local and district boards are te
,out to complete the erection of an C
my building machine, the like of which :"
unknown in this. worlds history. From Di
will come the armies OF the future and ii
is country never again will find itself M
lready. The men who have built it IL
We toiled night and day for many &C
onths; their work Was not such as oi
uld be measured in money; true few nc
We complained, but the great majority al
We toiled on patiently and patriotical- ". w
through trying ordeals, changing reg NJ
atoms and confusing details, and the II
suit of their work stands out to-day TO
a monument to their toll History !
II find a way to recognize the work of 10 I.,
is great body of citizens who. in the W
sh of war preparation, have given the I'll
st that they had to give. an
Hugh S. johnson, colonel, cavalry, ma hl
nal army, deputy provost marshal