Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-09-22
CLAIMS FOR EXEMPTION
WILL Be Investigated
Duty of Newly Appointed Advisers
to Confer With Industrial Heads
rs to Employees.
TO DECIDE AFTER INDUCTION
Claimants for Deferred classification
Because OF Essential Pursuits Will
Be Drafted First AMI Their Rr-
quests Investigated Later.

The appointment OF advisers 10 the
distric, draft boards having contuS
the selcctivc draft, not alone the men
subject TO call but also the employers
of such men. Z T.. COX. chairman OF
the board for tn" Eastern District OF
Virginia prrDarvl at The request OF
G. Il. Kelley executive secretary of the
Virginia Council Of n.tcuSo. the fol-
lowing statement whirh gives the gen
cral rules PROMULGATED by the pro-
vost-Mnrshal- E"uc'a1's office. and some
matters Of consequence locally IN inc
way OF ;hc application OF those rules
and the appointments under them
John RaEhy. whose appointment was
noted yesterday. WAS nominated by the
Department OF Labor. ne IS 10 ne one
b. Watkins, Or Midlothian, nominated
by the Department OF ASriculturc. and
w. Brydon Tcnnant. directly appointed
by the district board MIR Cox says:
"lTnder section So OF the sclcctivo
service regulations. as amended. there
shall be appointed by each district
board three persons. 10 be known as
industrial advisers 10 the district hoara'
One Of these persons shall he nominal
ed by the Department OF Labor. one by
the Department; of Agriculture. ana one
by each district board. who shall there
district boards.
IN NO SENSE MEMBERS
or DISTRICT BOARD
'-rbeee industrial advisers are not In
any sense members OF the district
board, and have no right 10 vote ut
any meeting thereof. These advisers
have the right 10 furnish pertinent in
format ton 10 the district board ana may
attend meetings OF the board upon the
facts and information III their posses
sion as TO the preference lists. such
lists are not binding upon the district
board in its conclusions
Any adviser may file with the dis
trict board Il claim for deferred c!as-
sincat;on on Form loOl-A on the
grounds o, u rcs!stcant being engaged
IN a necessary industry. occupation or
employment, including agriculture. the
district board shall forward such claim
to the local board having jurisdiction
duty Of such local board ia certify the
uucStionnairc ana record OF any suCh
reEiStrani TO the district board Tor con-
sideration. although no claim by or in
respect OF such reEiStrant for deferred
classification provided the day and hour
liked TO report Tor military duty has
rot arrived
If the Information and afidavits
necessary for the classification OF the
rcristrSnt because OF his engagement
IN a necessary Industry. occupation or
not contained In the QUESTIONABLE of
such reEiStraNt, IL shall be the duty OF
such local board to gire the oppor-
10 those Interested in obtaining 4 de-
terred classification. 20 furnish the in
formation and supply the attdavits re-
regulations. Pending the iinal CLASH
location OF such rcGjStrant he shall not
he inducted into military service.
TO INVESTIGATE. RF.GISTRANTS'
Nights TO EXEMPTION
1T shall be the duty OF such advisers
TO confer with the managers and heads
of various industries. and those ia
miliar with the needs in occupations
and emp!oymcnts, including aSricul-
,ure, and instruct such persons AS 10
their right under the regulations 20
file n claim for deferred classification
in respect OF ANY rcsistrant who has
failed TO Tile q claim for deferred c!as-
sifcaticn in his own bcnal! OF who has
waived his claim for deferred classi-
fcation.
such advisers should in all ways
cO-operate with the district board. in
order that the information IN their
possession may AT all times bc avail
able To the district boards, and be
made use OF IN the work OF classifying
registran,S.
"All registrants are warned that all
Questionnaircs should he filed with
their respective local boards and not
with the district board.