Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-06-05
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District Board.

Distrsct Board.
The district board ID composed 90
Ave members appointed by thesprsga--
dent and they have jHriSdfetAoA over
tho I. local boards on appealed eA6o1
and have original jurisdiction ION
claims for a~ericulture and industry.
All actions made by the local boafdS
must be reported on lists prepaIedl
and sent to the district board for 1p.-i
trict board certified Mack to the local
board with their findings after tins
limit. sggSs
~ First Call.
The adjutant general issued a call
for hve per cent Of the quota of each,
county to be entrained by the local
boards on September Z. 1877. and
under this call this county furnish
ed II men. The first registrant cali.
to service under the selecttve
draft system in this county was Al
mer Dixon Of Reynoldss N. D., whose
case was first disposed Of as to low-
est order number.
These II men reported all a. or
dered and at roll call at 8 a. m. on.
that they are now in the military
of the United States and IN
and disobedience are
grave military ohenses in time OF
These men were sent to Camp
Dodge, Iowa. at which camp they
all received On Sept. 9. 1S17.3M On
Sept 20. 1917, a call for sc men was
made and these also were sent to
Camp Dodge, Iowa. On Oet.52s. 1917.
the third increment Of the first quota
Wyaa ro11AH u,hioh n0~uic<Aa ~ 4rA
colored man. Harrison sAbbott. This
is the only colored man sent to camp
so far by the local bard. Z On Nov.
8, 1917. the fourth increment was
sent to Camp Dodge. Iowa. consist
ing OF eve men,; except for. q few
individual inductions, these were all
the men sent to camp befors the
QUESTIONABLE system was introduced.
The net quota for Grand Forks coun-
Questionnaire
Under the rules of. the sslective
service regulations adopted Nov, 8.
1917, the questionable system was
introduced by this method all regis
trants except those already sant to
service and accepted at camp were
and return same filled out. Under
this system, legal advisory boards.
composed Of volunteers from. the
legal profession. to advise the reg
istrants as to properly make returns
was inaugurated, also medical advis-
DRY boards composed of members of
the medical profession, to whom ap-
peals on physical fitness of registranta
were referred. BY this system q
was sent to each registrant: these
were made %returnable within seven
days from date sent, and Ave per
cent Of the total registered received
their QUESTIONABLE, beginning Dec.
Is, 1917. and continued till all had
received q QUESTIONABLE. BY this
method the registrant classified him
self according to his status, into class
I, 2. 8, I or S. F..
The answers to questions hadsto be
verified by sworn affidavit OF at least
two beside the registrant, unless the
registrant claimed no classification
1918. several more had registered.
making the total registered 1884.
and under this system at this time
65s were classified in Class i, 404
classified in Class II, 215 classified in
Class III. $50 classifiede in Class ~
and $50 classified in Class ", be-
side these there were ITO who on
dec, Is, 1917 were rant no question:
naires. they being alreAdy in the
classified in Class I were called for
physical examination and unless re-
jected upon examination, in which
case they were put in Class v, were
then called for service according to
their order number, as calls for Serv-
ice were made.
Upon application any registraht IL
allowed a release 10 Join the navy or
marine corps. and ut this date there
are 500 men in the service either vol
untary enlisted OF drafted. Ofs-this
number. 3z7 or 81 per cent. are from
Grand Forks city and Of the total In
dinavians. OF the total number: reg
istered in this county 44.4 per cent
are Scandinavians. Under the q,1es-
tionnaire system Of classification
each registrant places himself in the
lclass he belongs according to nswer
made, and the local or any other
board has no choice in his classidca-
ton, except in a case Of conflicting
evidence, when they decide the case
according to rules.
Every registrant indicted into the
service has the choice Of serving
where he is best fitted according to
his ability, both for himself and for
the government All the innHmef-
able details connected with-registeY-
ling, classifying, notifying. examining,
Inducing and ~entraining registrants
would mako a long detailed. story
Every regtstrant is classified accord
and cards sent to the war depart
nnent at Washington, D. c. This part
Of the work has been delegated to the
patriotic school teachers a ID rap
Idly being completed. Tho average
registrant is loyal and patriotic and
ready and willing to serve his coun-
try and many are kept ont of the
service ahead Of the time they vol.
unteer by the fact that each mus
when called for service. , This Il
necessary in order that thu govern
ment, when. it doas call them mus
be ready to take care Of thenaln the
camps. Were We allowed to send n
who volunteered, 1t would be safe tc
estimate that there would NJ mons
left to draft in Class I ut this tina
Only Class I men r bstng ea1Isd
now and only but Of this class thesa
All the detailed work connectad
With the local board in this counts
since. its Inauguration has besn donl
without compensation. to anyone
with the exception OF q aeInipsl
monthly salary paid to an aRaDtaAd
since Don 1, 1917. all Of tae ~
lnuaneraNs details Of tho work shaSs
bsen gratuitousty volunteeredG ~ the
patriotic eittxns Of Grand FoFtS end
lmembefs Of the leeaa board In thai
county for the untfrtng work per
formed and many . night have tires
burned the midnight oil that the fW0th