Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-09-08
EXEMPTION CLAIMS
MUST BE SUBMITTED
New Qucstionnnirc Requires That
'lnsslficRtions Arc 90 Bc Made
on Same Basis ~ Formerly.
LITTLE CHANGE IS NOTED
Blanks Arc Almost Identical with
Ihn~c for Class From ~ "a 81;
Married Men Not Exempt.

~ .HffA ~ NNlAH
claims FOR exemption must bc
made under snew qucsuonnuircs
which the new registrans in the
classes from rs 10 2i ana 81 10 g.
must nl out after they register on
September o. The clnssificpuuu of
mon wllI be speedy in order 10 meet
cnrIy draft calls and the new regis.
itns viii receive their question
nures within few days after they
register.
Plans nro complete for 1uck
claHH.firntInn lu Tulsa n necessary.
ne drpft board vii be enlarged. 10
m Indicated hy General Crowdcr. tp
complete the early claHNfcdtIou OF
men
The new questlonntlrc has been
Issued and if differs but little from
The ON" fllod out by tho class from
~ ip 3l 'urly this year. Secretary
hakDr at first inclined 90 the Wow
mat married men would be- exempt.
but he later announced that married
men in the new class would stand
ON tho Same basis 49, those in tho
clh7H from a 20 a. Exemption
must be- claimed. Tho one additional
class De- provided for boo tho new
ruling 90 include conscientious oh
lortors. Tho five classes of the FIRST
QueHtonnniro are retained
Few Changes In Qucstionnalrcs.
Amendments of the draft law con.
hined IN the rs 10 as act designed to
cover cases ~ men OF the advanced
ages have brought about changes In
tho provisions OF tho qucstionnairo
Tor claims Of deferred classification
ON grounds ~ industrial occupation.
The questions rcgistrnnts Will be
called upon tu hnHwcr are.
Are you engaged iu an Industrial
enterprise necessary "A. 10 the main
tenlncs of the military or B. 70 the
effective operation Of the military
forces or e.. 10 the maintenance of
national interest during the emer-
gcncy2)" N tho answer ls no. ~
viii not he necessary 90 answer any
further questions n deferred classi
ficuiou ig claimed ON uccuphtiunll
grounds. the regiHtrant will be- asked
n what respect hc claims the occu-
patton is essential.
II was first thought the question
nairc would be- amended % charge
DRAFT boards with the duty uf pass
ing upon the question ot deferred
classification without requiring the
rcgistrAntH 90 specifically make such
claim. but this was abandoned. and
the men from ~ to g.. as we'll as the
boys from rs TO "A. Will be required
to answer question
Must Make Exemption Claims.
DO you claim exemption ur de-
ferrcd classification In respect 10 The
rcgistrhnt named above, II 40 state
the division OF each class and each
class In which you claim you should
be classified"
President Wilson will FIX age
groups To loo classified first. The |
10 and 20 year old men probably Will |
form one uf the groups 10 provide /
mon for the october call because the /
.aHk of classifying these men Will he /
LIGHTER than In the case OF mon OF I
mo advanced ages on account of I.
.he delays expected In classif, ing /
from 90 10 90 IL Is hardly likely /.
many men from this class will bc /
save MI Time Possible.
In former registrations the quea
ionnIirys haNo not been sent out
lntl after the drawing Boo Washing
.ou and after the order numbers
nave been affixed 90 the registration !
'ards. After the registration next
a eek tho qurstlunuulrcs will hc sent I
lut with only the serial number aud
lot tho order number This will ef-
.ect q saving OF 25 OF 80 days
we are up against proposition
y stuprudous proportions. General
'roWder said Registration ana
classification of thirteen million men
o. one hundred days is the task We
lnNe set FOR ourselves
This new task Contcmplaies the
Justification OF four million more
non than were classified last year.
iut the broards ARE now working
more cNpcdluaYsly and we should he
uu.tsatul lu, completing the yIlB.fi-
auon ut tho thirteen million by
January a."
General Crowdcr said tho clusslf-
.ntlon ut men from 81 u6 e. will
'v "a more difficult task than the pre-
ydlug classification. because there
Nlll hc a larger percentage OF men
% ho given deferred classification
icuuusr ot being essential tn the eco-
IuwIr IIte uf The nation OF because
't dependency But the classified
tom of tho men below "a will ue
comparatively simple AZ there will
'c few ciIius io deferred ulasNfi.
.uton u.iNs class
To Register Prison Inmates.
Ey0u inmates uf pouitcnuaries viii
'o registered September 49, Fclous
,ill not hc drafted into the army. bur
hr wlrdvrs uf prisons win bc re-
luircd lu register them. ptrsans
Awaiting rnl. and those convicted
II merely m|sdvmCanurs VIII be treat.
10 as ous.utrcs and their cards will
'o forwarded 20 local boards by Jail Z,
.r7 Inmates OF insane asylums and
lWU1r institutions will bc aided IN
lllUg out registration cards by su-
'orln'or1rns and physicians who 1
,.ll lu untrsed with tho responsible
y ~ forwarding these cards 60 local |
'o1fdg 80 ono will be exempted
rom registering except men now In |
De- military or naval service and re-
cyvcs and men iu the diplomatic or |
'usunr corps ~ foreign govern /
nynts resident iu the United states
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