Evening journal., 1918-01-08
last QUESTIONABLE
Goes TOMORROW
Army Registrars NJ uSt
Make Return Within
Seven Days
EVERY MAN MUST
GET HIS FORM

With the mailing tomorrow OF the
last OF the qucslionnaires to regis
iranls under the seleciive service law
the officials and clerks Of the local eN-
cmptlon boards viii feel much relieved
In that an extremely arduous task has
been accomplished There viii then
remain seven days IN which the regis
trants will be expected 20 fli out the
papers and return them TO their re-
spectve boards.
AZ the expiration OF the time limit
allowed the regisirant 10 nll out his
QUESTIONABLE after the last of them
has been mailed, the local boards will
then begin 10 compile their list Of de-
llnquonts. This work has been held
up until an of the quesiionnaires were
mailed So that the complete list Of de-
llnouenis could be issued at one time.
Delinquents under this term Will mean
an those regislrants who have not re-
turned their QUESTIONABLE or those
men whose QUESTIONABLE has been re-
turned 10 the local boards undslivered
by the postofilce authorities.
70 is up 20 the man himself 10 sec
that he gets a qucsiionnairc, and fail
|
I for him. The delinquent list will then
/ be delivered TO the Police Department
every member OF which will De
furnished with a copy and every police.
man In Wilmington. togeiher with all
+ special officers, stcriffs and deputy
sheriffs, will then ha constituted under
/ the law a detective 20 run down the
/ slackers who have attempted 10 evaut
service by avoiding the QUESTIONABLE
/ The police viii be allowed foriy-eigh'
/ hours in which 90 round mp The slack
ers and then The list will be reported
20 the adiutant general.
Those caught wiu be treated az
desertcrs and those who are not caught
will be listed as such also and ihcil
names and descriptions sent broad casl
that a net may Doe stretched through
out the country for their arrest. Con
yiciion on this charge will NEAR
severe punishment. so that it is essen
tial for every rcgislrant TO see that hii
QUESTIONABLE Is nlled out and return
cd as a matter OF self protection foi
himself as we'll as the performance o
q patriotic duty.
Local boards have been puzzled b.
the attitude Of many aliens In the re-
turn Of their questionnaires. Many O
them have sent their papers back witt
the declaration that they make no claim
for exemption even though they b
aliens. Later they have come 10 th
boards and stated that they wanted {
nle claims on this ground. claimin
, they did not fully understand the mat
! ter when they made out the question
! naire or that the man who helped iheI
! do IL did not understand them. Tn
: boards viii have 90 Take up these cast
n later but whether they will allow an
such claims for exemption Is doubtful
on many 0f the uuesti0nnaircs return
ed claims for exemption have been ille
some Of them the local boards have M
allowed. and as q result there has bee
q Ions list Of appeals filed with the Dii
ir.ci Board Many regisirants are az
pealine. also. from the decision OF Oh
local boards IN placing them IN classe
higher up than the reglstrant thinks b
should be IN.
BY the time all the questiounaires hav
. been returned the boarls viii have mos
Of the men classified. The next ste
will then be the physical examination Z
those men In class one so that whe
they are wanted for the army. the onl
thing necessary TO supply The quota de
sired will be a notice t. ihe men to 81
ready TO go.