Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-11-23
CLOSING UP WORK
OF THE LOCAL BOARDS

/ instruction have been received by
| wire by the provost marshal Of Maine
/ from the provost marshal general
/ concerning the closing up Of the
local boards in this State and preser-
( walton Of al records ind papers.
! General Crcwde1 says:
Classification Work
In view of the armistice and the
/ subsequent temporary abatement OF
I the immediate urgency of complete
classification, local boards should
complete principal work still remain
| ing as follows:
/ Local boards will Immediately col
! lect ana transmit all data called for
: in connection with the making Of the
annual report. Local boards will.
with TIL least possible siackening OF
, effort on account of the annual re-
( port work, complete their classified
ton work as to all registrauts OF
both the 10 to So and lS-year groups
in accordance with instructions al
ready given, except the physical ex
aminations which were ordered dis
continued as to all age groups in
NOV. Is telegram. Local boards will
forward no more cases to district
/ boards. No more appeals will be
taken now to district boards" 1t is
expected that this work will be COM
plctcd BIZ Nov. 90.
Preservation Of Records
General Crovder also orders that
upon completion Of the work. which
must bc not later than Dec. II. local
board records must be sealed by the
chairman in the filing cases. and
Kept sealed and intact, subject to the
orders If the Governor or adjutant
general
Nj papers and documents received
after the records are so sealed shall
he properly endorsed and filed IN a
separate file. for further orders.
Until further direction no further
entries or alterations or additions of
any sort shall be made in the records
Of registratrants of registration OF
June 5, 1917, and of June 5 and Aug.
"a, 1918. save under direction and in
structions TO be hereafter given by
this Office Records of the regis
trants Of the Sept. Il registration
belonging to the 10 to SO and 1S-year
until classification work is complet-
ed. Under no circumstances what
ever shall local boards withdraw or
permit any one to withdraw any
papers whatever now in the board
files or hereafter placed in such
| files.
After the receipt Of this order no
access shall be given to records Of
/ local boards on the part of any per-
| son not 4 board member or member
of the clerical force specifically au-
| thorized thereto by the board and no
| information regarding them shall be
given out except upon the written
instructions of the Governor or
provost marshal generals Office.
The proper and just administra-
ton of the War Risk insurance act
and of future pension laws of the
country win. in many cases, depend
almost exclusively upon data con-
tanned in these records y which will
likewise have a vital relationship to
charges of desertion and delinquency
7 involving the honor Of thousands OF
Registrars. In addition, it is from
these records that the history of this
war must in most part be compiled
and from them also must come in
formation of the last value as to man
power in case Of any future war. For
these rea sons it is matter Of the
highest patriotic duty on the part o:
the whole board. from which nc
board member can escape, to see to
it that these records are kept abso-
lutely true and intact"