Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-01-15
EXEMPTION BOARDS BUSY
The Various Rooms in the Court
House Filled Daily With
Registrars.

The missionaries were sent out
from Wausau to all the registrants
in the draft at the rate of per cent
per day, or to over 5000 who registered
in the county. According to army reg
ulations, the registrants have seven
days in which to answer the question
aires and return them to their local
board. The legal advisory board, con-
sisting OF Messrs. L. A. Pradt, A. P
Woodson and ]. j. Okoneski, appoint
ed by the president, in turn appointed
number OF lawyers, professional and
business men to assist the registered
men. The headquarters of the legal
advisory board in Wausau is in the
county board room and is often filled
to capacity Unregistered men and their
relatives and friends who are ably
advised and assisted by the legal adj
visory board and their associates, all
of Whom are giving their services free
Associate members of the legal ad-
visory board have also been appoint
ed in Mosinee, Athens and other i'm
portant centers to save the registrants
time and exp 2nse of coming to Wau-
Sau.
The headquarters of the two local
boards for Marathon county are at
the court house. Board No. 1, which
has jurisdiction over the western part
of Marathon county, occupying the
jury room, and board No. 2, which has
jurisdiction over the city of Wausau
and the eastern part of the county, has
Its headquarters in the library adj
Joining the circuit court room. Both
boards are working industriously and
report satisfactory progress.
Young men without dependents or
when their dependents will receive ad-
equate support from the state and fed
eral aid, and also from part of the
soldiers pay, are placed in class la.
Their physical condition, as a rule, is
not considered at this time.
The married men are usually placed
in classes 2 or 4, as the board deter
mines, by the evidence submitted, or
by other substantial proof.
This method of classification is much
more satisfactory and fairer than the
first regulations of the War Depart
ment. If any registrant is dissatis-
fled with his classification by the local
board, he can appeal to the district
board, and from its decision to the
PiSSIuSlC VI the united states.
All claims for industrial or agri-
cultural classification are left to the
district board, who alone have juris-
d1ction over those two classes. Some
confusion has arisen from this and in
cases of industrial claims the local
board must classify the registrant
without considering his claim in one
OF these two classes, in many cases.
being obliged to place him in class 1.
but his claim is automatically sent to
the district board, and if allowed, he
is reclassified
The clerical work for both boards
is in charge of County Clerk L. H.
Cook, who has number of girls stead
lily at work. Mr. Cooks Office is a
busy bee hive, but all inquiries re-
celve courteous attention The local
boards are also having a number of
cases for Redistribution.
A spirit of fairness on the part of the
boards, and as a rule, on the part of
the registrants, is manifest, with few
exceptions; the young men are ex-
hibiting perfect willingness to fight
for their country as their classes are
called and in many instances are
waving all claims for deferred CLASH
fication.