REGULATIONS FOR DRAFTING.
Rules to Govern the Selection of the
Men For Army Service Are Issued
at President's Direction. Methods
of Arriving at Exemptions Are
Set Forth in Detail and Work of
l^cal Boards Outlined. To I*r No
Class Exemptions; Each Must Be
Decided Upon Its Own Merits.
Washington, July 2 ? Regulations
to govern the next step towards selec
ting a national war army from the
millions registered for service on June
5, were issued today at the direction
of President Wilson. They leave to
be prescribed later the manner of de
termining the order of liability cf the
men registered, but set forth in great
detail the method of arriving at ex
emptions and the work generally of
the local district boards already
named to carry out the task.
Exemption regulations add little to
the terms of the draft law, the ques
tion of whether men between the ages
of twenty-one and thirty are entitled
to exemption because of dependents,
the nature of a man's occupation or
physical unfitness being for the
boards to decide after proper inves
tigation. It is made very clear, how
ever, that there are to be no class
exemptions, and that each individual
case must be decided upon its mer
its. The local boards, one for each
county of less than 45,000 popula
tion or city of 80,000, with additional
boards where neccssary for each ad
ditional 30,000 population ? will pass
upon claims for exemption except
those based upon industrial or agri
cultural occupation, subject to ap
peal to the district boards.
All cases involving agricultural or
industrial exemptions will be passed
upon by the district boards?one for
each federal judicial district ? which
will also decidc appeals from decis
ions of the local beards.
In the near future, a date will be
set by Brigadier General Crowder,
provost marshal general, for the
meeting and organization of the
boards. At the same time, it is ex
pected that the regulations will be
promulgated, so that the process may
be put under way without delay. The
present intention is to call the men
selected to the colors about Septem
ber 1, or as soon thereafter as the
cantonments to house them can be
completed.
In a statement accompanying the
announcement of the regulations, the
President called upon the boards to
do their work fearlessly and impar
tially and to remember that "our ar
mies at the front will be strengthen
ed and sustained if they be composed
of men free from any sense of injus
tice in their mode of selection." The
statement follows:
President's Statement.
"The regulations which I am today
causing to be promulgated, pursuant
to the direction of the selective ser
vice law, cover the remaining steps
of the plan for calling into the ser
vice of the United States qualified
men from those who have registered;
those selected as the result of this
procass to contribute, with the reg
ular army, the national guard and
the navy, the fighting forces of the
nation, all of which forces are under
the terms of the law placed in a posi
tion of equal right, dignity and re
sponsibility with the members of all
other military forces.
"The regulations have been drawn
with a view to the needs and circum
stances of the whole country, and pro
?? vide a system which it is expected will
work with the least inequality and
personal hardship. Any system of se
lecting men for military service,
whether voluntary or involuntary in
its operation, necessarily selects
some men to bear the burden of dan
ger and sacrifice for the whole na
tion. The system here provided
places all men of military age upon
an even plane and then, by a selec
tion which neither favors the one nor
penalizes the other, calls out the req
uisite number for service.
"The successful operation of this
law and of these regulations depends
necessarily upon the loyalty, patriot
ism end justice of the members of
the boards to whom its operation is
committed, and I admonish every
member of every local board and of
every district board to review that
their duty to their country requires
an impartial and fearless perform
ance of the delicate and difficult du
tit's intrusted to them. They should I
remember as to each individual case
presented to them that they are called !
upon to adjudicate the most sacred
rights of the individual and to pre
serve untarnished the honor of the
nation.
"Our armies at the front will be
strengthened and sustained if they
be composed of men free from any
sense of injustice in their mode of !
selection, and they will be inspired |
to loftier efforts in behalf of a coun- j
try which the citizens called upon to
perform high public functions, per- 1
form them with justice, fearlessness 1
and impartiality."
Method of Procedure. ]
Upon organizing the local boards
will take over from the registration
boards all registration cards, which
they will number serially and list for ,
posting to public view. Then, after
having been advised of the method
by which the order of liability for
service shall be determined and of
the quota to be drawn from its terri- ,
tory (minus credits for enlistments
in the national guard or regular ar
my) each board will prepare a list of
persons designated for service in the
order of their liability, post the list,
give it to the press, and within three
days send notice to each designated
person by mail.
"As the men so notified appear, the
boards first will make a physical ex
amination in accordance with special
regulations to be provided, bearing
in mind that all persons accepted by
them will be re-examined by army
surgeons. If the physical examination
is passed successfully, then comes
the question of exemption.
"Persons who must be exempted
or discharged by the local board in
clude:
Officers of the United States, of the
States, territories and the District of
Columbia, ministers of religion, stu
dents of divinity, persons in the mil
itary or naval service of the United
States, subjects of Germany, all other
aliens who have not taken out first
papers; county or municipal officers,
customhouse clerks, workmen in fed
eral armories, arsenals and navy
yards, persons in the federal service
designated by the President for ex
emption, pilots, merchant marine
sailors, those with a status with re
spect to dependents which renders
their exclusion desirable (a married
man with dependent wife or child,
son of a dependent widow, son of a
dependent, aged or infirm parent, or
brother of dependent orphan child
under sixteen years of age); those
found morally deficient, and any mem
ber of any well recognized religious
sect existing May 18, 1917, whose
creed forbids participation?in war and
whose religious convictions accord
with the creed.
Claims for Exemption.
"Claims for exemption because of
dependents may be made by the man
himself, his wife or other depend
ents, or by a third party who has
personally investigated the case. A
claim made by the husband must be
accompanied by supporting affidavits
signed by the wife and by the head
of a family residing in the same ter
ritory. A claim by the wife or a third
party must be accompanied by two
supporting affidavits signed by heads
of families.. Similar rules govern
claims on the grounds of other de
pendents, the dependents or third par
ties being authorized to file claims
with supporting affidavits. In each
case, the board must be satisfied be
fore it grants exemption or discharge
that the dependent or dependents act
ually are supported mainly by the
fruits of the man's mental or physi
cal labor.
"Local boards are required, sub
ject to appeal, to pass upon claims
for exemption or discharge within
three days after the filing of affida
vits.
"District boards must decide appeal
cases within five days after the clos
ing of proofs and their decisions are
final. If the ruling of a local board
is affirmed, the person in question
stands finally accepted for military
service.
Passing on Claims.
"In passing on claims for exemp
tions on the ground of employment
in necessary industrial* and agricul
tural occupations, the district boards
must be convinced that the particu
lar enterprise affording such employ
ment actually is necessary to the
maintenance of the military estab
lishment or national interest during 1
the emergency.
"The evidence must also establish,"
the regulations say, "even if the par
RUSSIA IS AGAIN WAKING UP
More Than 18,000 Teutons Were
Captured by Russians In the First
Two Days of Offensive. Two Ger
man Airplane* Shot l)own in Kaid
Over England.
The soldiers of revolutionary Rus
sia maintained their attempts to
break through the Austro-German
lines in eastern Galicia. Cheered by
the results of the fighting during the
first three days of July, General
Brussiloff's men continue their ef
forts, especially in the region of
Brzezany, and are throwing fresh
forces against the Tenton positions.
During Sunday and Monday, the
first two days of the new drive, the
Russians captured 300 officers and
18,000 men and on Tuesday and Wed
nesday probably added several more
thousand to the total. Twenty-nine
guns and thirty-three machine guns
were taken from the Austro-Germans. ' 1
Violent artillery duels have been in '?
progress on the Konluchy-Zlochoff
sector, on the Stockhod, in Volhynia
and at Brody, on the Galician-Vol
hynian border.
In the Champagne on the western
front the German crown prince has
made another desperate and fruitless
effort to break the rench lines north
west of Rheims. Attacking in force
along an 11-mile front, the Germans
especially strong efforts around
Cerny and Allies and against the
Californie plateau. The French re
pulsed all attacks with losses.
After checking the Germans, the
French took initiative in a small op
eration east of Cerny and captured a
strong German salient. German at
tacks on the left bank of the Mouse
were repulsed.
Raids and patrol engagements havt
occupied the German and British fur
ther north. Several Austrian attack?
on the Carso south of Gorizia were
checked by the Italians, Rome reports.
German ariplanes have again raid
ed the English coast, this time, at
tacking Harwich. British airmen pur
sued the raiders and two enemy ma
chines were brought down ablaze and
a third was damaged. Eleven per
sons were killed and thirty-six in
jured by bombs dropped by the raid
ers. ? Wednesday's War Summary.
PRESBYTERI ANS AT BENSON, h
Edifice Now Complete and Revival i
Service to Be Held by Pastor and i
Rev. J. J. Hill.
Benson, July 5. ? The handsome :
church edifice of the Presbyterian 1
congregation at this place is now com- 1
plete. The pastor of the church, Rev. 1
A. T. Lassiter, is delighted to be
ready to enter the new church, and
the church people of the town and i
community rejoice with him in the l
success of his undertaking. '
A protracted meeting will begin i
tonight, the pastor to be assisted by -
Rev. J. J. Hill, of Red Springs. The i
public is invited to attend all the
services. - 1
ticular industrial enterprise is found <
necessary for one of the above pur- 1
poses, that the continuance of such
person therein is necessary to the 1
maintenance thereof and that he 1
cannot be replaced by another per- s
son without direct, substantial or I
material loss detrimental to the ade- 1
quate and effective operation of the 1
particular industrial enterprise or 1
agricultural enterprise in which he I
is engaged."
Later the President may from time 1
to time designate certain industries 1
or classes of industries that are nec- ;
essary, and the district boards will <
be so notified. It will be the duty of 1
each board, however, to ascertain the i
available labor supply for such in- <
dustries outside the men called for
service, and to make the result into \
consideration in determining such I
things. ? i
"If, in the opinion of the district l
boards," this section of the regula- <
tions concludes, "the direct, substan- i
tial or egricultural enterprise out- <
weighs the loss that would result from <
failure to obtain the military service s
of any such person, a certificate of s
discharge may be issued to him. i
? * ? * * >?
Certificates of exemption will not s
necessarily be permanent. They may |
be revoked with changing conditions, i
or may be granted only for pre
scribed periods. ? Associated Press t
news, in News and Observer. '
VI' LEAST ONE U-BOAT SUNK.
So l.oss of Life of Americans Aboard,
(?ernans Had Information of Com
ing of Transports. Not a Vessel
Was Hit. Transports Hearing the
Troops Were Twice Attacked by
the Germans. Army Thanks the
Navy.
Washington, July 3. ? American de
stroyers convoying transports with
roops for France fought off two
submarine attacks. The first news of
he fights was given out today by
:he committee on public information
*ith formal announcement of the
safe arrival of the last of the trans
ports with their convoys.
At least one submarine was sunk.
Both of the attacks were made in
:>rce, showing that the Germans had
nformation of the coming of the
ransports and planned to get them.
This announcement was issued:
"The navy department at 5 o'clock
his afternoon received word of the
safe arrival at a French port of the
ast contingent of General Pershing's
xpeditionary force. At the srme time
he information was released that the
transports were twice attacked by
submarines on the way across.
"No ship was hit, not an American
ife was lost and while the navy gun
tiers report the sinking of one subma
rine only, there is reason to believe
that others were destroyed in the
irst n i ?>. h t attack."
Daniels' Statement.
Secretary Daniels made this state- j
nent:
"It is with the' joy of a great relief (
hat I announce to the people of the (
' nited States the safe arrival in ,
K Vance of every fighting man and ev- (
?ry fighting ship.
"Now that the last vessel has ]
?cached port, it is safe to disclose the
landers that were encountered, and
i) tell the complete story of peril
md courage.
"Tha transport bearing our troops
vere twice attacked by German sub
marines on the way across. On both
>ccasion3 the U-boats were beaten off
?vith every appearance of loss. One
kva? certainly sunk and there is rea
son to believe that the accurate fire
of our gunners sent others to the
bottom.
"For purposes of convenience, the
expedition was divided into contin
gents, each contingent including troop
*hips and a naval escort designed to
keep off such German raiders as 1
might be met.
"An ocean rendezvous had also
:>een arranged with the American de
stroyers now operating in European
waters in order that the passage of
the danger zone might be attended 1
ay every possible precaution.
"The first attack took place at
10:30 on the night of June 22. What
?ives it peculiar and disturbing sig
nificance is that our ships were set
jpon at a point well this side of the
rendezvous, and in that part of the
Atlantic presumably free from sub
marines.
"The attack was made in force, al
though the night made impossible
iny exact count of the U-boats gath- 1
;red for what they deemed a slaugh
ter.
"The high seas convoy, circling
with their searchlights, answered the
heavy gun fire, and its accuracy '
stands proved by the fact that the
torpedo discharge became increasing- '
ly scatered and inaccurate. It is not .
known how many torpedoes were
launched but five were counted as
they sped by bow and stern.
"A second attack was launched a
Few days later against another con
tingent. The point of assault was be
yond the rendezvous and our destroy
ers were sailing as a screen between 1
the transports and all harm. The
results of the battle were in favor
jf the American gunnery.
"Not alone did the destroyers hold
the U-boats at a safe distance, but
their speed also resulted in the sink
ng of one submarine at least. Gre
nades were ust>d in firing, a depth
?harge explosive timed to go off at
i certain distance under water. In
>ne instance, oil and wreckage cover- 1
?d the surface of the sea after a
shot from a destroyer at a periscope,
?nd the reports make claim of sink
ng.
"Protected by our high seas convoy
?nd by destroyers, the contingent
proceeded, and joined the others in
i French port.
"The whole nation will rejoice
hat so great a peril is passed. No
nore thrilling Fourth cf July cele
oration could have been arranged
than this glad news that lifts the
shadow of dread from the heart of
America."
Secretary Baker wrote this letter
to Secretary Daniels, conveying the
army's thrnks to the navy:
"Word has just come to the war
department that the last ships con
veying General Pershing's expedi
tionary force to France arrived safe
today. As you know the navy as
sumed the responsibility for the safe
ty of these ships on the sea and
through the danger zone. Thi? ships
themselves and their convoys were
in the hands of the navy, and now
that they have arrived, and earned,
without the loss of a man our soldiers
who are the first to represent Amer
ica in the battle for democracy, I
beg leave to tender to you, the admi
ral, and to the navy, the hearty
thanks of the war department and
of the army. This splendid achieve
ment is an auspicious beginning, and
it has been characterized through
out by the most cordial and effective
co-opsrr.tion between the two military
services."
THE NEWS IN CLAYTON.
Clayton, July 4. ? Misses Barbara
Gulley and Blanche Ellis are spend
ing some time with relatives at Lil
lington.
Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Smith are
spending a few days at Morehead
City.
Miss Mabel Ellis is visiting friends
in Sanford.
Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Creech and Mr.
Chas. G. Gulley motored to Lilling
ton last Sunday and spent the day
with relatives, returning in the af
ternoon, accompanied by Mrs. M. G.
Gulley and little Mark Grady who
have been visiting there for several
weeks.
Mr. A. Sam White went to Golds
boro Tuesday on business.
Miss Lenora Keeter, from the
Western part of the State, is visiting
Mrs. L. M. Edgerton. Miss Keeter
is a former teacher here and has lots
of friends.
Mr. and Mrs. Edirar Stallings, of
Florida, are visiting here.
Mr. Exum E. Hall, who for the
past several months has been at
Goose Creek, S. C., was here for a
few days the first of the week en
route to Pennsylvania.
Mrs. M. M. Gulley, of Nashville,
arrived Monday, being called here by
the serious illness of Mrs. J. L. God
win. Mrs. Godwin has the sympathy
of the entire town and all hope for
her a speedy recovery.
Mrs. P. A. Wallace spent a few
days last week at Wrightsville.
Mrs. A. S. Johnson and daughter,
Lucile, of Raleigh, spent Monday
here with Mrs. A. Sam White.
Mr. G. T. Smith and Miss Mabel
Sherrill, of Lillington, were here for
a few hours last Friday.
Mr. A. G. Duckett, of Raleigh, was
in town Tuesday on business.
Mrs. Chas. G. Gulley is visiting in
Columbia.
Miss Julia Austin is spending
some time with friends at Goldsboro.
In the absence of the pastor, the
pulpit of the Baptist church was
filled ast Sunday morning by Mr.
Ferrall, of Meredith College. At
night Mr. R. L. Davis lectured in the
interest of Prohibition and the Anti
Saloon League. A large audience en
joyed his sermon.
Miss Eloise Turley is visiting
friends in Selma this week.
Mr. R. B. Whitley, of Wendell, was
in town on business Tuesday of this
week.
Prof. M. A. Huggins, of Marion, S.
C., arrived Monday to spend a few
days here with friends.
Mr. J. W. Vinson, of Wilson's Mills,
was here Monday.
Mr. J. H. Pridgen, of Selma, was in
town Monday.
Dr. and Mrs. J. H. Austin, of Four
Oaks, spent Sunday here with Mrs.
M. E. Gattis.
Mr. B. B. Wallace has resigned his
position as clerk at the Department
Store and accepted a position in Ral
eigh.
The Road Commissioners of Clayton
township have purchased a new Cor
bitt motor road truck.
Cotton Blossoms.
Mr. N. G. Massey, of Bentonsville
township, sent us a cotton blossom
which he plucked from his field on
July 3. This is the first reported from
Bentonsville.
MASON HAVE PICNIC HERE.
rhe Officers of Fellowship and Gran*
ite Lodges Were Installed on the
Fourth by Grand Master C. L.
Pridgen. Quite a Number of Ma
sons In Attendance. To Have Big
l'icnic Here Next Fourth.
The recently elected officers of Fel
lowship Lodge, No. 84, A. F. & A. M.,
and the officers of Granite Lodge, No.
181, of Clayton, were publicly install
ed at Smithfield Wednesday by the
Grand Master of the State, Claude L.
Pridgen, of Wilmington. The meeting
was called by District Deputy Grand
Master, J. M. Turley, of Clayton.
Grand Secretary W. W. Wilson, of
Raleigh, and District Deputy New
comb, of the Tenth District were here
to enjoy the day.
An address was delivered by the
Grand Master.
The following are the officers of
the Smithfield Lodge, Fellowship,
No. 84:
J. D. Parker, Worshipful Master.
J. I). Underwood, Senior Warden.
H. F. Brinson, Junior Warden.
C. R. Turner, Secretary.
T. R. Hood, Treasurer.
A. M. Noble, Senior Deacon.
I). H. Wallace, Junior Deacon.
W. M. Grantham, Tyler.
H. L. Graves, Jr., and W. L. Fuller,
Stewards.
Following the installation of the
officers which interesting ceremony
was held in the court house, a bas
ket picnic was enjoyed on the court
house square. Quite a number of
Masons were here to participate iu
the festivities.
A resolution was adopted to have a
public installation of the officers of
all the lodges in the county at Smith
field July Four next year. Also to
plan for a big picnic and a general
good time.
The Farmer's I'art in the Great War.
If we are in a war which will tax
to the limit all the energies of this
country, then every line of business
should be put on a war basis as
quickly as possible. That does not
mean that we should entirely neg
lect other essential lines of business
for either food production or the
making of munitions; but it does
mean that the conduct of every busi
ness and every individual should be
put on a war basis, or should be con
ducted for the next year or two, at
least, with a view to making the Na
tion the most forceful and efficient
in the great war in which we are en
gaged. Unfortunately too many have
not yet awakened to the magnitude
of our task or the seriousness of our
situation.
This is a powerful nation in war
only when her resources in men, food
production and manufacture are ef
fectively mobilized and efficiently ex
erted to this one single national pur
pose. The Nation needs the best
service of every citizen ? man, woman
and child. Men and munitions are im
portant parts of our war equipment
which will be directed and controlled
by governmental force and authority.
Food supplies and the spirit of the
Nation, which alone can make us in
vincible, must largely be left to the
men and women on our farms. When
they are sufficiently impressed with
the seriousness of our food shortr.ge
and the dire need of the Nation for
the best efforts of every individual,
they will respond; but the pity of it is
that so many are so slow to become
aroused to their full duty. Every
effort which each individual fails to
exert and every day we delay the full
performance of every possible effort,
just so much longer is the war pro
longed, and the misery and loss of
life are increased.
The duty of those who remain on
the farm is plainly the production of
the largest possible food supply ? the
best and most needed sinew of war,
now and for the future. ? Progressive
Farmer.
Heard It Ik'fore?
Tom Johnson claims that the oldest
joke is the one about the Irish soldier
who saw a shell coming and made a
low bow. The shell missed him and
took off the head of the man behind
him. "Sure," said Pat, "ye never
knew a man to lose anything by be
ins: polite." ? Milwaukee Sentinel.
When the devil finds a busy man
he goes away on tiptoe.