Show DRAFT RULES ROLES SEVIER I ITo To remove the last vestige of ot a ap p possibility of or unfairness from the operation of ot the selective draft President President Prest- Prest dent Wilson has sent telegraphic orders ord ers to the governors of or the different states directing the immediate removal re removal removal re- re moval from local boards of or any members coming within the tho range of or the draft ages 21 years to 30 years inclusive inclusive The fact tact that the the arrangement arrangement by which certain county officials and indiscriminately in indiscriminately In- In chosen physicians became be became became came members of or exemption boards throughout the country would lead to their acting on their own possible exemption claims was overlooked bythe by bythe the war department until Saturday Many sheriffs are less than 3 30 years of ot ago gas as well welt as many doctors who were selected to examine the tho youths drawn in the draft The personnel of ot a number of the Utah boards will wilt be changed as a result of the new ruling Draft Rules Severe Only absolute need of a person in some some pursuit essential to the maintenance maintenance maintenance main main- of or the military establishment establishment establishment establish establish- ment of the nation will suffice to s s ct cure re a release from the hand of ot the tho draft reached out by chance from Washington last Friday that Friday that is so for as occupational exemption is con- con A special set of ot provisions provision apply to persons engaged with a concern concern concern con con- cern that is manufacturing munitions for or the allies or directly for the United States States' The farmer will witt not be exempt The fa fact t that he is engaged in agricultural agricultural agricultural agri agri- cultural pursuits that serve I to increase in increase increase in- in crease the foodstuff supply of tin thu country will have practically no weight weights Agriculture and other industries in will wilt be viewed entirely In n the light of their essentiality or non es to fighting success It is probable that all alt county farm agents whose duties consist chiefly in the demonstration of oC cultivation and pre preservation methods will be exempted exempted exempted ex ex- empted for tor the reason that great difficulty difficulty difficulty dif dif- would be met with in filing their positions with equally efficient specialists e a O Officials not Exempt Superintendents of mines it is I pre re dieted will witt not be disturbed even though they be he within the draft ages and thoroughly fit ft physically Mem various various vari hors bers of the tho legislatures of at the ous states will wUl be exempt from military military mili mili- tary service owing to the provision to the effect that no city county or state official whose position is filled by appointment may claim exemption be cannot Members I o of the legislature state or federal authority authority au au- app appointed by any gaining their position solely by direct vote of the A specIal special cial election would have to be held to replace each member entering the military Most of or the city and county officials and employees are as liable to service as the private citizen the beIng being be be- bulk of ot city and arid county positions ing lug appointive Even in the industries regarding as most vital to a suc successful conduct conductor of or the war exemption will t be e individual individual indi indi- will be beno beno beno vidual not nol general There no class exemption It will have to tobe tobe be shown that the particular person being examined is necessary to the effective operation of at th Industry If It some other person who can duplicate his work and who is not called bythe by bythe bythe the draft can be secured with a reasonable rea rea- I amount of or effort an exemption exemption exemption tion application will prove futile Exemption for Experts Men who have special knowledge of or certain phases of essential industries Industries Indus tries will be excluded from the draft The provision of wool for tor clothing for the soldiers for instance is looked looked looked look look- ed upon by the war department as asa asa asa a line of ot activity that must be maintained maintained maintained main main- and broadened A certain Utah man has spent the last ten years rears of his life in the wool business being located about half of each year in Utah and the oth other r half in South America He has a very special and unusual knowledge of the wool output output output out out- put of ot the southern continent It is said there Is no other man in the west who is equally well informed and that there is no question of his exemption owing to the extraordinary value of ot his knowledge to the government Inthe in inthe inthe the war situation The miner will not be exempt no o matter what the character of or the mine in which he is employed If It a man many has an income independent ent of ot his personal employment suf sur- to support his wife or other dependents he will not be exempted The fact tact that a mans man's wife VUe is capable of ot earning her own living Jiving will not be he permitted to lessen his his- chances of ot exemption whereas if she Is actually actually actu actu- ally atly and earning enough a for tor her own support he cannot claim she is a dependent It is said a number number num num- ber her of ot Salt Lake men whose wives es retained their positions as stenographers stenographers pliers after ater marriage will be compelled compell compell- ed to go to the front because their labors are not necessary to their wives' wives support The exemption boards will demand from men applying for exemption on the ground of marriage or dependent relatives statements relative relative rela re re- la tive to the incomes of ot wives and relatives re re- 0 0 |