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Show MARRIAGE SINCE MAY 18 DOES NOT EXEMPT In a telegram received this week by Governor Bamberger it Is ordered that all government appeal agent6 take steps to appeal all cases In which local boards have granted deferred classification classi-fication on grounds of dependency Id instances where such status was established es-tablished through marriage entered into since May 18th, the date on which the selective service law was approved. Attention, is-directed to section 72, "U'e 5, selective service regulations, which: says-: On May 18; 1917, every person subject to registration had notice .of his obligation to render mili-tary mili-tary service to his country. The Purpose of the, selective service ,law was not to stipend the institution; insti-tution; of marriage among registrants, regist-rants, but boards should scrutinize scruti-nize marriages since May 18, 1917, and especially those hastily effected ef-fected Bince that time, to determine deter-mine whether the marriage relation rela-tion was entered into with a primary; pri-mary; view of evading military service, .and unless such Is found not to be the case, boards are hereby authorized to- disregard tie relationship so established an condition of dependency requires requir-es deferred classification under-. under-. these regulations. |
