THE UNITFD STATES ARMY.
(Australian and N.Z. Cablfe. Association.) 1 (Received July 3, 11:40 a.m.) WASHINGTON, July 2. President Wilson has proclaimed a dr'aift of the -Milltairy Regulations. Those exempt include iitidispensidbjes' to military and' national 'itidtiafcries; sole^ supporters of children, wives, parents, brothers, and sisters; members of well recognised- religious' 'sects'.rvrho ;ar&; conscientious . objectors ;' ordained miiiistei's : Federal- State p legislative -^ and ijudicial executive • officers; aliens who have not taiken the first naturalisation papers; workmen,, m armories, arsenals,, navy yards, pilot's', Tmariners oil the f ril6fcharit service, and criminals defiaient. The drawing will be held at Washington. There are local lexemp.tidn. boards for every twentyvrthoUßSnd>-also a^'pflla'te boards m eacli %ife'a<jf'aT dfst«ct. Mr^WiTi sbh says the system is designed for the nefcds > and circumstances of...the whole e6untry witHitM-least 'iheqiialky' <jf- pei^ sonal* hardships.* All men are. on an §4ual; plane. He points out that the board must impartially and fearlessly perform the delicate and. - difficult task.
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLIV, Issue 14340, 3 July 1917, Page 5
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