Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 141, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 June 1917 — Conscription Board Gets Instructions. [ARTICLE]

Conscription Board Gets Instructions.

The following excerpt from telegram of Provost Marshal General Crowder under date of June addressed to Governor Goodrich, is of great importance to each exemption board in Indiana i ~ “It is now the desire to have local exemption boards take charge of the cards over which, they have jurisdiction and assign serial numbers as provided in struction to local boards, form seventeen, mailed to you on June 21st. The cards must be numbered in a single series for each local board jurisdiction.” We interpret this telegram to mean that each local exemption board will immediately take charge of all cards for the territory over which it has jurisdiction, compare the copies of the registration cards with the originals, serially number both originals and copies in red ink, compare originals and copies, make and dispose the lists of names and numbers and get the copies of the cards to Indiana State Headquarters according to instructions found in ‘‘lnstructions of Local Boards,” form No. 17. Where the division of a county or cit yfor exemption purposes is different from the division for registration purposes the first care and important duty will be the proper division of the registration cards among the exemption boards. No single precinct must be divided between two or more exemption board jurisdictions and the lines of division must be well marked. A single error in the work of any exemption board in Indiana or the east delay may retard the work of the entire nation. We sincerely hope Indiana may be the first state in the union to report to the president a complete and perfect organization and readiness for the next step in the nation’s work. Thanking yon for your hearty and efficient co-operation, we are, Very truly yuors, JESSE S. ESCHBACH, Conscription Agent.