Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 285, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 December 1917 — Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 [ADVERTISEMENT]

PUBLIC SALE Will sell at public auction on streets of Rensselaer, Saturday, Dec. 22, at 2p. m. I matched team black mares, wt. 1200, sound 5 years old. Both bred and thought to be safely in foal. One of these mares is lady broke. Terms 12 months time without interest of 6 per cent, for cash. GAIL MICHAL. W, A. McCurtain, auctioneer. IMPORTANT NOTICE TO REGISTRANTS Under jurisdiction of this local board whose order numbers are between No. 1 and No. 28, inclusive. There has this day been mailed to you a questionnaire which you are required by law to execute and return within seven days from date hereof. Failure to do so constitutes a misdemeanor punishable by not to exceed one year’s imprisonment; and such failure may also deprive you of valuable .rights and result in your immediate induction into military service and trial by court-martial. Date December 15th, BEN D. McCOLLY, Member of local board.

Notice to the Public and to Registrant Any person desiring to claim a deferred classification by either Local or District Board on any ground in respect of any registrant designated herein may, within seven days from the date hereof, and not later, submit such claim to this Local Board accompanied by such affidavit evidence as such person may desire to have considered. Such claims either by a registrant or by by another in respect of any registrant be submitted either by entering the same in the place provided on the first sheet of the registrant’s questionnaire or by submitting such claim to this board on a duplicate of such first sheet (Form 1001-A). If it is desired to submit affidavit evidence in snpp*rc of such claim and in addition to\the evidence contained in the registrant's questionnaire, such affidavits must be prepared on paper of the same size as the questionnaire, and should be responsive to the questions asked the registrant respecting the ground of such claim in the pertinent division of the questionnaire. Section 7 of the Selective Service Regulations provides: The process of examination and selection of registrants, under these rules and regulations, shall begin by the posting of notice in the offices of the Local Boards on Form 1002, and by mailing a questionnaire (Form 1001) to every registrant included within such posted notice, as provided in section 92 hereof; and notice of every subsequent action by either the Local or District Board in respect of each registrant shall be given by entering a minute or date of such action on the classification list (Form 1000) in the office of the Local Board, and in addition to such entries, by mailing to the registrant, and in some cases to other claimants, a notice of such action. Whenever a duty is to be performed or a period of time begins to run within which any duty is to be performed by any such registrant, or within which any right or privilege may be claimed or exercised by or in respect of any such registrant, a notice of the day upon which such duty is to be performed, or such time begins to run, shall be mailed to the registrant, and the date of such mailing of notice sWII be entered opposite the name of such registunt on the classification list (Form iOUO), which is always open to inspection by the public at the office of the Local Board, tn addition to the mailing of such notice to registrant, notice of the disposition of claims made by other persons in respect of registrants shall be mailed to such other ‘persons. Either the mailing of such notice or the entry of any such date in the classification list shall constitute the giving of notice to the registrant and to all concerned, and shall charge the registrant and all concerned with notice of the day upon which such duty is to be performed or the beginning of the running of the time within which such duty must be performed or such right or privilege may be claimed, regardless of whether or not a mailed notice or questionnaire is actually received by the registrant or other person. Failure by any registrant to perform any duty prescribed by the Selective Service Law or by these Rules and Regulations, at or within the time required, is a misdemeanor punshable by imfirisonment of one year, and may resule n loss of valuable rights and immediate induction of such registrant into military service. Failure of the registrant or any other person concerned to claim and exercise any right or privilege on the day or within the time authorized by these rules and regulations shall be considered a waiver of such right or privilege, and shall foreclose such person from thereafter claiming the same, subject only to the privilege granted by these rules and regulations to apply for an extension of time. * All registrants and other persons are required and strictly enjoined to examine from time to time said notice (Form 1002), so posted by the Local Board, and the classification list (Form 1000) upon which said dates are to be entered, in order to be Informed of the time for the performance of any duty or the exercise of any right or privilege; and it is the duty of every registrant concerning whom any notice is posted, but who for some reason has not receved the questionnaire or notice, as the case may be, to apply to his Local Board for a copy thereof. Failure to receive notice or questionnaire will not excuse the registrant from permoring any duty within the time limit, nor shall It be in Itself ground for extension of tme. Date, December 15th, 1917. BEN D. McCOLLY, Member of Board. A full line of mixed - uts. Fresh roasted Peanuts, Fronv Jc to 25c a pound. . f JOHN EGER.