The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-11-19
Unless All Sign Waiver, No
Man Can Be Drafted
Ahead of His Glass
CAN'T EVEN ENLIST
WITHOUT THIS
New Regulations Are Made
Public by the Provost
Marshal General

Washington, Nov l0.-~Men OF draft
age with dependent relatives are placed
in more secure position under the new
regulations to govern future operations
of the selective service law, made public
Saturday at Washington by Provost
Marshal Crowder. While deferred elassi-
tication under the new plans. which re-
places all discharge or exemption certlfi'
cate. may be revoked when granted for
any other cause, there is no way IN
which men with dependents can be called
up for service out of their turn.
Added protection for dependents y Sc
cured by the requirement, in cases where
the registrant seeks to waive his de-
ferrcd classification status. that waivers
also must be obtained from those de-
pendent upon him before he can be taken
into the military service, The effect OF
the regulations il to close the ranks of
the army, navy or marine corps absolute
~ to men between 2 and 81 years of age
where they have dependents upon them
who would suffer if they went TO the
front, Local judges are constituted
Judges of all such cases.
For the first time also way is pro-
vded in which men physically untitled
for front line duty in the army and yet
able to do some part of the work OF
soldier, may be called for limited mill.
tarv service behind the lines. Partial
physical exemptions may be granted by
local boards to create this new casslfica-
ton.
1t is practically certain that every man
who had legitimate exemption on the
ground of dependency under the old reg
ulations will get the same under the new
ones. The first class, which embraces
men wholly without dependents. is ex-
pected to bring in fully 100000 men.
The questionnaires, beginning Dec. 10,
will be circulated among the regstrants
at the rate of per cent Of each local
registration each day. Volunteer medi-
raj and legal boards being organized IN
each district viii assist registrants IN
making out the forms and supporting
afidayits, which are very complete.
Where registrants are away from
home districts or in other circumstances,
application to the local board for ques-
tionnaire is all that is required.
The most noteworthy changes in the
regulations, outside of the creation of an
emergency feet to permit ship workers
to remain at their jobs, are as follows;
Local boards are granted virtually ju-
dicia powers to summon witnesses IN
obtaining information. Local police will
see that any witness responds.
A definite program Of correspondence
between the boards, state officials and
the provost marshal generals office is
provided to keep this aspect OF the bust
ness decentraIized and moving smoothly.
The entire postoifice machinery is
dra fled to aid local boards in tracing
registrants and right of way for mail
connected with draft proceedings is re-
quired.
Local boards are authorized to grant /,
partial exemption for partial physical
disability, reserving the men in this |
status for special and limited military |
service"
Authority is granted to form special
classes of men highly skilled in particu
lar trades or professions and summon
them under this special heading regard
less of their grouping in the general
plan. The secretary of war
may revoke original classification, except |
that no man granted deferred classified
ton because Of dependents may be adj
vanced in any way or called for service
out of his regular order. When deferred
classification has been granted for in
dustrial or agricultural reasons spe
cially qualified registrant may be sum
moned out of his turn.
Under the new regulations district
boards become purely appellate bodies,
before which can be heard only evidence
before the local board. For
additional facts the case must be re-
turned to the local board.
1t is made plain that men already held
Dy local boards for service will continue
10 be sent forward as needed until such
lime az the new class / In each district
$ sufficiently organized to care for drafts
rom the district. Pending appeals will
hen be wiped off the slate and the new
'ystem viii apply in full
Another change permits enlistment of
'egistered men in the navy and marine
'orps where they are so far down on the
all list as to make certain that their !