The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-11-27
New Draft Rules
Given To Public
PROVOST MARSHAL ISSUES
"QUESTIONNAIRE" TO
LOCAL BOARDS
Married Men With Families Are Not
Exempt, But Are Placed To-
ward Last ON List

Uncle Sam has begun the most gi-
gantic inventory of man power ever
attempted.
Preparations for the second draft
were started last Wednesday when
copies of the "questionnaire" for
every one of the 100000 men reg
istered for military service were sent
to the local exemption boards.
This QUESTIONABLE must be filled
out by ever registered man between
the ages of 81 and 81. 1t will place
in the hands of the government the
life history of every registered man
the men of military age in eighty
, seven trades, industries and profes-
sions. The QUESTIONABLE will classify
all registered men for service.
Classification of registered men in
the order of their ability for military
service will be the first accomplish
ment of the questionnaire. Men will
| be classified in five divisions, the first
division to be called the first, the
fifth division last Each registrant
will be allowed to fix his own class
and must support his classification
by affidavits These voluntary classi-
| fications then will be submitted for
the approval and allowance of the
local exemption boards and the dis
trict boards.
The classes and the order in which
they will be called are as follows:
Glass l.
'(A)-Single man with or without
dependent relatives.
(B)-Married man with or with
out children, or father of motherless
children, who has habitually failed
to support his family.
(C)-Marr j man dependent on
wife for support.
| (D)-Married man, with or with
out children, or father of motherless
children; man not usefully engaged,
family supported by income indepen-
dent of his labor.
)-Unskilled farm laborer.
-Unskilled Industrial laborer.
Registrant by or in respect of
whom no deferred classification is
claimed or made.
Registrant who fails to submit
QUESTIONABLE and in respect of
whom no deferred classification. is
claimed or made. r.
All registrants not iFcluded in any
other division in thisI schedule.
Glass IIA
(A)-Married man with children
or father of motherlesS children,
where such wife or childref<or such
motherless children are not mainly
dependent upon his labor for supz
port, for the reason that there are
other reasonably certain sources of
adequate support Excluding earn
ings or possible earnings from the
labor of the wife) available and that
the removal of registrant will not
deprive such dependents of support.
(B)-Married man, without child
ren, whose wife, altho the registrant
is engaged in a useful occupation, is
not mainly dependent upon his labor
for support for the reason that the
wife is skilled in some special class
of work which she is physically able
to perform and in which she is en-
ployed, or in which there is an i'm
mediate opening for her under con-
ditions that will enable her to sup
port herself decently and without
suffering or hardship.
/ (C)-Necessary skilled farm labor
in necessary agricultural enterprise
| (D)-Necessary skilled Industrial
labor in necessary industrial enter.
prise.
Glass iii.
(A)-Man with dependent child
ren, not his own, but toward whom
he stands in relation of parent.
(B)-Man with dependent aged OF
infirm parents.
(C)-Man with dependent help
less brothers or sisters.
(D)-County or municipal officer
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