Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-11-15
REGISTRATION
LISTS AGAIN
TO Be GONE
OVER FOR
SERVICE


A copy of the sixteen page "ouestion-
naire, which was made public Yesterday
by Provost Marshal General +. III. Crowd
er at Washington has been received by
The Herald. One hundred and forty eight
questions are asked, the object being to
obtain the fullest information as to the
mental, physical, family and business
status Of the registrant.
All exemptions which have been made by
the local or district boards are automatic
ally cancelled by the "Questionnaire,' and
the future of the registrant will be guided
by the information given the government
in the booklet. 1t will be mailed out.
certain percentage each day. beginning
about the middle of December, by the
Cameron count ylocal board, in the east of
Cameron county local bord. in the ease of
filled out and returned TO the board within
seven days.
The regstrants are divided into five
classes, as follows:
CLASS Division (al: Single man
without dependent relatives: tb) married
man with or without children. or father of
motherless children, who has habituaIly
failed to support his family; (c) married
man dependent on wife for support (d)
fatherless or motherless children: man not
usefuIly engaged. family supported by in
come independent Of his labor: fel un-
skilled farm laborer; tf) unskilled indus
trial labor.
CLASS II-(a) Married man with chill
dren or father of motherless children,
where such wife or children or such
motherless children are not mainly de-
pendent upon his labor for support for the
reason that there are other reasonably
certain sources of adequate support Tex
cluding earnings or possible earnings from
the labor of the wife) available. and that
the removal of the registrant will not de-
prive such dependents of support; (b)
married men, without children. whose wife.
although registrant is engaged in useful
occupation, l. 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 per-
form. and in which she il employed. or in
which there Is an immediate opening for
her under conditions that will enable her
to support herself deccntly and without
suffering hardships; (c) necessary skilled
farm laborer in necessary agricultural en-
terprise; Id necessary skilled Industrial
laborer in necessary industrial enterprise.
CLASS III-ta) Man with dependent
children mot his own, but toward whom
he stands in the relation of parent; (bl
man with dependent aged or infirm pa
rents; (c) man with dependent helpless
brothers or sisters: Id county or munich
pal officers; fel highly trained firemen or
policeman, at least three years IN the
service of "a municipality; tf) necessary
customs house clerk; fg) necessary en-
plove of the United States i'm TRANSMISSION
of the mails: (h necessary artificer or
workman in United States armory or ar
senal: (il necessary cmploye in service Of
United States: (l) necessary assistant. as
sociate. or hired manager Unnecessary az
ricultura enterprise: tk) necessary highly
specialized technical or mechanical expert
Of necessary industrial enterprise :D
necessary assistant or associate manager
of necessary industrial enterprise
CLASS IV-fa) Man whose wife or
children are mainly dependent on his labor
for support: (bl mariner actually employ
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