The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-12-15

l. In compliance with Section g.
OF the selective service regulations
the provost marshal general desig-
mates December Is as the day upon
which local boards shall begin the
mailing OF questionnaires to all regis
trants and fixes the period December
Id To January inclusive as the time
within which mailing is to be com
pleted. In accordance with Section
=, selecrive service regulations regis
trants who on December 10 stand Sc
iected for military service under the
old regulations shall remain liable to
be inducted into service to mi quotas
Of any future call until it shall appear
That there is in class one sufficient
number OF men to fiji such quotas un
der such call or calls. 1t is desired
as far as possible to fill all quotas af-
ter December Is from class ! evolved
under the new system, but since the
military necessity Is paramount, quo.
tas must be filed, and whether they
are filled from class ! or not depends
entirely upon the expedition with
which local boards place enough men
I'm class to fill their present and fu-
ture quotas. In cases In which there
Is no claim for deferred classifca-
ton there can be no appeal from
classification by the local board. anG
nc cases except cases I'm which appeals
are claimed or in which there ar,
claims OF deferred classification OF
industrial or agricultural ground. In
cases I'm which there Is no claim 70,
deferred classification within sever
days from mailing questionable, 10
cal boards shall Immediately. in prop
or cases. place the registrant in class
1 and Immediately send him notice
CT final classification under Section
lilo. Cases containing claims OF up
peal or classes for deferred classified.
''oh oh iiUustiiui UT dSTlcultuFa
grounds shall be sent to the distric,
board as promptly as possible and in
accordance with order number SO fai
as possible. and notice Of final classi
fication by district board shall be mail
e6 TO registrants Immediately upon re.
turn Of case from district board. IT,
accordance with Section 122 the pro
vost marshal general hereby direct.
that Immediately upon the mailing OF
notice OF final classification to regis
trants who have been finally classified
La class one local boards shall send 70
all such registrants who have been
finally classified I'm class one loca
boards shall send to all such regis
trdnts notices to appear for physical
examination and shall proceed to ply
sical examination without delay and
continue to examine all registrants 80
soon as they have finally been placed
In class l until all registrants in class
l nave been physically examined OF,
until the provost marshal general
shali issue orders to the contrary. In
accordance with the foregoing in.
s,fuetiohs local boards shall address
themselves at once to the task of
evolving at tho earliest possible day
sufficiently large number of physi
cally qualified registrants I'm c,oss ono
TO fill deferred percentages of pres
Ont quotas and quotas under ary su.
ture call. District boards shall also
proceed as expedItiously as possible
under Rule "a. Section 1O7. In ordor
to accomplish the purpose outlined
above. All members of local and dis.
trict boards. medical advisory boards
ana addh .onal examining physicians
are urged to comply promptly with
the above instructions.
2. The provost marshal general ha,
likewise advised the governor tina,
Notwithstanding the provisions of Sec.
ton 30 OF the selective service regu.
iatiohs and detailed instructions ir
Form 50. many inquiries have beer
received as to what names should II,
stricken Off the classification list afte,
transfer from old Form 1O2 and as I,
whether or not rcgistrants known tc
have enlisted shall be stricken of
classification list except names of reg
istrants who have actually been draft
ed into military service before Decem
ber 10Th through the draft process
namely. those who have been se,ect
Ell. sent to camp and accepted at cam,
= and reGistrants who have been report