Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-11-16

Each registrant will be allowed to
fix his own class and must support
his classification by affidavits. These
voluntary classifications will then be
submitted for the approval and al
lowance Of the local exemption
boards and the district boards.
1t is believed that by February
the military liability of each and
every man between 21 and 81 in tho
United States will have been fixed
once and for all.
ALI Exemptions Revoked
The classification will cover all
those exempted on the first call.
Every man not now actually in tha
military service must fill out a Ques-
tionnaire. and the merits of his case
will be decided upon again.
Amy person failing to fill out q
questionnaire is automatically placed
in Glass and liable for immediate
duty.
Men of draft age who have not yet
been called but ere anxious to begin
active service, will be permitted to
volunteer until December Is. On
that date new regulation will pre-
vent registered men from volunteer
ing, but they can be taken into SER
vice any time they desire without
waiting for the formal cali.
The new regulations do not ex-
empt married men as class, but
place those with dependent wives
and children far down on the list of
tables, the QUESTIONABLE indicating
that only men of the first class viii
be called to the colors except in the
gravest emergency.
10000 600 in Glass One
The war department announces
that the best estimates available in
dicate that the first class will contain
more than 100000 men who win
be subject to duty before those Of
any other class will be called up. 1t
is also regarded as practically GER
tain that congress, when It meets
next month, will take up the question
of extending the draft law SO that It
will cover men who have attained
the age of 21 years since it was en-
acted.
II that is done and provision made
for the registration thereafter Of
every man as he reaches that age, It
is estimated that some 6OO,OOO more
would be added to class one auto
matically by next March. In that
event 1t is said that no present plans
for the army would reach the men in
class two.
The Presidents Statement.
In a foreword to the. new regula-
tions President Wilson made stir
ring appeal to all citizens. especially
lawyers and physicians, to aid in the
work. In an official statement the
president said:
"The time has come for a more
perfect organization of our man
power. The selective principle must
be carried to its logical conclusion.
We must make a complete inventory
of the qualifications of all registrants
in order to determine as to each man
not already selected for duty with
the colors, the place in the military,
industrial or agricultural ranks of
the nation in which his experience
and training can best be made to
serve the common good. This pro-
ject involves an inquiry by the selec-
tion boards into the domestic. indus
trial and educational qualifications
of nearly ten million men.
ut is of great importance both to
our military and to our economic in
terests that the classification be car
ried swiftly and accurately to a con-
An estimate of the time
necessary for the work leads to the
that it can be accom-
plished in 60 days; but only II this
great marshaling of our resources OF
men is regarded by all as national
war undertaking Of such significance
to challenge the attention and compel
the assistance of every American.
Calls on Citizens.
'I call upon all citizens. therefore.
to assist local and district boards by
proffering such service and such ma
terial conveniences as they can offer
and by appearing before the boards.