The midland journal., 1917-11-02
THE NEW RULES
FOR THE DRAFT
Classification of Every Man
Who is Drafted.
BACHELORS COME FIRST
Those Awaiting Draft Are Divided Into
Five cIasses-Men HabituaIiy Fail
ing To Support Their Fam.
lilies Cannot Escape.

Washington. - The five classifica-
tions into which men awaiting, draft
will be divided, under the new regula.
tions approved by President Wilson
have become public much before the
time planned by the Provost Marshal
Generals Office and are here published
1t was discovered that what was to
have remained an official secret for a
week or more was divulged Saturday
night at dinner in New York, which
Secretary Baker and Provost Marshal
General Crowrier attended. The Pro
vost Marshal General discussed the
new regulations without intending to
make public the classiflcations, but
some members of New York local
exemption board, thinking to elucidate
the Generals speech, printed the
classification on the back of the menu
card.
The classifications are as follows,
and show every man registered, to
which class he belongs and in what
order the different classifications will
De cdIeQ TO service.
CLASS /.
1. Single man without dependent rel.
atives
?. Married man Cor widower with
children) who habitually fails to
support his family.
3. Married man dependent on wife
for support.
4. Married man Cor widower with
children) not usefully engaged,
family supported by income inde-
pendent of mis- labor
5. Men not included in any other de-
scription In this or other classes.
6. Unskilled laborer
CLASS IL.
1. Married man or father of mother
less children, usefully engaged, but
family has sufficient income apart
from his daily labor to afford rea-
- sonably adequate support during
his absence.
2. Married man-no childrer-wife
can support herself decently and
without hardship.
3. Skilled farm laborer engaged in
- necessary industrial enterprise.
4. Skilled industrial laborer engaged
in necessary agricultural enter.
prise.
CLASS III.
1. Man with foster children depend
ent on daily labor for support.
2. Man with aged, intirm or invalid
parents or grandparents depend
ent on daily labor for support
8. Man with brothers OF sisters in
competent to support themselves,
dependent on daily labor for sup
port.
A. County or municipal officer.
s. Firemen or policemen.
g. Necessary artifcers or workmen
in arsenals, armories and navy
yards.
z. Necessary custom house clerk.
9. Persons necessary in transmission
of mails.
9. Necessary employees in service of
United States.
10. Highly specialized administrative
experts.
II. Technical or mechanical experts
in industrial enterprise.
IL. Highly specialized agricultural ex-
pert in agricultural bureau of state
or nation.
13. Assistant or associate manager of
necessary industrial enterprise.
IA. Assistant or associate manager OF
necessary agricultural enterprise.
CLASS ".
1. Married man with wife (and) or
children Cor widower with chill
dren dependent on daily labor for
support and no other reasonably
adequate support available.
2. Mariners in sea service of mer-
chants or citizens in United
States.
8. Heads of necessary industrial en-.
terprises.
4. Heads of necessary agricultural
enterprises.
CLASS V.
l. Officers of states or the United
States.
2. Regularly or duly ordained min
listers.
8. Students of divinity.
4. Persons in military or naval serv-
ice.
5. Aliens.
6. Alien enemies.
Z. Persons morally unfit
s, Persons physically, permanently
mentally unfit.
8. Licensed pilots.
60 KILLED IN EXPLOSION.
Barracks and Penitentiary At San