The Monticellonian., 1917-11-23
LISTS 9,O00,0O0
 FORU.S. SERVICE
Provost Marshal Gives Rules Re- garding Liability for MiIi-
 tary Duty.

Washington, Nov 15. - The five classes into which 9.00O.00O men regis tered for military duey-and those who are registered hereafter-are defined and the order in which they will be called for service were officially an nounced in the provost marshal gen erals questionnaire which every regis tered man must fill out and file The order shows some change from the tentative draft published some time ago.
 Contrary to some published reports, It does not exempt married men as class, but it does place married men with dependent wives and children far down on the list of fables. In fact, the questionnaire indicates that only men of the first class will be called to the colors except in the gravest emer- gency. The five official classifleations of registrants follow:
 CLASS I.
 (A)-Single man without dependent rela- lives.
 B)-Married man, with or without chil- dren, or father of motherless children, who has habitually failed to support his family.
 (Cl-Married man dependent on wife for support.
 D)-Married man. with or without chil- dren, or father of motherless children; man not usefully engaged family sup ported by income independent of hls la bor
 E1-Unskifed farm 1aborer.
 F9-Unskilled industrial laborer. Regstrant by or in respect of whom no deferred classification is claimed made
 Registrant who fails to submit questions naire and in respect of whom no deferred classification is claimed or made. All registrants not included in any other division in this schedule.
 CLASS II.
 (A)-Married man with children or fath- CT of motherless children, where such wife or children or such motherless chfl- dren are not mainly dependent upon his labor for support for the reason that there are other reasonably certain sources of adequate support fexcluding earnings or possible earnings from the labor of the wife1 available, and that the removal of the registrant will not deprive such de- pendents of support.
 (B)-Married men, without children, whose wife, although the registrant Is en- gagged in a useful occupation, Is not
 
 port. 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 employed or in which there is an immediate opening for her under conditions that will enable her to support herself decently and without suf- fering hardship.
 (Cl-Necessary skilled farm laborer Tn necessary agricultural enterprise. D)-Necessary skilled industrial 1aborer in necessary industrial enterprise.
 CLASS III.
 (A)-Man with dependent children (not his own but toward whom he stands in relation Of parenD.
 (Bl-Man with debendent helpless broth CTS sisters.
 D)-County or municipal officer. (E9-Highly trained fireman or police man, at least three years in service of municipality.
 CF1-Necessary custom house clerk (G1-Necesary employee of Gnitee States in transmission of the mails. (H)-Necessary artiffeer workman in United States armory or arsenal. O-Necessary employe in service of United States.
 (D-Necessary assistant associate or hired manager of necessary agricultural enterprise.
 CK)-Necessary highly specialized tech nical or mechanical expert of necessary industrial enterprise.
 G)-Necessary assistant associate manager of necessary industrial enter prise.
 CLASS W.
 (A)-Man whose wife children are mainly dependent on his labor for SUD- port
 CR)-Mariner actually employed on sea service citizen or merchant in the Unit ed States.
 fCA Nacaesarv soIe managing con- trolling or directing head of necessary agricultural enterprise.
 D)-Necessary sole managing, con- trolling or directing head of necessary industrial enterprise.
 CLASS V.
 l-offcers-Legislative executive or Judicial of the United States or of state, territory or District of Columbia.
 B)-Regular or duly ordained minister of religion
 (C0-Student who on May IS, 1917. was preparing for ministry in recognized school
 D)-Persons in military or naval serv- fee of United States.
 (E)-Alien enemy.
 F)-Resident alien (not an enemy) who claims exemption. (G)-Person totally and permanently physically or mentally unfit for military service.
 HD-Person morally unfit to be a soldier of the United States.
 Unlicensed pilot, actually employed in the pursuit of his vocation.
 Member of well-reeognized religious sect or organization organized and exist ing on May IS. 1917. whose then existing creed or principles forbid it's members to narticipate in war in any form, and whose religious convictions are against war or participation therein.
 The questions on the subject of de- pendents are framed to meet every nossible circumstance and to draw out every bit of information that might be of value to the boards in fixing the class to which man is to be assigned. Seven days are allowed registrants after receipt of the questionnaire to fill it out and return it to the local