Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-11-23
GENERAL CROWDER
EXP[A|NSNEWDRAFT
OFFICIAL JUESTIONAIRES ARE
TO BE DISTRIBUTED AFTER
DECEMBER is.
LATE REGULATIONS ISSUED
Men With Families Can Not Go Un-
less Their Wives and Children
Consent-Local Boards Civ
en- More Power.

Washington.-New regulations un
der which the remaining availables
of the 100000 men registered for
military duty will be drafter for
service with the colors are announc-
ed by Provost Marshal General Crow
der The nefw regulations are coin
cident with the division of elgibles
into five classes, and the circula-
ton OF the official missionaries
which have been discussed in pre-
vious announcements
AS the new classifications make
more liberal provision for leaving
men with dependents on the classes
to be called last it is practically GER
tain that every man woh had a le-
climate exemption ON the ground of
dependency under the old regulation
will get the same under the new
ones.
The first class, which embraces
men wholly without dependents, is
expected to bring in fully 100000
men. The questionaires, beginning
December Is, will be circulated
among the registrants at the rate of
per cent of each local registration
each day. Volunteer medical and le-
gal boards being organized in each
district will assist registrants in
making out the forms and support
ing affidavits, which are very COM
plete.
Gadders Must Supply.
Where registrants are away from
home districts or in other circum-
stances application to the local board
for QUESTIONABLE is required.
The most noteworthy changes in
the regulations, outside of the crea-
ton of an emergency fleet to per-
nit ship workers to remain at their
jobs, are as follows:
Local boards are granted vir-
tually judicial powers to summon
witnesses and obtain information
Local police will see that any wit
ness responds.
"A definite program of correspond
ence among the boards, state offic
ials and the provost marshal gener-
ais office is provided to keep this
aspect of the business decentralized
and moving smoothly
"The entire postoffice machinery
is drafted to aid local boards in
tracing registrants and right of way
for mail connected with draft pro-
ceedings is required.
Local boards are authorized to
grant partial exemption for par
tial physical disability, reserving the
men in this status for special and
limited military service "
Authority is granted to form spe-
cial classes of men highly skilled in
particular trades or professions and
summon them under this special
heading regardless of their group
ing in the general classification
plan.
Can't Be Advanced.
The secretary of war may revoke
original classification except that no
man granted deferred classification
because of dependents may be ad-
vanced in any way or called for SER
vice out of his regular order When
deferred classification has been
granted for industrial or agricultural
reasons, a specially qualified regis
Grant may be summoned out of his
turn.
Under the new regulations district
boards become purely appellate
bodies, before which can be heard
only evidence originating before the
local board. For additional facts
the case must be returned to the To-
cal board.
1t is made plain that men already
held by local boards for service
will continue to be sent forward as
needed until such times as the new
class in each district is sufficiently
organized to care for drafts from the
district All pending appeals will
then be wiped off the slate and the
new system will apply In full.
ment Of registered men in the navy
and marine corps where they are so
for down on the call list as to make
certain that their action will not de-
lay the task of army building No
credit is given for such enlistment
on army quotas, however, and local
boards are judges OF each case.
They May Volunteer.
Provision for voluntary enlistment
in the army and navy is made by
means of voluntary waiver CLASH
fication and the automatic advance
ment of the registrant to Glass
and his induction at once into the
military service. Where the regis
trant has dependents, his waiver
must be accompanied, however, by
waivers from those dependents on
him. If not minors. or by affidavits
showing that minor dependents will
be adequately provided for If they
are minor dependents. A waiver by
a minor dependent can not be ac-
cepteed.