Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-11-21
QUESTIONABLE for War Registrants
Announced to Bring Out Imme-
date Man Power.
CLASSIFIES ALL
MEN REGISTERED
Will Greatly Simplify the Work
With Answers to the Questions
Asked Written.


points out that failure to do so is
misdemeanor, punishable by fine or
Imprisonment for one year, and may
result in the loss of valuable rights
and in immediate induction into mill
tary service.
Under the classification, class one
will include man Immediately liable
to service, classes two, three and
four will embrace those who have
been temporarily discharged; class
five contains men who have been eX-
empted or discharged
All Exemptions Void.
All exemptions and discharges
heretofore made are revoked.
The effect of being placed in class
one is to render every man SO CLASH
fed likely to military service il the
order determined by the national
drawing.
To be placed in class two is to be
granted a temporary discharge, eff
fective until class one is exhausted.
Glass three has a temporary dis
charge, effective until classes one and
two are exhausted.
Glass four becomes liable when
classes one, two AID three are ex-
hausted
The effect of classification in class
five is to grant exemption or dis
charge.
Contrary to some published re-
ports, married men are not exempted
as a class. However, the new rules
place married men with wives and
children far down on the list of those
subject to selection. In fact, the ques-
tionaire indicates that only. men of
the first class will be called to the
colors except in the gravest emer-
gency.
The official classification of regis
trants is as follows:
Class /.
(a) Single man without depen-
dent relatives.
(b) Married man, with or without
children, or father of motherless
children who has habitually failed to
support his family.
(c) Married man dependent on
wife for support.
Id Married man. with or without
children. or father of motherless chill
dren; man not usefully engaged, fam
| lily supported by income independent
of his labor.
(e) Unskilled farm laborer.
CD Unskilled industrial labOrer.
Registrant by or in respect of
whom no deferred classification is
claimed or made.
Registra1t who fails to submit
questionaire and in respect to whom
no deferred classification Is claimed
or made.
All registrants not included in any
lother division in this schedule.
| Class III.
| (a) Married man with children, OF
father OF motherless children, where
such wife or children or such mother
less children are not mainly Deepen
dent upon his labor for\ support fOI
the reason that there are other rea-
lsonably certain sources Of adequate
support Excluding earnings or pos
lsible earnings from the labor or the
wife, available, and that the remov
al of the registrant will not deprive
such dependents of support.
| (b) Married man, without chill
Idren, whose wife, although the regis
ltrant is engaged in a useful occupa
ltion, is not mainly dependent upol
his labor for support for the reason
that the wife is skilled in some spe
lcial class of work which she is physl
cally able to perform and in which
she is employed, or in which Their
lis an immediate opening for her un
der conditions that will enable he
to support herself decently aid Win
out suffering or hardship.
(c) Necessary skilled farm lahore
lin necessary agricultural enterprise.
(d) Necessary skilled industrial la
borer In necessary industrial entel
prise.
Glass III.
(a) Man with dependent childre
(not his OWN but toward whom D
stands In relation of parent.
OBJ Man with dependent aged
infirm parents.
(c) Man with dependent helple:
brothers or sisters.
(d)County or municipal officer.
(e) Highly trained fireman or p'
Iliceman. at least three years in Sc
vice of municipality.
III N6CtSSdIy Cuoeohh houoO 49,
(g) Necessary employee OF Unite
States in transmission Of the mails
(h) Necessary artificer or wor
man in United States armory or
lsenal.
Cd Necessary employe in service
United States.
CD Necessary assistant, associa
or hired manager of necessary agi
lcultural enterprise.
(k) Necessary highly specialize
technical or mechanical expert
necessary industrial enterprise.
Q) Necessary assistant or asso.
ate manager of necessary industri
enterprise.
Glass ~.
(a) Man whose wife or childr
are mainly dependent on his LAP
for support.
Oh Mariner actually employed
sea service of citizen or merchant
the United States.
(c) Necessary sole managing, CO
TROLLING or directing head OF nec'
sary agricultural enterprise.
fa Nraoasaarv sole managing. CO