The Wahpeton times., 1917-12-06
THE new DRAFT
REGULATIONS
Make Entire Change Of Plan In
System Of Raising New
National Army.
FIVE PER CENT NOTIFIED DAILY
Reglstrants Must Answer All
Questions and Make Re.
turns Within Seven
Days.

Days.
District boar,.s are no Longer,
offices of record as far as the work
OF raising the new national army
is concerned, under the new rcgu-
'atloMs under which the next draf,
will be conducted. The local
boards will conduct the selection
and classification of the men ac-
cording to the results attained by
the questionaire that will be sent
cut this month aud the district
boards will act onl v as appeal tri-
bunals.
his is the information contained
i'll circular of instructions to the
members Of the local board just
received by the Richland county
board. How to conduct the new
classification with the least cost to
the nation is suggested by Provost
Marshal General T.. III. Crowder.
the boards being urged to employ
us much volunteer help as posi-.
BILE. While the war department
regulations allow members of local
and district boards compensation
at the rate of 81 to $l.25 per hour
actually engaged in government
business, the provost marshal APP
peals to them to perform this SER
vice for their country as a patri,
otic duty without pay. On this
point the circular SAYS:
Economy is among the least Of
the reasons why work of the men,
bers of selection boards ought to
b.. uncomp"nsated Their duty is
to go into American homes and
send the strongest of our men
away to the battle lines in defense
of the nation at the imminent peril
of death. No amount of money
could compensate the sacrifice of
the men who are taken or of th"
families from which they ar"
taken. The sclcctive service syS-
tenn is essentially an integral parI
of this great national army of d"
fcnsr II is composed of men over
the age of those who are to be call,
ed upon to bear muskcts. But In"
duty is so grave that it should be
regarded from every standpoint
and in every aspect as partaklns
Of the same unsclfish and patriotic
character as the duty of soldiers. "
Boards having jurisdiction OF
2,200 registrants are allowed to
hire one chief clerk from Dec. l at
Il salary not to exceed $500 a
month, and for the balance of the
help needed to secure volunteer
assistance. If no volunteer help
can be secured. another clerk may
be had at not to exceed $50 Il
month. One chief clerk at the
maximum salary for each sclcctIvc
board in the country will cost tn"
nation S455, 700. the provost mar
shal general states. by using vol
untrrr help instead of hiring an
additional clerk at $50 month
the district boards would save the
country *364. $50. the circular
adds.
A force is now getting sufficient
uucstionaircs ready for the county
TO be mailed o'lt before Dee. -.
Before preparing these booklets
for the mail the old registration
records are gone over and ell men
who have been accepted at the
training camps are checked olf tn"
list as not needing any question:
airr. his is also done with thos"
who have failed to report for med
ical examination. these men being
desertcrs from the army. Every
other registered man will be listed
as entitled to a QUESTIONABLE, whe-
ther or not previously exempted or
discharged by the local or district
boards or rejected at the training
camps. All except the deserters
and the men already accepted at
the training camps will have to be
classified under the new regula-
tions.
Under the order just issued by
the provost marshal general, mail
ing of 1uestionaires will be started
Dec. Is and will continue for 20
days. Five per cent Of the ques-
tionaires to be sent out will be
mailed on each day. The date
when the QUESTIONABLE is mailed