The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-29
Each One Not Now Called viii
Have to Answer Questions
for Fresh Class hcation
ONLY THOSE DISABLED
ENTIRELY EXEMPTED
Married Men With Depend
ents, Howeve, Likely VIII
Not be Called for Actual
Service, Says Crowder

vwxntnRtcn. Oct ss.--~A complete
~ut,;rc Of the new draft classification
which affects approximately s,oeo.ooo
man, was given out today by Provost
Marshal General CTowder,
The plan is complete In all but de-
tails and has been approved by the
president. The details are now being
worked cut by 6 special corps of ex-
psrss and probably viii be announced
In entirety before the end of the week
One Of the most important points OF
General Crowder's explanation TO-DAY
in that the approximately 1.soV'oVe
men now holding exemption certfn-
Gates will be among those 20 10 ciaSsl-
fed into 1--WE divisions according 10
their liability TO serve. Under the re-
! classification each will again have 20
answer questions to determine tho
clnss In which he belongs These men
n ia stated, are still subject TO mill
tary service, unless physically dtsGuah-
faed or non~ettizons. the exemption Ger
t,fcates they hold merely exerapting
.thr,,, from the present draft AS Cen
~yai Crowder has carefully explained.
Tho new systeyn In not retroactive, thar
In, n will not In any way anect the
men selected for military serviee--the
men now In mobilization camps or be
ing made ready for mobilization. But
n does affect those examined for, but
net selected IN, the present draft
Within approximately week a
"ouestionaire' will be mailed TO every
one of the 100000 registered men
not In khaki
This observation-disclosures officially
Ia ally hnNktpf
On ihe co',sr IL dotted line for the
name OF the registrant answ ering the
questions. Opposite ting line is
small series of blocks. Numbered II,
3, 3, 1. g." representing the five new
classes into which registered men are
60 be divided
There f. another dotted line. with
blocks, for The number and location Of
tho local board In whore Jurisdiction
tho registrant resides. ana third lima
fsnd series NJ blocks for the district
board
The regfstrant receives his booklet
through the mails and Is required to
Asswea' questions 1t contains. questions
carefully devised TO determine whether
his occx patton and commitments at
home mako Ii wiser not TO withdraw
him from civilian life for work IN the
field There Is a page or more of
questions listed under eacn of the Ave
classes.
Receiving his booklet the registrant
writes his name on the dotted line and
marks an ''x'' In the block represent
ing class IN which he believes he
ohould be listed. For instance. single
men not engaged In vital war work
will form class Number the first to
be called: married men with monde
SmrSs xxy{Y ~ ~, nj a ~ ga VI
war work will be fn class Number 2;
agrtcuiturists In Number 3; married
men with dependents in Number 4 ;
cTippies and others exen. pied by the
provisions Of the law in Number 8.
The registered man marks opposite
his name the class to which he thinks
ne should be assigned. He then writes
IN the book the answers to the ques-
tons and takes his booklet to the To-
cal board before which he swears to
the truth Of hts answers. The ques-
tionaire ifs described by Provost Marsh
al-Generai Crowder as a big affidavit
which eliminates other forms OF af-
f6avits used in the first DRIFT
The local board examines the an
ssvers and approves or changes the
classification claimed by ths regtstra mt
indicating its action on tho books
cover.
The registrant then has the right 20
appeal The case goes to the district
board 1t is the final arbiter. In It's
series OF blocks Il marks the class to
which 1t believes the man 10 belong
In returning his booklet. the man
may, II he desires. secure the sworn
statement OF a neighhor or close
friend. testifytng to the truth of his
answers. although this is not COM
pulsory.
The third person merely writes at
the bottom of the mans answers
From personal knowledge and In
formation. ] believe the above an
swers 10 be truthful in all respects"
and signs hts name.
General Crowder In his explanation
stated the men IN Glass are practi-
caIly exempt and hose In Glass an
tireIy So
s by the time we reach four" he
said IF we have 70 so that far, con-
gress undoubtedly VIII have amended
the law 70 make available the large
number of Iien who have reached
tventy-ons since the registration and
possibi.' thos- of twenty years Also"
This mean that married meh with
depends ats listed in Class I are prac-
Ecally assured of exemption and thar
yner holding exemption certificates for
such cause are not M de more table
TO call under the new classification
than they are now,