Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1917-11-21

sons who do not respond promptly
and to serve the summons of local
and district boards. Newspapers can
be Of very great assistance in giving
wide publicity to the requirements Of
the law and regulations and to the
numbers and names Of those who are
called to present themselves to their
local boards from day to dag. Finally,
| ask that during the time hereafter
to be specified as marking the 60
day period Of the classification, all
citizens give attention to the task in
hand in order that the process may
proceed to a conclusion with swift
ness and yet with evFn and consider
ate justice to ALL"
All Simple Questions.
Supplementing the Presidents cali
to the nation, Provost Marshal Gene
raj Crowder issued the following
statement:
"The questionnaire which is the
basis of the new system is q collec-
tion Of questions bringing out the
essential facts, upon which all classi-
fications are. made. II is the only
printed form which any registrant
needs to use either in making claims
or filing proof.
AT first sight it may seem little
formidable, but a reading of the
questions shows that they are simple
enough for any person who can read
and write understandingly to answer.
The Presidents message lines uD
the whole legal profession of the
United States as assistants of the se-
lective service system, and as Impair
tial advisers to'registrants in filing
out their missionaries. Under the
new regulations a place is to be pro-
vided convenient to every local board
where registrants may 60 for free
advice and assistance and in making
out this document. The county
judge of other judicial officer Of a
similar court Is placed at the head of
a aicommittee Of lawyers in each vicin-
ity, and this committee Is charged
with the duty of seeing that there are
always plenty Of lawyers and other
volunteers present to help registrants
IN hll1ng out the QUESTIONABLE.
Questionnaipes are to be mailed
Dy local boards to S per cent Of the
registrants each day. The principal
work of the legal advisory board will
thus be over in 20 days, by which
time all the questionnaires should be
returned to the boards. Every man
has seven days in which to return his
questtonnaire fully made out. The
process of classification will begin
about December Is. Eight days
later the boards will begin the great
process OF classification, which be-
comes, In the words Of the President,
national war undertaking of such
significance as to challenge the at
tention and compel the assistance of
every American.
Not since the war began has an
opportunity been offered for practi-
caliy every person to take an active
part Ill so important war measure
as the actual raising Of our armies.
The Presidents foreword offers this
opportunity. 1t gives n definite place
for the doctors to work in making
the physical examination. For the
first time 1t assigns every lawyer to
active duty in building UP the Ma
tional Army. In the local advisory
boards 1t gives every one who re-
spends to the Presidents call place
in the ranks of the army behind the
army.
"The nation already has a remark
able record Of efficiency in adjusting
| its political machinery to the regis
tration Of 100000 men within 1S
days after the enactment Of the law
authorizing registration.
1T is now proposed to better this
record by classifying 100000 men
IN period of 60 days"