The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-11-22
LISTS 100000
FORU. s. SERVICE
Provost Marshal Gives Rules Re-
garding Liability for Mill
tary Duty.

Washington. Nov. Is. - The tive
classes into which 100000 men regis
tered for military duty-and those who
are registered hereafter-are defined
and the order in which they will be
called for service were officially an
nounced in the provost marshal gen
erals QUESTIONABLE which every regis
tered man must fill out and file. The
order shows some change from the
tentative draft published some time
ago.
Contrary 10 some published reports,
II does not exempt married men as a
class, but il does place married men
with dependent wives and children far
down on the list Of tables. In fact,
the QUESTIONABLE indicates that only
men Of the first class Will be called to
the colorS except in the gravest emer-
gency The five official classfcatlons
Of reglStrants follow:
GLASS I.
tA)-Single man without dependent rela-
tives.
CB)-Marrled man. with or without chh-
dren. or father Of motherloss children
who has hah.tually failed 10 support his
family
oC)-Married man dependent on wife for
support
Dl-Marrled man. with or without chill
dren or father Of motncrless children;
man not uscfully engaged family sup
ported by income Independent Of his La
Dor
CE)-Unskiued farm laborer.
tFt-Unskuled Industrial laborer.
Registrant by or IN respect OF whom no
deferred classification ts claimed or
made
Registrant who fails to submit questions
naire and In respect Of whom no deferred
classification is claimed or made.
All reglstrants not included in any other
division In this sched0'r.
CLASS II.
(A)-Married man with children or faith
er OF motherless children, where such
wife or children or such motherles9 chill
dren are not mainly dependent upon his
labor for support for the reason that
there are other reasonably certain sources
OF adequate support Excluding earnings
or possible earnings from the labor OF the
wife) available. and that the removal OF
the registrant will not deprive such de-
pendents OF support.
Unmarried men, without children.
whose wife although the reEistrant Is on
gagged I'm a useful occupation, Is not
mainly dependent upon his labor for sup
port for the reason that the wife IL
skilled IN some special class OF work
which she Is physically able TO perform
and In which she s employed or In which
there IL an Immediate opening for her
under conditions that viii enable her 70
support herself decently and without suf-
ferlng or hardship
(CD-Necessary skilled farm laborer in
necessary agricultural enterprise.
Necessary skilled industrial laborer
in necessary industrial enterprise
GLASS ~.
(A)-Man with dependent children mot
his own hut toward whom he stands In
relation ~ parent.
CB)-Man with dependent helpless broth
ers or sisters
D)-Countv or municipal officer
(F)-Highly trained fireman or police
man. al least three years IN service OF
municipality
Necessary custom house clerk
CG)-Necesary employee Of United
States in transmission of the mails
Necessary arti0cer or workman IN
United states armorv or arsenal
Unnecessary empioye IN service OF
United states.
fJl-NeCeHSary assistant dNN'''.I'I' 'I
hired manager OF necessary agriculture
enterprise.
tKl-Necessary highly specialized tech
nlcal or mechanical expert Of necessary
Industrial enterprise
Necessary assistant or assoclai'
manager Of necessary industrial enter
prise.
CLASS W.
tA)-Man whose wife or children an
mainly dependent on his labor for sup
port
90 Mariner actually employed on SCI
service or citizen or merchant In the Unit
Ell states
co. Necessary sole managing. con
trolling mr. directing head of necessar.
agricultural enterprise.
CD)-Neccssary sole managing con
trolling or directing head OF necessar'
Industrial enterprise
CLASS v.
A)-Offcers-Le Legislative, executive o
sudjcial OF the United states or ~ state
territory or District Of Columbia.
R)-Regular or duly ordained ministe
OF religion.
C)-Student. who on May IL, 1917, wa
preparing for ministry IN recognizes
school
D)- Persons IN military or naval serV
ice Of United States.
(E)-Aien enemy
OD-Hesident alien mot an enemy VIII
claims exemption.
CG)-Porson totally and permnnentl'
physlcally or mentally UNIT for mlitar'
service 80
UD-Person morally unit TO be soldie
OF the United states.
m-Ticensed pilot. actually employed II
tbe puraut ~ his vocation
~ uFell- Recognized TflFlNlI
acct or organization. organized and exist
,rg on NAV 20. 1917 whose then "xlsttni
creed or prln,,plca forbid its members u
participate IN war IN any form. and who's
religious convictions are against war
participation therein
The questions on the subject OF d'
penaonts are framed 10 meet ever
POSSIBLE circumstance and to draw on
every bit ~ information that might b.
OF value 10 the boards In fixing IN
class 10 which a man Is 10 be assigned
seven duys are allowed rcglsirant
after receipt Of the questionable Il
fu ~ out and return II TO the loca
board.
Endless supply.