Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-10-23
.CLASSIF|CAT|ONs FOR
SELECT SERVICE ARE
LISTED BY CROWDER
Five Classes Into Which Men
Awaiting Call viii Be Ovid
ed Are Formally Announced
Before Time Planned

WASHINGTON, Oct s2.-The five
SEassifications into which men awaiting
call by selectivs service win be divid-
ed under tia new regulations approved
hy President Wilson. have become pub
No much before the time planned by the
provost marshal generals office and are
here published
II was discovered today that what was
% have remained an official secret for
. week or more Wa dtvulsed Saturday
night At q dinner IN New York which
Ssarstary Baker and Provost Marshal
GenAraI Crovdsr attended The provost
marshal discussed the new regulations.
without intending 20 make public the
classification. but some members Of q
New York local exemption board. think
ing to elueidAts the generals speech,
printed the eIassifica1tons on the back
OF the menu card
The classifications are as follows, and
show every man registered TO which
class he belongs and in what order the
different classifications Will be called to
services
N CLASS ONE.
I-stnsle man without dependant rela-
2-MHrrfsd man Cor widower' with chill
drsn) VINO hAbftuaIly fails TO support
his family.
8-Married man dependant on wife cor
support
Married man Cor vidower with
chiIdren) not usefully engaged. family
supported by income independent Of his
labor.
s-Msn not included in any other de-
scription In this or other CLASSES
s-Unsk1Iled laborer.
IN CLASS TWO.
CClsss -
Married man or father of mother
less children, usefully engaged. but fam
lily has sufficient income apart from
his daily labor to afford reasonably
adequate support during his absence.
married man-no children-wife
can support herself decently and with
cut hardship.
3-skiIled farm laborer engaged in
necessary Industrial enterprise
4-SkiIIed Industrial labor engaged in
necessary agricultural enterprise
IN CLASS THREE.
(Class 3D.
Man with foster children depend
emit on daily labor support
Man with aged, infirm Or invalid
parents or grand parents dependent on
daily labor for support
s-Nau with brothers or sisters in
competent TO support themselves, de-
pendent on daily labor for support
County or municipal OFFICER
s-Firemen or policemen
Necessary artificers or worknen
IN arsenals. armories and navy yards.
Necessary custom house clerk
Persons necessary in transmits
sion OF mails.
>. Necessary employees in service Of
United States
10 Highly specialized administrative
experts.
II. Technical or mechanical exports
tn Industrial enterprise.
u Highly specialized agricultural
s-pert in agricultural bureau Of state
or nation
81 Assistant or associate manager
or necessary Industrial enterprise.
u. Assistant or associate manager Of
necessary agricultural enterprise
IN CLASS FOUR
Glass 4.
1. Married man with wife (and) or
children Cor xidower with children) de-
pendent on daily labor for support and
no other reasonably adequate support
available.
: Mariners in sea service OF mer-
chants OF citizens in United States.
2 Heads Of necessary industrial en-
terprisss.
4. Heads of necessary agricultural
enterprises
Class 8:
1. Officers OF states or the United
States.
2 Regularly or duly ordained min
isters-
3. Students of divinity.
e. Persons in military or naval serv-
Tee
8. Aliens.
: Alien enemies.
:. Persons morally unfit
g. Persons physically. permanently
or mentally unfit.
2. Licensed pilots