Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1917-10-31
THE ARMY DRAFT.

THE ARMY DRAFT.
Cali For Last Quota Net Yet Received
BY Local Board.
The local exemption board still has no
orders for the sending Of the last quota OF
drafted men to camp, anc no intimation
as to when the men will be wanted.
James u. Clement OF Seal Harbor has
been granted exemption by the district
board.
The board received this week list OF
seven men rejected on physical examine
tion at Aver, Mass, as follows: Akma
Eaton, Little Deer Isle; Uras P. Carter,
South Biuehili; Vernon c. Silver, Ston~
ington; Herman A. Jordan, Eilsworth;
Howard II. Wilbur, East brook; LiDwood
c. Candage, Surry; AIvah E. Leach, Sorry.
This makes a total OF thirteen so far
rejected, according to official notification
to the local board.
Under the new plan to be adopted be-
fore the next draft, the registered men
will be divided into five classes before
being called for physical examination.
Lists OF questions will be submitted to
them, on the plan outlined in the AMRRI-
CAN last week, and from the replies to
these questions they will be assigned to
class J, 2, 8, 4, or by the exemption
board. All in cass will then be called for
examination before class 2 is taken up,
ana after class has been exhau listed,
class 3 will be taken, and so on down the
list.
An unofficial announcement OF the sew
eral classifcations is as follows:
CLASS /.
Single men without dependent relatives.
Married man or widower with children
who habitually fails to support his family.
Married man dependent on wife for sup
port.
Married man Cor widower) with chill
dren, not usefully engaged, family sup
ported by income independent OF his
labors.
Men not included in any other descrip-
ton in this or other classes.
Unskilled laborers.
GLASS q
| Married man or father OF motherless
| children, usefully engaged, but family has
sufficient income apart from his daily
labor to afford reasonably adequate sup
port during his absence.
| Married man-no children-wife can
support herself decently and without
hardship.
Skilled farm laborer engaged in neces-
sary industrial enterprise.
Skilled industrial laborer engaged in
necessary agricultural enterprise.
CLASS 3.
| Man with foster children dependent on
daily labor for support.
| Man with aged, infirm or invalid pa
rents or grandparents dependent on daily
labor for support.
| Man with brothers or sisters incompe-
tent to support themselves, dependent on
daily labor for support.
| County or municipal officers.
| Fireman or policeman.
/ Necessary artificers or workmen in arse
nails, armories and navy yards.
| Necessary custom house clerks.
Persons necessary in transmission OF
mails.
Necessary employees in service Of United
States.
Highly specialized administrative ex-
perts.
Technical or mechanical experts in in
dustrial enterprise.
Highly specialized agricultural expert
in agricultural bureau Of state or nation.
Assistant or associate manager OF
necessary industrial enterprise.
Assistant or associate manager OF
necessary agricultural enterprise.
| CLASS 4.
| Married man with wife (and) or chill
dren, or widower with children dependent
on daily labor for support and no other
reasonably adequate support available.
Mariners in sea service of merchants OF
citizens in United States.
Heads OF necessary industrial enter
prises.
Heads OF necessary agricultural enter
prises.
| CLASS 5.
Officers of state or the United States.
| Regularly or duly ordained ministers.
| Students OF divinity.
| Persons in military or naval service.
| Aliens.
Alien enemies.
Persons morally unfit.
Persons physically, permanently or
mentally unfit.
Licensed pilots.
EAST ORLAND.
Mrs. E. G. Mason arrived home kThurs-
day from visit in Rockland.