The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1917-11-23
LISTS 100000
FORU. S. SERVICE
Provost Marshal Gives Rules Re-
garding Liability for Mill
tary Duty.

washington, NOV. 10. - Inc nNe
classes into which 1900, 600 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 We're 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 to some published reports,
1t does not exempt married men as
class, but ii 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 classiiications
of registrants follow:
CLASS |.
fA)-Single man without dependent rela-
tives.
(B)-Marrisd man, with or without chill
dren. or father of motherless children.
who has habitually failed to support his
family.
C)-MarrIed man dependent on wife for
support.
(D)-Married man. with or without chill
dren. or father of motherless children;
man not usefully engaged family sup
ported by income Independent OF his la
Dor.
(E)-UnskiIled farm laborer
(FO-UnsEilled industrial laborer.
Registrant by or In respect of whom no
deferred classification Is claimed or
made.
Registrant who fails to submit questions
naire and in respect of whom no deferred
classification Is claimed or made.
All registrants not included In any other
division In this schedule
GLASS u.
(A)-Married man with children or faith
err of motherless children, where such
wife or children or such motherless 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 resistrant will not deprive such de-
pendents of support
B)-Married men, without children.
whose wife although the registrant Is en-
gagged in a useful occupation. is not
mainly dependent upon his labor for sup
port for the reason that the wife is
skilled in some special class Of work
and in which she is employed or in which
there is an immediate opening for her
under conditions that will enable her to
support herself decently and without sur
fering or hardship.
| (C-Necessary skilled farm laborer In
necessary agricultural enterprise.
D)-Necessary skilled industrial laborer
in necessary Industrial enterprise.
CLASS III.
| tA)-Man with dependent children mot
his own but toward whom he stands In
relation of PARENT.
! (B)-Man with dependent helpless BROTH
ers sisters.
| D)-County or municipal officer.
(E)-Highly trained fireman or police
man, at least three years In service OF
municipality.
| F-Necessary custom house clerk.
| (G)-Necesary employee OF United
States in transmission Of the malls.
H-Necessary artifcer or workman In
United States armory or arsenal
/ D-Necessary employe in service OF
| United States.
(D-Necessary assistant. associate or
hired manager Of necessary agricultural
enterprise.
! (K)-Necessary highly specialized tech
meal or mechanical expert OF necessary
/ Industrial enterprise.
| G)-Necessary assistant or associate
manager of necessary industrial enter
CLASS ~.
| tA)-Man whose wife or children are
mainly dependent on his labor for sup
| port.
! (B,-Mariner actually employed on sea
| service or citizen or merchant in the Unit
ed States.
| (C)-Necessary sole managing. con-
| trolling or directing head of necessary
agricult,lral enterprise.
| D)-Necessary sole managing, con-
AZ ~
Industrial enterprise.
| CLASS v.
| Observation-Disclosures executive or
judicial of the United States or Of state.
/ territory District Of Columbia.
| fB)-Regular or duly ordained minister
Of religion.
preparing for ministry in recognized
school.
p)-Persons in military or naval serv-
ice of United States.
| F)-Alien enemy.
(Fl-Resident alien mot an enemy who
claims exemption
(G)-Person totally and permanently
physically or mentally unfit for military
service.
Of the United States.
Unlicensed pilot, actually employed In
the pursuit Of his vocation.
Member Of well-recognized religious
sect or organization. organized and exist
ing on May IS, 1917, whose then existing
creed or principles forbid its members to
participate in war in any form. and whose
religious convictions are against war or
participation therein.
The questions on the subject Of de-
pendents are framed to meet every
nossible circumstance and to draw out
eyery bit Of information that might be
Of value to the boards in fixing the
class to which man Is to be assigned.
Seven days are allowed registrants
after receipt Of the QUESTIONABLE to
All It out and return 1t to the local
board.