Middletown transcript., 1917-11-24
ALL DRAFT men 4
MUST ANSWER |! R
am Be 2,Ooa, 600 Men ii the
First Class =
Jew RECRUITS EVERY YEAR
Congress Expected To Provide FOR
Taking In All Young Men AS
They Attain The Age
Of 81 (

Washington.-Best available estl-
mates indicate that the first OF the
ave classes into which all army draft
registrants are to be divided will con-
tain more than 100000 men, subject
tor duty with the colors before any
man in any other class will be called
1p.
The five classes into which the g.
700 900 men registered and those who
are registered hereafter-are divided
and the order in which they will be
called for service was officially an
nounced in the Provost Marshal-Gen-
erals QUESTIONABLE, which every reg
lstered man must fill out and file. It
does not exempt married men as a
class, but it 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
10 the colors, except in the gravest
emergency.
The 148 questions, many or all of
which the registrants must answer,
constitute a searching inquiry into
each mans life and fitness for service,
and, If he claims exemption he must
show why in minute detail. Failure
to answer within seven days after a
man receives the questions renders
him liable to year in prison.
1t is regarded as practically certain
that Congress will take up the ques-
ton of extending the draft law to
cover men who have attained the age
Of 21 since it was enacted. Should
that be done and provision made for
the registration thereafter of every
man as he reached that age, it is
probable that perhaps 100000 would
be added to Glass / automatically by
next March. In that event no pres
ent plans for the army would reach
the men in Glass 2.
Officials have already considered the
possibility that Congress will decide
10 take in these additional young men.
Some fair system by which they may
be registered, classified and assigned
to places will be devised. New reg
ulations to be published shortly prob
IDLY will set way in which this can
be done.
New regulations governing pass
ports for registered men become ef-
tective November 20. After that date
the nearest local board may issue
passport permits without reference to
district boards as is now required.
Passports are not necessary to enter
Canada.
Following are the classes in the or
der in which they are liable to the
call:
Class 1.
Single man without dependent rela.
uves.
Married man, with or without chill
dren, or father or motherless children,
who has habitually failed to support
bis family.
Married man dependent on wife for
support.
Married man, with or without chill
dren, or father of motherless children:
man not usefully engaged, family sup
ported by income Independent of his
labor.
Unskilled farm laborer.
Unskilled industrial laborer.
Registrant by or in respect of whom
40 deferred classification is claimed
or made.
Registrant who fails to submit ques-
aonaire and in respect of whom no.
deferred classification is claimed or
made.
All registrants not included in any
other division in this schedule.
Glass 2.
Married man, with children, or faith
or or motherless children, where such
wife or children or ouch motherless
children are not mainly dependent
upon his labor for support for the rea-
son that there are other reasonably
certain sources of adequate support
(excluding earnings or possible earn
lngs from the labor of the wife) avail
able, and that the removal of the reg
istrant will not deprive such depend
ents of support.
Married man, without. children,
whose wife, although the registrant is
engaged in useful occupation. is not
mainly dependent upon his labor for
support, for the reason that the wife
Is skilled in some special class G.
work which she is physically able to
perform 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 de-
Gently and without suffering or hard
ship.
Necessary skilled farm laborer ii
necessary agricultural enterpfise.
Necessary skilled Industrial laborer
In necessary industrial enterprise.
Glass 8.
Man with dependent children (no1
his own), but toward whom he stand