Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1917-11-30
LISTS 100000
FORU. S. SERVICE
Provost Marshal Gives Rules Re-
garding Liability for Mill
tary Duty.

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 to some published reports,
1t does not exempt married men as a
class, but 1t 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 grayest emer-
gency. The five official classlhcations
Of registrants follow:
GLASS /.
(A)-slngle man without dependent rela-
tlves,
| (B)-Married man, with or without chill
dren, or father Of motkerless 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)-Unsl1llled farm laborer.
(F) JnskiIled 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.
CLASS II.
(A)-Married man with children or faith
er Of motherless children, where such
wife or children or such motherless chill
dren are not mainly dependent upon his
labor for support for tie reason that
there are other reasonably certain sources
Of adequate support Excluding earnings
or possible earnings from the labor Of the
wifel available, and that the removal Of
the feg1strant will not deprive such de-
penoents OF support.
(B)-Married men, without children,
whose wife, although the registrant is en-
gagged in 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
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 decently and without suf-
fering or hardship.
(C)-Necessary skilled farm laborer In
necessary agricultural enterprise.
(D)-Necessary skilled industrial laborer
in necessary industrial enterprise.
CLASS III.
(A)-Man with dependent children mot
his own but toward whom he stands In
relation OF parenO.
(B)-Man with dependent helpless broth
ers or 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 mails.
(H)-Necessary artificer or workman In
United States armory or arsenal.
UNNECESSARY employe in service Of
United States
UNNECESSARY assistant. associate or
hired manager Of necessary agricultural
enterprise.
(K)-Necessary highly specialized tech
meal or mechanical expert of necessary
Industrial enterprise.
H)-Necessary assistant or associate
OF necessary industrial enter
PRISE
CLASS w. ..
(A)-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
cd States.
(C)-Necessary sole managing. con-
trolling or directing head Of necessary |
agricultural enterprise.
(D)-Necessary sole managing con-
trolling or directing head Of necessary |
Industrial enterprise.
CLASS v.
-Officers-Iegislative. executive or
judicial CT the United States or Of state,
territory or District Of Columbia.
(B)-Regular or duly ordained minister
Of religion.
(C)-Student. who on May IS, 1917, was
preparing for ministry In recognized
school,
D(-Persons in military or naval serv-
Ice Of United Statss.
(E)-Alien enemy
(F)-Resident alien mot an enemy who
claims exemption.
(G)-Person totally and permanently
or mentally unfit for military
service.
m-Person morally unfit to be soldier
,f the United States.
m-Licensed pilot, actually employed In
he pursuit of his vocation.
Member Of well-recogniZed religious
,ect or organization, organized and exist
ng on Nav is. 1917, whose then existing
reed or principles forbid Its members to
participate in war in any form. and whose
.eligious convictions are against war or
therein.
The questions ON the subject OF de-
,endents are framed to meet every
,ossible circumstance and to draw out
very bit Of information that might be
Il value to the boards In fixing the
lass to which a man is to be assigned.
Seven days are allowed registrants
.fter receipt of the questionable to
i'll it out and return it to the local
,oard.
Endless Supply
.