The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-11-19
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FACE DRAFT
FOLK AGAIN
All Exempted Men
Must Run Fresh Army
Gauntlet

James o. Murfn. chairman OF the
Detroit district exemption board. re
turned 10 this city from Washington.
Monday morning, after having had
a long interview with Provost Mar
shal Crowder. Gen. Crowder first
told SIR Muffin that all the work
The local boards and the district
board had done would have 20 be
done over and then paid MI Murnn
the high compliment OF telling HIN
that the work OF the draft officials
In Detroit had been OF the highest
character.
Judre Murfn brought back copies
OF the new questionable which mas
iust been issued by the government
IL provides that every exemption
made by the local and distric-
boards must be re opened In Ds-
tr,it this means az least 10000 men
who are now under the impression
that they are free from military call
must prove their cases over again.
The new law. known as the Sc
lectfve service law" will become 81
fective on Dec. Is. II revokes all
exemptions made prior 10 that cate
OF these there are 10000 In Detroit
according 20 Judge Murhn, and OF
these probably 60 per cent were for
causes that were optional with local
boards, such as claims for exemption
on the ground Of dependents. while
the other 30 per cent were exempted
on occupational grounds. Every man
IN Detroit and Highland Park, al
ready exempted for whatever
ground, will be obliged 70 so over
the ground again, according 70 the
new law, and. In the opinion o.
Judge Murnn. the army viii gain
many recruits as result.
On the other hand those who fail
ed 10 get exemption on industrial
grounds in some cases VIII get them
now and IN others will not For IN
stance. policemen and hremen were
not exempt under the first law. but
now, n they have served three years,
they will be practically exempt
while the nrst ruling WAS that MAJ
liners were exempt and now they are
held not exempt.
The 10000, however. need not
take alarm at once, for altho their
exemptions have been revoked. II IS
likely that many OF them viii stiil
be exempted. tho many others will
not be. The law doesn't work both
ways, however, for II will not affect
those now in uniform no matter
what their standing was at the time
they were accepted.
According To the explanation ~
ne law given Judge Muffin by Gen.
Erowder. the purpose is not 20 ex-
empt men. but to put them In i've
ciassifcations. arst, second. third.
fourth and fifth deferred classes. the
members OF the various classes 20 be
called in case OF extreme emergency
Unless the German forces hold out
much longer than the Allies nov an
ticipate, Il Is likely that there will
be no call upon the third. fourth
and firth deferred classes. altho
every man OF draft age must submit
10 another examination so that he
can be put In his proper classifica.
tion.
The irst class will include all
those who registered and who were
accepted as available, but who have
not yet been called.
The second class win include all
OF those who have dependents but
who have failed 10 support them,
and all unakilled laborers, either
with or without dependents.
The third class includes hremen
and police with more than three
wears experience and mechanical OK.
perts in industrial plants whose ex-
perience is valuable in the manufac-
ture OF products needed by the gov
eminent
The fourth class includes those
with dependents and the nth those
exempted because they were alier
enemies, felons. physically UNFIT. and
divinity students. ministers and 9th
ers whose exemption was absolute.
All. however must report.
Notices will be sent out 70 every
exempted man and he VIII he given
seven davs in which IN classify him
self In the blank sent him and then
20 appear before his local board 70
argue his case.