The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-11-14
FIVE CLASSES FOR
SERVICE IN WAR
Official Announcement is
Made for the 100000
Registrants
MARRIED MEN NOT
EXEMPT AS A CLASS

and Children, However, Far Down on
the List of Liables-Qu Questions Must
BE Answered in Seven Days.
| WASHINGTON. Nov. 14.-The five
classes into which 5000, ,00o men reg
istercd for military duty are divided
and the order in which they will be
called for service were officially an
nounced today i'll the provost marshal
general S QUESTIONABLE which every reg
istered man must fill out and file.
The order shows some change from
the tentative draft published some
time ago. Contrary to some published
reports it does not exempt married
men rs n class but il does place mar
red men with dependent wives and
children far down ON the list OF tables.
In feet the questionable indicates
that only men OF the first class will be
called to the colors except in the
gravcst emergency.
Legal aud medical advisory boards
now being organized in every com
mmity will aid the rcoi>trants III
making his answers. The questions
on this subject cf dependents are
framed to meet every possible creum-
stance and to draw out every bit OF
information that might be Of value 70
the boards in fixing the class to which
a man is 70 be assigned
Seven DAYS are allowed regietlanta
~ ba +3f1 70
fill it out and return ii TO the local
board. The rcgstrant, after filling in
the inside OF it, indicates on the front
the class to which he believes he should
be assigned. If the board agrees there
is no further action necessary to
either party until the individual comes
due to military service anI is called
upon for physical examination.
! The following are the various class
Is:
CLASS /.
Single men without dependent rela-
Itiyes.
Married man. with or without chill
dren. or father Of motherleSs children.
who has habitually failed to support
his family.
Married man dependent on wife for
support.
Married man, with or without chill
dren, or father Of motherless children;
man not uscfully engaged, family sup
ported by income independent of his
labor.
. Tnskiled farm laborcr.
Jnskillcd industrial laborcr.
Registrant by or in respect Of whom
no deferred classification is claimed or
made.
Registrant Who fails to submit ques.
tionnaire 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.
Married man with children or faith
or of motherlesS children, where such
wife or children or such motherless
children are not dependent upon his la
hor for support for the reason that
there are other reasonably certain
sources of adequate support (exelud-
ing earnings or possible earnings from
the labor Of the wifcl, available, and
that the removal Of the registrant will
not deprive such dependents Of sup
port.
Married man, without children.
whose wife although tile rcgistrant
i engaged III 2 useful occupation. is
not mainly dependent upon his labor
Tor support. fer the reason that the
wife is skilled in some special class of
work which She is physically able to
perform as:1 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 in
necessary agricultural enterprise.
Necessary skilled industrial laborer
m necessary industrial ENTERPRISE
CLASS III.
Man with dependent children (not
his OWN, but toward whom he stands
4 III relation Of parent
Man with dependent aged or infirm
\ parents.
Man With dependent helpless broth
q ers or sisters.
County or municipal officer.
Highly trained fireman or policeman
at least three years in service of mu
niciraltg
1 Necessary cuStomhousc clerk.
Necessary employc of United States
~ tran emission of the mails.
Necessary artifcer or workman in
] ,. armory or arsenal.
Necessary employe in service OF
United States.