The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-12-14
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REGISTER
TOMORROW
Full Particulars for Young Men
Who Do Not Understand
QUESTIONABLE.
(BULLETIN.)
Rw TYnftAd PrnREl

(By United PresS.)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-THE great
classification Of registered men which
win be ths basis OF the second draft
v~1n begin throughout the United States
tomorrow,
Promptly tomorrow noon the 100000
rainairi1g draftses will find enlistment
in army, navy and marine corps re-
ztractcd. Then one by one their cases
viii be taken up and they win be as
signed to one OF i've classes in order
of their liability to service
Thousands are erlisting today. From
the more than 100000 local boards the
first quest1cnnaries Will be mailed to-
morrow. Within two months the classt-
acation VIII be complete, ready for the
second call Of 100000 men.
Cont4ngents In the nrst draft are e3-
pected to move to Europe next spring.
WASHINGTON, Dec. l4.-Be-
ginning tomorrow voluntary en-
listments in the United States
army, of registered men will be
forbidden, except as to certain
medical and dental students.
Uncle Sam will select his fight
ing men from the list Of nine mil
lion men who on tomorrow will
answer 148 searching questions
the answers to which will deter
mine his liability to military serv-
ice.
Th. QUESTIONABLE automatically re-
vokes su exemptions and discharges
under the first draft. Failure to return
his answers in seven days after he re-
caves the questions makes the regis
traut liable TO q year in prison. Mall
ing Of the list by the local board con
ztitutes legal notice to the registrant.
His failure to receive i does not cA-
cuse him.
The questions arc framed to draw out
Averv bit Of information that may De
or value TO the boards in fixing the
class to which a man is to be assigned
-co detail of the status of dependents
or Of possible or actual outside sources
Of income has been overlooked
The registrant, after fliing IN the IN
side Of his QUESTIONABLE, indicates on
r should be assigned. II the board
sgreez there is no further action neces-
sarv bv either party until the individ-
,,el becomes due for military service
ana j. called up for physical examina-
non. If the board disagrees and places
she registrant in another class, the ma
.,binerv for appeal to the district board
"a SGT in motion automatically.
OF the nine million men VINO VIII re-
retve the lengthy QUESTIONABLE 1t IS
estimated two million Will be assigned
% the first class and subject TO duty
with the coiors before any man in any
other class is called,
The first class VIII be made up OF
the following:
IAl single man without dependent
relatives.
E1 Married man. with or without
children. or father OF motherless chill
dren. who has habitualIy failed TO sup
port his family.
tC) Married man dependent on wife
for support
tpl Married man, with or without
children. or father of motherless chill
dren. man not usefully engaged, family
supported by income independent OF ms
labor.
cEl I-nskilled farm labor.
fxl I-nSkilIed industrial laborer.
ragjstrant by or III respect Of whom
M deferred classification IS claimed or
made. Registrant who fails to submit
ouestionraire and in respect Of whom
no deferred classification is claimed or
made.
An rcgistrants not included in any
other division in this schedule.
Legal and medical advisory boards In
sverv community will aid the regis
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