The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-06-05
NEED|NC-OU7
PROCESS To Be
DONE BY CLERKS
GOVERNMENT TO KNOW RESULTS
OF REGISTRATION IN A
FEW HOURS.
standardization Of Groups Will StmPII-
fly Taking Returns OF To-
days Work.

\ uniform and Somewha; intricate
set Of instructions has been drafted
for The registration clerks 10 follow
wien The var census booths close a. y
q clock this evening Within Il few
hours i; is expected. ihr government
III Washington will know practically
: the exact number Of men available tor
military service under the SeIccuTe
draft plan. anu the number of men be-
tween he ages of Il and u exempt
under the provisions OF the law.
The wedding out process Will virtu-
ally be done by the registration clerks.
Tho instructions. Whils complicated.
ar. 50 explicit Ina. the chances FOR e!'
rorS are reduced 10 4 minimum.
Classifying Registered Men.
The summary in each precinct $
made our on a sheet known as Form >.
divided into seven columns, CLASSIFYING
all ihe registered men Of tie precinct.
from the cards dividing those OF CON
sCription age into the following three
great groups:
Group A: Citizens not OF African
descent. and drclarautS for citizenship
no: Of African dnSrcn': from countries
with which the United States is not at
war.
Group r: Citizens OF African De.
scent. and dnclaTants for citizenship or
African descent from countries with
which the United States is not NJ war
rThis group is Indicated by cards, one
corner Of which has been cut offD
Group C.: All aliens. not dncIaranis
for citizenship. from countries with
which the United States Is not at war:
and all aliens from countries WIG
which the UNitcd States Is at war. ht
respective: OF whether such PERSONS
hoi Intnnfinn nf no.
coming citizens.
Groups to Be Summarized.
These three groups are then "a be
summarized according TO age. as FOL
lows:
Column I. Those persons OF Group
A who are executive. Legislative or lu-
dicial officers Of the State or the
United States. irrespective of whether
these officers show 0ccupational eX-
emption or physical disability or de-
pendent relatives.
Column :" All persons or Group A
showing total disability.
Column 3. All persons Of Group a
whose answers show that they have
deprndcnt relatives.
Column 4. All persons Of Group y
whose answers Indicate occupational
exemption.
Column ;. The total Of tho age lines
IN columns l. .. . and 1.
Column 6. All the remaining persons
in Group A.
Column :. Tho total OF the age lines
| in columns and g.
In entering Group T. consisting OF
the cards showing cOlDrrd citizens and
| cnored dpclarants from countries not
at war with tho United States. the sum
maries are TO be.arranged exactly as in
/ dealing with Group A except that the
classes under this group arc entered IN
differently numbered columns as indi-
, Gated On I'll" summary sheet.
"AIien Enemy" Cards.
! Group c will be divided into two
classes on the summary sheet The
allen enemy cards will be arranged
! = ccording TO ages and registered on
tho summary sheet. This class in
cludes all aliens from countries with
! which the United States Is at war, ir-
respective Of whether such persons
have declared their Intention Of be-
coming citizens The other class con-