The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-11-23
NINE MILLION MEN
LISTED FOR DRAFT
UNCLE SAM BEGINS BIG iNVEN.
TORY OF MAN POWER.
Reulstrants VIII Be Allowed Seven
Days to Make Return-Rules Are
Laid Down by the Provost
Marshal General.

Washington, Nov. 10. - The FIVE
classes into which 100000 men regis
tered for military duty-and those who
| are registered hereafter-aTe defined
and the order in which they will be
called for service were officially an
nOunced In the provost marshal gem
erals questionable which every regis
tered man must III out and file. The
order shows some change from the
tentative draft published some time
ago.
Contrary TO some published reports,
II does not exempt married men as n
| class, but II does place married men
with dependent wives and children far
down on the lis' Of tables. In fact
the QUESTIONABLE indicates that only
men of the first class will be called to
the colors, except In the gravest emer-
gency The five official classltications
Of reglstrants follow:
GLASS I.
A)-single man without dependent rela-
tives.
R)-Married man, with or without chill
dren, or father OF .notherless children,
who has habitually Tailed to support his
family.
W)-Married man dependent on wife for
support
D)-Married man, with or without chill
dren, or father OF motherless children;
man not uscfully engaged family sup
ported by income independent OF his la
hor
T)-UnskiIed farm laborer.
(FO-Unskiled Industrial laborer
Reglstrant 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 n.
(A)-Married man with children or fath-
er of motherless children, where such
wife or children or such motherless chill
dren are not mainly dependent upon MS
labor for support for the reason that
there are other reasonably certain sources
OF adequate support (eXcluding earnings
or possible earnings from the labor of the
wlfe) available. and that the removal or
the registrant will not deprive such de-
pendents 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 viii enable her to
support herself decently and without sur
fering or hardship.
CCO-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 parent.
CB)-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
F)-Necessary custom house clerk.
CG)-Necesary employee Of United
States in transmission of the mails.
QD-Necessary artiicer or workman In
United States armory or arsenal
Unnecessary employe In service OF
United States.
(D-Necessary assistant, associate or
hired manager of necessary agricultural
enterprise.
dk)-Necessary highly specialized tech
nical or mechanical expert of necessary
enterprise.
G)-Necessary assistant or associate
manager of necessary industrial enter
prise
CLASS ~.
CA)-Man whose wife or children are
dependent on his labor for sup
port.
(B)-Mariner actually employed on sea |
service or citizen OF merchant in the Unit
ed States.
CC)-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.
-Offcers-Legislative, executive or
judicial of the United States or of state,
territory or District of Columbia.
(B)-Regular or duly ordained minister
Of religion.
CC-student, who on May 1S, 1915 was
preparing for ministry In recognized
school.
D)-Persons in military or naval serv-
ce of United States.
(E)--Alien enemy
(F)-Resdent alien (not an enemy who
claims exemption.
(G)-Person totally and permanently
physically or mentally unfit for military
service.
(D-Person morally unfit to be soldier
If the United States.
O-Licensed pilot, actually employed IN
he pursuit of his vocation.
Member of well-recognized religious
ect or organization, organized and exist
ng on May 18, 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
# value to the boards in fixing the
lass to which man is to be assigned.
Seven days are allowed registrants
fter receipt of the QUESTIONABLE to
i'll it out and return 1t to the local
oard.