The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-11-12
SECOND DRAFT CALL
Is Slated 10 Come IN Pebruaryj Will
son Puts, New Machinery Into
Operation.

Washington, November 1O-Presi-
dent Wilson formally put the new ma
chinery for the carrying out Of the
selective draft. bill into operation to-
night with the publication Of the fore
word he has written to the regula-
tIons under which the second call will
be made. The regulations themselves
and the questionnaires which more
than 100000 reglstrants will be re-
CURED to fill out are being forwarded
to local boards, but have not yet been
made public.
War Department officials estimate
that the whole process can be COM
pleted within go days. This means
that no second call will be made upon
the draft forces before the middle Of
next February, as the period Of class
ifcation will not begin until Decem'
Der Is.
The President describes the new
plan of dividing all registered mel
not already modified into five classes
subject to military service by classes
as being intended to produce e
perfect organization Of man power
1.-THE selective principle must bt
carried to Its logical conclusion" th'
President said, and he added tina
there must be a complete inventor!
of the qualifications Of each regis
trant in order to determine 1.-THE plac
in the military, industrial or agricul
tural ranks of the nation in which hi
experience and training can best b
made to serve the common good"
The inquiry projected in the ques
tionnaire will 60 deep into the quail
fications of each Of nearly 100000
men. The success of the plan and 1t
completion within the estimated tim
rests absolutely upon the whole
hearted support given by the people
especially by the doctors and lawyer
of each community, and the Presi
dent calls upon them for their un
stinted aid.
Supplementing the Presidents ca
| to the nation, Provost Marshal Gen
eral Crowder issued the followin
statement:
"The QUESTIONABLE which is tn
basis of the new system is colle'
ton of questions bringing out the e'
sential facts upon which classified
tons are made 1t is the only prin
ed form which any registrant neet
to use either in making claims
filing proof. At first sight it seen
a little formidable, but reading
the questions shows that they al
simple enough for any person WI
can read and write understanding
enough to answer.
"The Presidents message lines L
the whole legal profession of II
limited States as assistants Of the s.
lective service system, and as impa
tial advisers to registrants in filllr
out their questionnaires. Under Il
new regulations a place is to be pr
|vided convenient to every local boar
where registrants may go for free a.
vice and assistance in making o.
the document. The county Judge
judicial officers of similar court
placed at the head of committee
lawyers in each vicinity and this con
lmittee is charged with the duty
seeing that there are always plen'
of lawyers and other volunteers pre-
ent to help registrants in filling OF
the questionnaires.
"Questionnaires are to be mailed
the local boards to five per cent
the registrants each day., The pril
cipal work of the legal advisor
boards will thus be over in 20 da.
by which time all questionnair'
shall be returned to the boards. n
cry man has seven days in which
return his questionnaires fully mac
out. The process Of classificatic
will begin about December 10. Eigl
days later the boards will begin II
great process of classification. whic
becomes, in the words Of the Pres
dent. a national war undertaking
such significance as to challenge II
attention and to compel the assls