The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-10-27
NEW DRAFT RULES.
FIVE CLASS DIVISION FOR REG
ISTERED MEN.
CIassifcatiOns Become Public Much
Before Time Planned by Provost
Marshal Generals Ohicc-WOuld
Have Remained Official Secret for
Week but for New York Dinner.

washington, oct. Z2.-Ine nVe
classifications into which men await
ing draft will be divided, under the
new regulations approved by Presi-
dent Wilson, have become public
much before the time planned by the
provost marshal generals office and
are here published.
1t was discovered today that what
secret for a week or more was divulg-
ed Saturday night at dinner in New
York which Secretary Baker and
Provost Marshal General CrowdeT
attended. The provost marshal gen.
eral discussed the new regulations
without intending to make public the
classification, but some members OF
New York local exemption board
thinking to elucidate the general;
speech, printed the classiiications or
the back of the menu card
The classifications are as follows
and show every man registered tc
which class he belongs and in what
order the different classi6cations
will be called to service:
Glass Ii. Single man without de-
pendent relatives.
2. Married men Cor widower with
children) who habitually fails to sup
port his family.
3. Married man Cor widower with
Children) not usefully engaged. fam
lily supported by income independent
Of his labor.
5. Men not included in any other
description IN this or other classes.
6. Unskilled labo-er.
Class 2-1. Married man or father
OF mothEless children, usefully en-
gagged, but family has sufficient in
come apart from his daily labor t.
afford reasonably adequate supper,
during his absence
2. Married man-nO children, wife
can support herself decently and
without harship.
8. Skilled industrial labor engaged
in necessary industrial enterprise.
4. Skilled farm labor engaged in
necessary agricultural enterprise.
Class 81. Man with foster chill
dron Ionordon< ,oAz.
support.
2. Man with aged, infirm or Invalid
parents or grandparents dependen,
on daily labor for support.
3. Men with brothers or sisters in,
competent to support themselves, de
pendent on daily labor for support.
4. County or municipal officer.
8. Firemen or policemen.
u. Necessary artifcers or workmel
in arsenals, armories and navy yards
z. Necessary custom house clerk.
8. Persons necessary in transmits.
sion of mails.
3. Necessary employees in service of
United States.
10. Highly specialized administra
tive experts.
III. Technical or mechanical experts
In industrial enterprise.
IL. Highly specialized agricultural
expert In agricultural bureau of Sta,r
or nation.
13. Assistant or associate manager
OF necessary Industrial enterprise.
Ia. Assistant or associate manage
OF necessary agricultural enterprise.
Glass 4-1. Married man with wife
(and) or children Cor widower with
dependent on daily labor
for support and no other reasonably
adequate support available.
2. Mariners In sea service Of mer
chants or citizens in United States.
3. Heads Of necessary industrial
4. Heads Of necessary agricultural
enterprises.
Class 81. officers of States or the
United States.
z. Regularly or duly ordained min
sters.
3. Students Of divinity.
4. Persons i'm military or naval SER
vice.
8. Aliens.
6. Alien enemies.
z. Persons morally unfit.
8. Persons physically. permanently
or mentally unfit.
9. Licensed pilots.
Mr.. and Mrs E. w. Nogel have re-
turned from Barnwell, where they