Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-10-22

yet in serviCs, on q day to be nxed
seven days being given to each regis
trant to complete and return the same,
Every opportunity will be offered to
each man to complete his QUESTIONABLE
fully and without error.
How Il Will Work.
1.-THE local boards will then examine
each QUESTIONABLE and assign each reg
istrant to one OF five classes.
these classes will be based upon
every conceivable condition, from the
family or occupational standpoint, that
should properly be advanced by man
desiring to be excused from military
duty. Glass No. will be the first called
for physical examination and service,
and when 1t is exhausted, II the ma
TONS needs are such as to make 1t
necessary, Glass 2 Will follow, and thus
each man registered will ultimately
take his place If needed.
Every opportunity for appeal from
such classification by the local board
has been retained and perfected, but
proceedings have been greatly simpli-
fed.
Relief For Boards.
1.-THE tedious work Of the local boards
has been practically eliminated by the
production of form to be known as
No. 1000 which will be the foundation
stone of the new system. Thru its use
all the laborious work of making and
posting lists has been eliminated. All
of the old docket sheets and records
will be made unnecessary and BY the
arrangements Of it's columns the work
of the local board will be reduced to a
minimum.
ION this new form the complete his
tory of each mans case will appear at
glance, beginning with his order
number and ending with his Induction
into a military camp, while at the close
of each days; work the local board is
enabled to complete in few minutes
with rubber stamp what has hitherto
taken hours to complete. The system
is such that il Will present each case
almost automatically to the local board.
Solves Difficult Problems.
1.-The completion of the new system
will solve problems which have con-
fronted the provost marshal general
and caused him much concern
"One of the most serious of these
has been keeping together the great
organization Of the local and district
boards which from a numerical view
point is of the strength OF an army d.
vision. Many Of these officials have
been clamoring for relief on account Of
the drain on their time and the new
system will make It easily possible for
them to continue their duties for which
they have proven themselves eminently
fitted
Another problem solved. was the
question of e1pediency Of continuing
the examination Of the entire registry
thus fixing each mans status. This
would have involved medical exam
nation Of each man. whose physical
might change from day to
day, thus making this great undertake
ing valueless."
No Change in Order Of Call.
A point not made clear in General
Crowder's statement is how the rota-
ton numbers Of the drawing to fix the
order Of military liability are to be ap-
piled. Since no abandonment Of that
means Of fixing the place OF each indi-
vidual has been announced at seems
certain that the rotation numbers Of
the men in any class will govern the
order in which they come up. -
The result OF the new plan undoubt.
eddy win be to place in the first class
men who are without dependents, whose
civil occupation Is not vitality important
to the nation at home and who are
physically best able to endure the hard
ships OF war.
Presumably married men who have
incomes also will be placed
In the first class, where the support OF
the dependents in their absence Is as
sured. s~"s ~
The new pl1n win AFFORD. also. a bet
ter opportunity Of conserving skilled
labor Where men needed in the vari-
ous war industries are otherwise elig1-