Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-11-23

Blanks to be used in the classify
ing of all men of military age under
the new draft regulations have been
received by the local selection board,
and preparations are being made to
handle theSwork when it starts De-
cember Is.
Additional regulations under which
the remaining availables of the g.
100000 men registered for military
duty will be drafted for service with
the colors were announced this week
by Provost Marshal General Crow
der. The new regulations are coin
cident with the division of eligibles
into five classes, and the circulation
of the official Questionnaires which
have been discussed in previous an
nouncements.
All Exemptions Cancelled.
The new regulations, as has been
announced before, repeal all preced-
ing regulations, cancel all exemp-
tions and discharges granted under
the old system and restore every reg
istered man to his original status.
He will hereafter be required to un-
dergo all examinations anew and
present his claims for exemption
again.
As the new classifcations make
more liberal provision for leaving
men with dependents in the classes
to be called last, it is practically GER
tain that every man who had leglti-
mate exemption on the ground OF
dependency under the old regula-
tions will get the same under the
new ones. The first class, which en-
braces men wholly without depend
ents, is expected to bring in fully
100000 men.
The questionnaires, beginning De-
cember is, will be circulated among
the registrants at the rate of 5 per
cent of each local registration each
day. Volunteer medical and legal
boards being organized in each dis
trict will assist registrants in making
out the forms and supporting affida-
Wits which are very complete.
Local Lawyers to Aid.
The local bar association author
lied a committee consisting Of Pros
ecuting Attorney Thos. L. O'Leary
chairman, City Attorney George r..
Bigelow and ]. o. Marts of the law
firm of Parr & Marts, to provide free
legal advice for all Thurston county
registrants in answering question
naires.
Under the new regulations, dis
trict boards become purely appellate
bodies before which can be heard
only evidence originating before the
local board. For additional facts the
case must be returned to the local
board.
1t is made plain that men already
held by local boards for service will
continue to be sent forward as need
ed until such time as the new class
one in each district is suficiently or
ganized to care for drafts from the
district. All pending appeals will
then be wiped on the slate and the
new system will apply in full.
Enlistments Permitted.
Provision for voluntary enlistment
in the army and navy is made by
means Of voluntary waiver Of class
ification and the automatic advance
ment of the registrant to class one
and his induction at once into the
military service.
Where the registrant has depend
ents, his waiver must be accompa-
MED, however, by waivers from those
dependent on him, If not minors, or
by afiidavits showing that minor de-
pendents will be adequately provided
for, If there are minor dependents.
A waiver by a minor cannot be &C.
cepted.
Local boards are authorized to
grant partial exemption for partial
physical disability, reserving the men
in this status for special and limit
ed military service"
The new classifications are:
Glass Number One.
Single man without dependent rel
atives.
Married man, with or without