The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-22
DRAFT CLASSES
ARE ANA[yz[D
SHOWS EVERY REGISTERED MAN
EXACTLY HIS CLASS AND OR
DER TO BE CALLED.

Washington, Oct. 22.-The five elias
sifications into which men awaiting
draft win be divided under the new reg.
ulations approved by President Wilson,
have become public much before the
time planned 10y the provost marshal
generals office and arc here published.
IL was discovered today that what
was 70 have remained an official secret
Tor a week or more was divulged sat
urduy night at IL dinner in New York
which Secretary Baker and Provost
Marshal General Crowder attended.
The provost marshal general discuss
ed the new regulations. without intend
Ing to make public the classifications.
hut some members OF New York To-
cal exemption board. thinking TO eluci-
date the generals speech. printed the
classification on the back of the menu
card
Tho clEssifications are as follows. and
show every man registered to which
class he belongs and IN what order the
different classifications will be called
10 service:
CLASS ONE.
l. Single mon without dependent rel
atives.
.. Married men Tor widower with
children who habitually fails 10 sup
port his family.
8. Married men dependent on wife for
support.
1. Skilled industrial laborer engaged in
childrenl not usefully engaged, family
by income independent OF his
labor.
5. Men not included in any other de
scription in this or other classes.
g. Unskilled labor.
CLASS TWO.
l. Married men or father of mother.
less children. usefully engaged but fam
lily has sufficient income apart from
his daily labor to afford reasonably ad-
cjuate support during his absence.
.. Married man. 10 children--wifc
can support herself decently and without
hardship.
3. skilled farm laborer engaged in
necessary industrial enterprises.
Skilicli Industrial laborer engaged in
necessary agricultural enterprise.
CLASS THREE.
l. Man with foster children. depend
ont on daily labor for support.
.. Man with aged, infirm or invalid
parents or grandparents dependent ON
daily labor for support.
3. Man with brothers and sisters in
competent to support themselves, de
pendent on daily labor for support
/. County or municipal officers.
T. Fireman or policeman.
Eapcccn,-,y. at.ttffrat.c "a. in
arsenajs, armories and navy yards.
:. Necessary customs house clerks
s. Persons necessary In transmission
of mails
9. Necessary employees in service of
United States
10. Highly specialized administrative
experts
IL Technical or mechanical experts
in industrial enterprises.
- Highly specialized agricultural ex-
pert in agricultural bureau.
Is. Assistant or associate manager of
necessary Industrial enterprise.
u. Assistant or associatem anaEer of
necessary agricultural enterprise
CLASS FOUR.
/. Married man with wife tandl or
children Tor widower with children de-
pendent on daily labor for support and
no other reasonably adequate support
available.
.. Mariners in sea service of mer-
chants or citizens OF United States.
8. Heads of necessary industrial en-
terprises.
!. Heads of necessary agricultural
enterprises.
CLASS FIVE.
/. Officers of states on the United
States.
2. Regularly or duly ordained min
lsters
9. Students of divinity.
/. Persons in military OF naval SER
vice
=. Aliens.
6.Alien enemies
:. Persons morally unfit
y. Persons physically, permanently
or mentally unfit.
@. Licensed pilots