The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1917-11-23
LISTS 100000
FOR j. s. SERVICE
Provost Marshal Gives Rules Re-
garding Liability for Mill
tary Duty.

Washington, Nov. Is. - The fiv
classes into which 100000 men regis
tered for military duty-and those wh'
are registered hereafter-are defined
and the order in which they Will b,
called for service were officially an
nounced in the provost marshal gen
erals QUESTIONABLE which every regis
tered man must fill out and file. The
order shows some change from the
tentative draft published some time
| ago.
Contrary to some published reports
it does not exempt married men as a
class, but it does place married men
with dependent wives and children far
down on the list of tables. In fact,
the QUESTIONABLE indicates that only
men of the first class will be called to
the colors, except in the gravest emer-
gency. The five official classificatiOns
of registrants follow:
GLASS |.
(A)-Single man without dependent reIa-
tives.
(B)-Married man, with or without chill
dren, or father of motherless children
who has habitually failed to support his
family.
(C)-Married man dependent on wife for
support.
tD)-Married man, with or without chill
dren, or father of motherless children;
man not usefully engaged family sup
ported by income Independent of his la
Dor.
(E)-Unskilled farm laborer.
FO-Unskilled industrial laborer
Registrant by or in respect of whom no
deferred classification is claimed or
made
Registrant who fails to submit questions
nafre and in respect of whom no deferred
classification is claimed or made.
All registrants not included in any other
division in this schedule.
CLASS III.
(A)-Married man with children or faith
err of motheriess children, where such
wife or children or such motherless chill
dren are not mainly dependent upon his
labor for support for the reason that
there are other reasonably certain sources
of adequate support Excluding earnings
or possible earnings from the labor of the
wfe) available, and that the removal of
the registrant will not deprive such de-
oendents of support
(B)-Married men, without children
whose wife, although the regstrant is en-
gagged in a useful occupation, is not |
mainly dependent upon his labor for sup |
port for the reason that the wife is |
skilled in some special class of work |
which she is physically able to perform |
Ind in which she is employed or in which |
here is an immediate opening for her |
Inder conditions that will enable her to
upport herself decently and without sur
ering or hardship.
(CJ-Necessary skilled farm laborer in
Necessary agricultural enterprise.
D)-Necessary skilled industrial laborer
n necessary industrial enterprise.
CLASS III.
(A)-Man with dependent children mot
lis own but toward whom he stands in
citation of parent.
(B)-Man with dependent helpless broth
RS or sisters.
D)-County or municipal officer.
E)-Highly trained fireman or police
IAN. at least three years in service of
F)-Necessary custom house clerk.
CG)-Necesary employee of United
tates in transmission of the mails.
H-Necessary artificer or workman in
nited States armory or arsenal.
Unnecessary employee in service OF
nited States.
UNNECESSARY assistant, associate or
ired manager of necessary agricultural
1terprise.
(K)-Necessary highly specialized tech
ical or mechanical expert of necessary
dustrial enterprise.
00-Necessary assistant or associate
anager of necessary industrial enter
rise.
CLASS ~.
(A)-Man whose wife or children are
ainly dependent on his labor for sup
ort.
B)-Mariner actually employed on sea
rvice or citizen or merchant In the Unit
States.
sole managing, con-
oI1ipo or directirsp head of necessary