Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-11-21
EXEMPTED draft MEN
face war SERVICE
MEN WITH SLIGHT DEFECTS WILL.
BE Used WITH SPECIAL FORCES
BEHIND THE FIRING LINES
ENLISTMENTS CEASE ON DEC. Is
Married Men With Dependent Rela.
tlves To BE Favored BY New Rules.
Recall All Exemptions.

Approximately 100000 men in the
United States, already called for ex-
animation before the draft boards and
exempted because of physical defects,
may find that they are not exempted
after all, and may possibly be at the
head of the list for the next national
army, under the new draft regula-
tions made public the first of the
week.
The new regulations provide that
men suffering from minor ailments,
such as fiat foot, slightly defective
vision, and other troubles that would
preclude their valuable service on the
firing line, may be certified for SER
vice with special forces where their
work will not require the rigorous
, body or physical perfection of men in
the fighting front
Accurate estimates are not yet
available at draft headquarters, but
on unofficial returns from the first
draft it is estimated that possibly 400,-
900 or 10000 eligibles called for ex-
examination were exempted because
of physical defects. In nearly half of
these cases the ailments were of such
a minor character as to permit the
eligibles to earn their own livlihood
without their defects being commo 1ly
known These men will be used in
the organization of road and wagon
gangs and in special trades in which
they are specially qualified.
Recall All Exemptions.
It is not believed they will become
subject to the first draft. all of which
probably will be mohilized BY Dec.
Is, the time at which the new regu!a-
tions 60 into effect, but they will be
the parts of more importance to the
regular order of liability.
Most of the regulations, including
the parts of more Importance to tha
public, become effective at noon of
December 15, and up to that time all
men called for mobilization or entrain-
ment will be called under first draft
regulations. After that date and as
soon as classification list is drawn
up from the new questionnaires men
now selected for service but not yet
called will be reclassified under the
new regulations, but in most cases
their order of responsibility for SER
vice will not be greatly changed.
All registrants not yet in camp when
the new regulations become effective
will be handled according to the new
regulations after December 1S: All
exemptions and discharges will be re-
called and the exempted or discharged
eligibles will be reclassitied and re-
examined.
Exempt Ship Builders.
The principle changes in the new
regulations will be: Exemption Of
all eligibles entered on the draft list
rs being engaged in the building Of
ships either for the navy or the emer-
gency fleet corporation. ~ a-A@4
The powers of local boards will be
extended to fixing the classification OF
all eligibles including agricultural
and Industrial lab0rera and district
or appeal boards will become simply
reviewing boards to determine wheth-
or classifcations made by the local
Boards were correct.
Boards of lawyers will be formed
In every community, to serve without
fees, who will advise all registrants
about the correct way to answer the
question forms or questionnaires that
will be sent them by local boards.
TO Halt Army Enlistments.
Local boards will be constituted ju-
dicial bodies, with power to summon
and swear witnesses for hearings on
any case. They may require the po-
lice to serve summons and witnesses
who fail to respond, will be practically
In contempt of court and their cases
will be turned over to the local courts.
After December Is there will be no
voluntary enlistments in the ARMY, Ill
entrance to the army beina through
mobilization camps, and until corn.
piete lists are made up by local
boards from atestionnaire returns,
there will be no enlistments in the
marine corps or navy by draft eligi-
bles except upon certification from
their local boards that they are suf-
fieiently far down on the list to make
them unlikely to be called within a
forthcoming draft call, and finally
there will be created in every COM
munity medical advisory board Of
review.
Examine Men When Called.
The medical examination of eligi-
bles will not be conducted until such
time as an actual call for service Is
made. Then a sufficient group from
the list of eligibles to fill the call will
be examined in the. order in which
they are liable for service by ain ex-
amining physician.
If the man called or the government
desires to appeal from his physical
examination he will be sent before
!. the medical advisory board Of the