Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-11-14
new DRAFT RULES IN
Much simpler FORM
COPIES WILL BE MAILED TO LO.
CAL BOARDS EARLY NEXT
WEEK.
FEWER MEN TO BE EXAMINED
Local Board Now Compiling Data as
To Occupation, Age, Nationality,
ETC., Of Men Registered.

EtC., OF Men heGIStereus
Provost Marshal Crowder has de-
cided to give members of the local
exemption board and other local
boards throughout the country some
thing to do to keep them busy for the
next few days.
Last week the local board re-
ceived request from the above men
toned official asking that data con-
corning the occupation, age, national
ity, physical standing, ETC., of the men
who registered in this county be trans
cribed on specially prepared blanks
sent with the request and the same
forwarded to Washington.
The provost marshal states that the
reason for this data being gathered is
so that congress may have presented
to it at it's next session, complete in
formation regarding the working Of
the draft system together with the ex-
act results obtained.
Members of the local board will per-
haps be busy at this task for the bal
ance OF this week.
New Draft Rules Soon to Be in Hands
Local Boards.
Copies of the new army draft regula-
tions are now being printed at Wash
ington, d. c., and will be ready for
mailing to the local boards through
out the country early next week.
Under the new plan the burden of
supplying information which will re-
suit in his being placed in his proper
classification under the selective law
rests squarely upon the individual
registrant. All instructions now in
the hands of the boards will be an
nulled upon receipt of the new regula
tions, which are greatly reduced ir
extent and in simplified process.
Included in the new book is every
thing bearing on the brief processe.,
as now organized, from the time the
QUESTIONABLE to be sent to each regis
trant and filled out and returned to
the boards, until accepted men sare
actually in the military service. Each
book carries a copy of the statutes, al
so a verified copy of the master list
of the drawing.
The QUESTIONABLE is the basis of the
plan of grouping registrants in five
classes, liable for duty by classes. The
boards will be able to classify man
Immediately when his QUESTIONABLE
has been received.
The QUESTIONABLE process will elimin-
ate from consideration for military
service probably 95 per cent. Of the
men who would have been discharged
or exempted under the old plan.
Under the first call the average
board was compelled to examine five
men to obtain one for service. In
some cases not more than one out of
ten or twelve were sent to the camps.
1t is expected that under the new
scheme the average figures will be
reversed and at most not more than
one man in five will fail to pass his
physical examination and be rejected.
According to reports coming from
Washington the balance of the quota
of men from this county for the first
draft army will likely be called to the
Cantonment at Camp Dodge about
December 1st. General Plummer an
nounced that practically all the neces-
sary equipment for the entire quota
is now on hand at the cantonment and
that the men can all be cared for by
the time they can be mobilized.