The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-11-01
THE NEW CLASSIFICATION FOR
DRAFTED ARMY.
Nine Million Men Divided Into Five
Classes.-Single Men First.

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The new plan of the war depart
ment to separate the nine million
men yet to be called to the colors
into five distinct classes. leaked, out
the other day, week ahead Of the
time intended.
scripted men into classes so that
those single men who can best be
spared will be called into action first,
then the married men who fail TO
support their families, the widow
ers, men who depend on their wives,
and unskilled laborers.
These are to be selected out OF
the whole number of names drawn
ical examination before any Of the
other classes are called. There will
be a general Amen" to this new
idea. 1t will catch the loafers and
the slackers and the ne'er-do-wells
first, and that is what everybody
agrees to but the class named-and
they don't count; At the same time
the new rule will inform every man
whose number has been drawn just
when he may expect to be called
upon for physical examination. We
understand the new rule does not
apply to those already accepted for
service.
The classifications are as follows,
and show every man registered to
which class he belongs and in what
order the different classifications
will be called to service:
Class One.
First-Single man without de-
pendent relatives.
Second-Married man Cor widow
er with children) who habitua)ly
fails to support. his family.
on wife for support.
Fourth-Married man Tor Wild
over with children) not useflllly en-
gagged, family supported by income
Independent Of his labor.
Fifth-Men not included in an
other description in this or other
classes.
Sixth-Unskilled laborers.
Class Two.
First-Married man or father Of
children, usefully engag-
ed, but family has sufficient income
apart from his daily labor to afford
reasonably adequate support during
his absence.
second-Married man. no chill
Gently and without hardship.
Third-Skilled farm labOrer en-
gagged in necessary industrial enter
prise.
Fourth-Skilled industrial labor
err engaged in necessary agricultural
enterprise.
Glass Three.
First-Man with foster children
on daily labor for support.
invalid parents or grandparents de-
pendent on daily labor for support.
Third-Man with brothers or sis
tiers incompetent to support them
selves, dependent on daily labor for
support. 4
Fourth-Court or municipal Of
ficer
Fifth--Fireman or policeman.
Sixth - Necessary artthcers or
workmen in arsenal, armOrles and
navy yards.
clerks.
Eighth Persons necessary in
of mails.
Ninth - Ne Necessary ce employees in
Tenth-Highly specialized admin
istratiEe experts.
Eleventh-Technical or mechan-
ical experts in industrial enterprise.
Twelfth-Highly specialized agri-
cultural experts in agricultural bu-
reau of state or nation.
hirteenth-Assistant or assOci.
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ourteenth--Assistant or assSci-
ate manager of necessary agr1cul-
tural enterprise.
Class -Four.
First-Married man with wife
(and) :, children, or widoWer with
children dependent on daily labor
for support and no other reasonably
adequate support available.
Second-Marines in sea service or
or citizens in United
States.
Third-Heads of necessary agri-
cultural enterprises.
Glass Five.
First-Officers of States or the
United States.
second-Regularly or duly or
dained ministers.
Third-Students of divinity.
Fourth-Persons in military or
naval service.
Fifth---Aliens.
Sixth-Enepies.
Seventh-Persons morally unfit.
Eighth-Persons physically per-
mentally unfit.
Ninth-Licensed pilots.