Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-11-14
IS
MADE PUBLIC BY
WAR DEPARTMENT.
Queries to Be Answered by
Nine Million Men Yet Un-
called in Draft.
TO DETERMINE ORDER OF
CALL UNDER NEW RULES
Blanks Must Be Filled Out and Re-
turned Within Seven Days-Fine
or Prison for Failure.

or Prison for Failure.
The War Department made public this
afternoon the questionable" which is
to be answered by the approximately
100000 men yet uncaied in the draft
to settle their positions in the five CLASH
fications which will determine the order
of their call to the colors under the new
rules.
The questionnaires are to go to local
boards of this city shortly, but the Of
fee of the provost marshal general was
unable to. say just when the sixteen,-pag
booklets would be issued to the eleven
local boards" ', Once received, the ques-
tionnaires will be sent out to $ per cent
Of the local registrants each day.
Must Be Returned In Seven Days.
Registrars are required to return
the QUESTIONABLE filled out in accord
ance with instructions contained In
them within seven days from tho date
of receipt. Failure to do so is a mis-
demeanor punishable by fine or I'M
prisonment for one year and may re-
suit In the loss of valuable rights and
in immediate induction into. military
service.
Foremost in interest in the question
naire is the list of five classes which
is given on the first page of the DOCK
let. This is the first time that the war
Department has officially made pubic
the new classification. 1t follows:
Glass 1.
Single man without dependent rela-
Married man, with or without children.
or father of motherless children. who
has habitually failed to support his
family.
Married man dependent on wife for sup
port.
Married man. with or without children,
or father of motherless children; man
not usefully engaged. family support
ed by income Independent OF his labor.
Unskilled farm laborer.
Unskilled industrial laborer.
Registrant by or in respect of whom no
deferred classification is claimed or
made.
Registrant who fails to submit ques-
tfonnaire and in respect of whom no
deferred classification is claimed or
made.
All registrants not included in any
other division In this schedule.
Glass 2.
Married man with children or father OF
m6fherIess 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 GER
tain sources of adequate support Tex
GLIDING earnings or possible earnings
from the labor OF the wife), available,
and that the removal of the registrant
will not deprive such dependents OF
support.
Married man. without children. whose
wife, although the registrant is en-
gagged in useful occupation, is not
mainly dependent upon his labor for
support. for the reason that the wife
Is skilled in some special class OF
work which she Is physically able to
perform, and in which she Is en-
ployed. or in which there is an imme-
that will enable her to support her
self decently and without suffering or
hardship.
Necessary skilled farm laborer in neces-
sary agricultural enterprise.
Necessary skilled industrial laborer in
necessary industrial enterprise.
Glass 3.
Man with dependent children mot his
OWN, but toward whom he stands in
relation Of parent.
Man with dependent aged or infrm
parents.
Man with dependent helpless brothers
or sisters.
County or municipal officer
Highly trained fireman or policeman, at
least three years in service of munich
pality.
~.
Necessary employe of United States in
Transmission of the mails.
Necessary artifcer or workman in
United States armory or arsenal
Necessary employe in service of United
States.
Necessary assistant associate or hired
manager OF necessary agricultural en-
terDrise.
Necessary highly specialized technical
or mechanical expert Of necessary in
dustria1 enterprise.
Necessary assistant or associate man
| ager of necessary industrial enter
| prise.
Glass 4.
Man whose wife or children are mainly
| dependent on Ills labor for support
Mariner actually employed in sea eerv-
| ice of citizen or merchant in the
| United States.
Necessary sole managing, controlling
or directing head Of necessary agri-
cultural enterprise.
Necessary sole managing. controlling
! or directing head of necessary indus
trial enterprise. T.,
| Glass 5.
Officers-legislative executive or Judi
cial, of the United States or of state,
| territory or District of Columbia.
Regular or duly ordained minister of
| religion. . =
Student who on May Is. 1917, was pre-
| pairing for ministry in recognized
school
Persons in military or naval service OF
| United States.
Alien enemy. :.-=
Resident alien (not an enemy who
claims exemption.
Person totally and permanently physi-
| cally or mentally unfit for military
I service.
Person morally unfit to be a soldier OF
| the United States.
Licensed pilot actually employed in the
| pursuit of his vocation.
Member of well recognized religious
sect or organization. organized and
!. existing on May IS, 1917. whose then
| existing creed or principles forbid Its
1 members to participate in war in any
form. and whose religious convictions