Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-11-15
EXEMPTION BOARD
WORKS DILIGENTLY
ON CLASSIFICATION
ADDITIONAL WORK THRUST
UPON DRAFT CHIEFS WILL EN-.
GRADES ARE ANNOUNCED.

Grinding away diligently upon the
lew job thrust upon them by Uncle
Sam, members of the Ottawa exemp-
ion board have their task OF class
flying every registered man in the
district, we'll under way With only
brief time to complete the under
.aking and despite the great guam
titles of clerical detail thrust upon
hem, the board members expect to
rave their reports ready for the gov
,rnment classification period.
The classification OF the selected
men Is for the purpose OF ascertain.
ing what results have been secured SO
for in the selection Of men for the
new national army, what line Of work
ltose still subject for call are best
fitted for and what number II may be
expected can be called, without ham
)erlng the industries necessary fol
he conducting Of the war.
Present Facts to Congress.
Provost Marshal Gen. Crowder has
ararnged certain clasaifcations for
all Of the men who have been regis.
tered, and it is order that the work
If tabulating the men shall be in ac.
,Ordance with these classifications. so
that compilation of the national
man power Of the United States can
be ascertained and the fact be pre-.
sented to congress Immediately after
that body convenes.
The compilation of these statistics
will also give the government such
information as may be required as TO
khere certain classes of work can best
be carried on or where il will be
possible to call men fitted for a Ger
tain line OF work, in case of need.
Ask Data on Exempted Men.
The classification of the registered
men covers not only those who have
not yet been called for the physica
examination but also the men wht
have been examined and rejected o
exempted for any cause whatever
Officials of the local boards are un
willing. to venture a prediction as Il
whether the information is sought b,
the government so that II will be il
a position to call the exempted mel
for the line of work for which the,
are best fitted. should such b.
deemed in the best interests of tn
government in prosecuting the wal
Order Of Call.
The classes and the order in whic
they will be called are as follows.
| Class I.
Single man without dependent relt
tives
Married man. with or without chi
dren. or father of motherless children
who has habitually failed to supper
his family
Married man dependent on wife fo
support
Married man, with or without chi
dren, or father of motherless chi
dren, man not useinlly engaged, far
lily supported by income independel
Of his labor
Unskilled farm laborer.
unskilled industrial labor
Registrant by or in respect Of who
no deferred classification is claim,
or made.
Registrant who fails to submit que
tionnaire and in respect OF whom l
deferred classification is claimed
made.
All registrants not included in al
: other division of this schedule.
G Glass 2.
I Married man with children or faith
r OF motherless children, where su,
Y wife or children or such motherle
children are not mainly depende
!. upon his labor for support for &
/ reason that there are other reaso
4, ably certain sources of adequate 81
! port (excluding earnings or possit