The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-12-15
Secretary of War Extends the
Time Until Noon Today; May
Present Themselves and Take
Examination Later, Is Ruling.
QUEsTIoNNAIREs BEING
MAILED TO DRAFTED MEN
Huge Task of Classifying Those
of Military Age Has Com
menced; Work Is Expected to
be Completed Within go Days.

BY Associated Praa
Washington. Dec. IS. Secretary
Bakcr today came 10 the relief OF tho
thousands cf wen who have volunteer.
ed for the regular army but have been
rejected because of the breakdown os
the recruiting machinery. W orderins
that all qualified applicants who pre-
sented themselves before noon today
should he accepted. even though their
examination and other details could
not be accomplished until later.
Thousands OF men seeking TO vol
unuieer before the new draft regula-
tions went into effe>t at noon. had
been turhed away because OF the re-
cruitng stations were swnmped
The war departments huge task OF
classifying the nations man power for
army service actually began today
with the mailing out OF the first five
per cent OF the questionable. At tho
same time. recruiting facilities
throughout the country. already over
, taxed with recent en!istmcnts threat
| oncd To give way before the rush OF
draft registrants eager to avail them
selves OF the .sst chance TO volun-
tecr.
Recruiting Orficcr~ swampcd.
Recruiting officers in many sections
found themselves without means OF
| accommodating thousands enlisted
yesterday and Tho stream which con
tinded to apply
The mailing of uuestionnalrcs VIII
| be completed speedily by the war dc.
partment and within sixty days more
than nine million registranis will b6
I divided into five classes az regards
their liability Tor military service. In
a statement issued today Provost
Marshal General Crowder ssid:
The plans have bca made the ma
| chine has been built aud with tbs
! loyal corporation 90 the local boards.
50 amply demonstrated by their pas
accomplishments. the millions OF reg
| istrants will, within aixty days stand
marshaled for their place IN the world
war. each IN the class to which his
economic worth entities him
II have not the slighies, hesitation
in predicting the absolute success at
the Classification system.
| Plan l. scientific.
Never before In the history Of the
| world have armies been chosen with
the scientific precision Of the new sys-
| tfill hth VIII hNehiuti ANt ktu At't
who should by an the laws of reason
offer themselves fir % their country .
and only gr.A neressl.y ~ y =, up'
us 20 invade he more deferred class
es. but IL such necessity docs arise Il
VIII fud the country ready
Through he governors of the
states legal advisory board 10 as
sist regis,rants to make intelligent an
swers tn their questlonaircs has been
assigned to every local board. through
the same agencies the leaders ~
medicine iu every community nave
plcdges themselves 10 aiU aud ASST
in medical examinations. The grc1i
maiority of the men who are paildins
the new system have offered theh
services without pay 60 tine gu'er"'
meut.'
The compilation Ut hc c'assiflea
tiou Will practically complete grca'
work Gf the .DCul aud district boards
Thereafter they viii act each In thcls
Irrespective areas AS the governments
agents Tor any new registrutiun ~"lcn
p may uc,ur aud win consider chans'
of status or transfers pf Jurisdiction
b when such mas arise.