The Mena weekly star., 1917-10-25
SELECTS DIVIDED
 INTO FIVE CLASSES
Order of Liability fof Service in the National Army Is Made Public Single Men Without Depend
 ent Relatives Will Be First.

W aShlngtOn. Oct 22.-Ihe five classilcalions into which men await ing draft will be divided under the new regulations approved by presi- dent Wilson, have become public much before the time planned by the provost marshal generals office and are here published
 It was discovered today that what was to have remained an official secret for a week or more, was di- vulged Saturday night at a dinner in New York, which Secretary Bak- CT and Provost Marshal General Crowder attended. The provost mar shal general discussed the new regu- lations, without intending to make public the classiflcations but some members of New York local ex- emption board, thinking to clucidate the generals speech, printed the classification on the back of the menu card
 The classifications are as follows, and show every man registered to which class he belongs and in what order the different classifcations will be called to service.
 CLASS 1.
 i-Single men without dependent relatives.
 2-Married men tor widower with children), who habitually fails to support his family.
 3-Married men dependent on wife for support.
 i-Married man Cor widower with cliildren1, not usefuly engaged, family supported by income inde- pendent of his labor.
 5-Not included in any other des- cription in this or any other classes. 6 Unskilled labor.
 CLASS 2.
 l--Married man or father of motherless children usefully en- gagged but family has sufficient in- come apart from his daily labor to afford reasonably adequate support during his absence.
 2-Married man, no children; wife can support herself decently and without hardship.
 g. Skilled farm lab0rer engaged in necessary industrial enterprise. i-Skilled industrial laborer en- Iaged i'll necessary agriculturial en- terprise
 CLASS 3.
 | Man with foster children, de- pendent on daily labor for support. 2-Man with aged iniirm or in valid parents or grandparents de- pendent on daily labor for support. 3-Man with brothers and sisters incompetent to support themselves dependent on daily labor for sup port.
 l-County or municipal officer. 5-Firemen or policemen.
 Necessary artillcers and work men i'll arsenals, armories and navy yards.
 7-Necessary customs house clerks.
 S-Persons necessary in transmits sion of mails.
 Necessary employees in service of United States
 i0- Highly specialized administra- ton experts.
 Technical or mechanical ex- perts in industrial enterprises. 2I Highly specialized agricultur- al experts in agricultural bureau of state or nation.
 i3-Assistant or associate manager of necessary industrial enterprise. ii-Assistant or associate manager of necessary agricultural enterprise.
 CLASS f.
 i-Married man with wife and or children tor widower with chil- dren) dependent on daily labor for support and no otker reasonably adequate support available.
 Mariner in the service of mer- chants or citizens of the United States.
 3 Heads of necessary industrial enterprises.
 + Heads of necessary agricultural enterprises.
 CLASS ,.
 i-Oflieers of states or the United States.
 Regularly or duly ordained ministers.
 3 Students of divinity
 ipersons in military or naval service.
 5--Aliens.
 6Alien enemies.
 7~-Persons normally unfit. S-Persons physically, permanent