Evening star., 1917-11-17
new REGULATIONS
UNDER DRAFT LAW
SeIective Service Rules for
Calling Remainder of New
National Army.
GROUPING 100000 MEN

Provost Marshal General Crowder to-
day made public the selective service
regulations, under which the remaining
100000 men registered for military
duty will be drafted for service in forth
coming National Armies.
The regulations, printed In a book Of
more than $50 pages, will go to local
and district boards at once for study.
Certain of the regulations go into ef-
feet Tuesday, but others, comprising
those relating to the active operation
of the "questionnaire." will not be ef-
fective until December 15 On the lat
ter date the 'questionnaires," contain
ing queries which registered men will
have to answer in order that they may
be properly grouped In one Of fve
classes, are to be sent out to regis
trants. The "questionnaires" will go to
per cent of the registrants per day
until every listed man has received one.
He will be required to fill out the
"questionnaire" and get it back to his
local board within seven days.
Preceding Regulations Repealed.
The new regulations repeal all pre-
ceding regulations. cancel all exemp-
tions and discharges granted and re-
store every registered man. with the
exception of those now actually in q
cantonment, to his original status.
The regulations provide, however. II
the national emergency may become sc
grave during the time the new ciassi'
fication is taking place that an imme.
diate call for new men for Nationa
Armies becomes necessary. that loca.
boards shall operate under the ole
rulings for the time being. The great
classification by means OF the ques-
tionnaire" will take about sixty days.
1t is estimated, and it is to provlot
against any possible hiatus while thii
work is going on that the foregoing
rule was made.
The regulations empower the Secre-
tary of War to revoke at any time the
deferred classification OF experts ant
men highly skilled in industry or agri.
culture.
There are circumstances in which
the need Of the military establishment
for men expert or highly skilled is
such that the national interest Is bet
ter served by inducing such men into
military service than by leaving them
engaged in industry or agriculture.
the regulations read. I'm such circum-
stance neither deferred classification on
the ground of engagement in industry
or agriculture nor the order number
heretofore assigned by lot can be per-
mitted to defer the call OF such men
into the military service.
Rule Relating to Enlistments.
EXCEPT in the cases of enlistments in
the Navy or Marine Corps, the regula-
ttons provide that no registrant may
enlist Voluntarily in the military SER
vice of the United States after Decem-
Der Is.
AS to the attitude OF the war De-
partment toward registered men mar
ried after May IS. the new regulations
on May IS. 1917. every person sub.
ject to registration had notice OF ms
obligation to render military service
selective service law was not to suspend
the institution Of marriage among reg
istrants but boards should scrutinfze
marriages since May 18. 1917. and espe.
cially those hastily effected since that
time, to determine whether the mar
riaee relation was entered into with q
primary view of evading military Serv.
ice, and unless such Is found not TO d
the case boards are hereby authorized
to disregard the relationship so es
tablished as a condition of dependency
requiring deferred classification un
der these regulations.
No Change in Age Limit
Secretary Baker made clear toda,
that he has no intention of asking
Congress to change the present draf
age limit of twenty-one to thirty year:
as it is his opinion that all the sol.
diers needed at present can be obtained
under existing statutes.
Glasses for Radio Operators.
Howard University announced today
that it will conduct a class for men t
be drafted in the second and following
National Armies, to instruct such mer
to become radio operators. Instruct
ors and equipment will be furnished
free.
Those wishing to take the course
should apply to Harold D. Hatfield
director of the School of Applied Sci
ence, Howard University. not later thar
5 o'clock pm. Monday, it is announced
as only a limited number can be ac'
commodated.
Glasses are to be held five nights 6
week from to 9 o'clock in the man.
ual arts building at the university. The
work is being undertaken. it is an
nounced. at the solicitation Of the fed
eral board for vocational education
which in turn has been appealed to b!