Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1917-11-30
LISTS 100000
0RU.S.SERVCE
Provost Marshal Gives Rules Re.
garding Liability for Mill
tary Duty.

washington, Nov. 10. - Tne nve
classes into which 9,0O0,O 900 men regis
tered for military duty-and those who
are registered hercafter-are defined
and the order In which they will be
called for service were officially an
nounced In the provost marshal gen.
erals questionable which every regis
tered man must fill out and file. The
order shows some change from the
tentative draft published some time
ago.
Contrary to some published reports,
1t does not exempt married men as q
class, but 1t does place married men
with dependent wives and children far
down on the list of tables. In fact,
the questionable indicates that only
men of the first class will be called to
the colors, except in the gravest emer-
gency. The five official classiications
Of registrants follow:
CLASS l..
(A)-Single man without dependent rela-
tives.
B)-Married man, with or without chill
dren, or father of motherless children,
who has habitually failed to support his
family.
(C)-Married man dependent on wife for
support.
D)-Married man, with or without chill
dren, or father of motherless children
man not usefully engaged family sup
ported by income independent Of his Ia
Dor.
(E)-Unskilled farm laborer.
(FO-Unskilled Industrial laborer.
Registrant by or in respect Of whom nc
deferred classification Is claimed OF
made.
Registrant who fails to submit questions
naire and In respect Of whom no deferred
classification Is claimed or made.
All registrants not included In any other
division in this schedule.
CLASS II.
(A)-Married man with children or faith
er Of motherless children, where such
wife or children or such motherless chill
dren are not mainly dependent upon his
labor for support for the reason thaI
there are other reasonably certain sources
of adequate support Excluding earnings
or possible earnings from the labor of the
wifel available, and hat the removal Of
the .eg1strant will not deprive such de-
pendents OF support.
tB)-Married men, without children
whose wife, although the registrant Is en-
gagged In a useful occupation. is no
mainly dependent upon his labor for sup
port, for the reason that the wife !:
skilled in some special class Of worl
which she is physically able to perform
and in which she is employed or In which
u -ot f"s hni
under conditions that will enable her t.
support herself decently and without suf
fering or hardship.
(C)-Necessary skilled farm laborer II
necessary agricultural enterprise.
D)-Necessary skilled Industrial labore'
in necessary Industrial enterprise.
CLASS III.
(A)-Man with dependent children mo
his own but toward whom he stands II
relation Of parent.
(B)-Man with dependent helpless broth
ers or sisters.
D)-County or municipal officer.
(E)-Highly trained fireman or police
man, at least three years In service o
municipality.
(F)-Necessary custom house clerk.
(G)-Necesary employee Of Unite'
States In transmission Of the malls.
UNNECESSARY artiflcer or workman 4
United States armory or arsenal.
Unnecessary employe in service o
United States.
UNNECESSARY assistant. associate o
hired manager Of necessary agriculture
enterprise.
(K)-Necessary highly specialized tech
meal or mechanical expert Of necessar
Industrial enterprise.
o1lutont or aaQnNt1t
manager of necessary industrial enter
prise.
CLASS ".
(A)-Man whose wife or children ar
mainly dependent on his labor for sur
, port.
CB)-Mariner actually employed on sc
service or citizen or merchant In the Uni
ed States.
OC)-Necessary sole managing. cor
trolling or directing head OF necessar
l agricultural enterprise.
D)-Necessary sole managing, cor
trolling or directing head OF necessar
Industrial enterprise.
CLASS v.
Observation-Disclosures. executive {
, judicial CT the United States or Of stat
territory or District OF Columbia.
(B)-Regular or duly ordained ministt
-
of religion.
(C)-Student, who on May IS, 1917. We
, preparing for ministry in recognize
school.
V Dl-Persons in military or naval SER
ice of United States.
= (E)-Alien enemy. .
' F)-Resident alien (not an enemy WI
claims exemption. .
G)-Person totally and permanent
physically or mentally unfit for militai
q service. -,
. H-Person morally unfit to be a soldi
of the United States.
Unlicensed pilot. actually employed
the pursuit Of his vocation.
. Member Of well-recognized religion
n sect or organization. organised and exis
J.. ing on May IS, 1917, whose then existiI
creed or principles forbid its members
: participate in war in any form, and who
religious convictions are against war
participation therein.
. The questions on the subject or q
. pendents are framed to meet eve
n noss,ble circumstance and to draw O.
IS every bit of information that might
'e of value to the boards In fixing Il
class to which a man is to be assigne
!, Seven days are allowed registrar
- after receipt of the questionable
:. fill 1t out and return 1t to the loo
board.