Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-11-14
Nc Distinction Made AS to
Class In New Draft
Rules Formulated.
QUESTIONABLE OUT;
DIVISIONS LISTED
With Children Far Down in List Of
Those Liable-On!y Men in. First
Class Likely to Be Called to CoIors
Except in Gravest Emergeney-AlI
Must Give Facts.

>N~SSSS AAtSS AAS AAASA ASoAS
tered for military duty-and those who
are registered hereafter-are divided
and the order in which they will be
called for service were officially an
nounced today in the provost marshal
generals QUESTIONABLE which every
which every registered man must fill
out and file.
The order shows some change from
the tentative draft published some
time ago..
Contrary to some published reports
it does not exempt married men al a
class but 1t does place married men
with children far down the list Of
those liable. The questionable in
dictates that only men of the first class
will be called to the colors except in
the gravest emergency. The classified
ton follows:
Class !.
A-Single man without dependant
relatives.
B-Married man, with or without
children. or father Of motherless chill
dren, who has habitually failed to sup
port his family.
C-Married man dependent on his
wife for support. =
D-Married man, with or without
children, or father Of motherless chill
dren; man not usefully engaged, fam
lily supported by income Independent
of his labor.
E-Unskilled farm laborer.
F-Unskilled industrial laborer.
Registrant by or in respect Of whom
no deferred classification is claimed or
made. Registrant who fails to submit
QUESTIONABLE 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
father Of motherless children, where
such wife or children or such mother
less children are not mainly dependent
upon his labor for support for the rea-
son that there are other reasonably
certain sources of adequate support
Excluding earnings or possible earn
,ings from the labor of the wife), avail
able, and that the removal of the
registrant will not deprive such de-
pendents Of support.
B-Married man, without children,
whose wife, altho the registrant Is en-
gagged in a useful occupation, Is not
mainly dependent pom his labor for
support, for the reason that the wife is
skilled in some special class of work
which she is physically able to perform
and in which she is employed, or In
which there is an immediate opening
for her under conditions that will en-
able her to support herself decently
and without suffering or hardship.
Unnecessary skilled farm laborer in
necessary agricultural enterprise.
Unnecessary skilled industrial la
borer in necessary industrial enter
prise.
Class III.
A-Man with dependent children
(not his OWN, but toward whom he
stands in relation Of parent.
B-Man with dependent aged or in
firm parents.
C-Man with dependent helpless
brothers or sisters.
D-County or municipal officer.
E-Highly trained fireman or police
man, at least 3 years in service Of
municipality.
Unnecessary custom. house clerk.
Unnecessary employe Of United
States transmission Of the mails.
Unnecessary artificer or workman
in u. S. armory or arsenal.
NECESSARY employee in service Of
United States.
Unnecessary assistant, associate, or
hired manager Of necessary agricultur-
al enterprise. ,
Unnecessary highly specialized
technical or mechanical expert of nee
essary industrial enterprise.
Necessary assistant or associate
OF necessary industrial enter
prise.
A-Man whose wife or children are
mainly dependent on his labor for sup
port.
B-Mariner actually employed in sea
service or, citizen or merchant in the
United States.
Necessary sole managing, con-
trolling, or directing head Of necessary
agricultural enterprise.
Unnecessary sole managing, con-
trolling or directing head Of necessary
Industrial enterprise.
Glass v.
A-Officers-legislative, executive, or
judicial OF the United States or Of
state, territory, or District OF Colum-
bia.
B-Regular or duly ordained min