The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-17
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the old regulations will get the same
under the new ones.
The first class which embraces m@a
wholly without dependents, is expect
ed to bring in two million men. The
missionaries beginning December 10
will be circulated among the regis
trantS at the rate of 5 per cent of
each local registration each d, y. Vol
unteer medical and legal boarCj being
organized in each district will assist
registrars in making out the forms
and supporting affivadits which are
very complete.
Won't Draft Shipbuilders.
Where registrants are away from
home districts or in other circum-
stances, application to the local board
for a QUESTIONABLE is all that is re-
quired. The most noteworthy changes
in the regulations, outside of the crea-
ton of an emergency clause to pre-
NIT shipworkers to remain at their
jobs, are as follows:
Local boards are granted virtually
judicial powers to summon witnesses
and obtain information. Local police
will see that any witness responds.
A definite program of correspond
ence between the boards state Off
Gals and the provost marshal gener-
ais office is provided to keep this as
pect of the business decentralized and
moving smoothly.
The entire postoffice machinery is
drafted to aid local boards in tracing
registrants and right of way for mail
connected with draft proceedings is
required.
Local boards are authorized to grant
partial exemption for partial physical
disability, reserving the men in this
status for special and limited military
service.
Can Conscript Labor.
Authority is granted to form special
classes of men highly skilled in par
tlcular trades or professions and sum-
mon them under this special heading
regardless of their grouping in the
general classification plan. The sec
rotary of war may revoke original
classification, except that no man
granted deferred classifications be-
cause of dependents may be advanced
~ any way or called for service out
OF ms regular order. When deferred
classlflcation has been granted for
industrial or agricultural reasons a
| specially qualified registrant NAV be
summoned out of his turn.
| Ohuer the new regulations district
poaruS become purely appellate bodies
before which can be heard onlv e1,iS
dence originating before the local
] boards. For additional facts. the case
must be returned to the local board
II is made plain that men already held
| by local boards for service viii 60
=
I'll such time as the new class in each
district is sufficiently organized t.
care for drafts from the district Al
pending apeals viii then be wfned Of
the slate and the new system viii
apply in full
Fill Navy and Marine Corps. Too.
Another change permits enlistment
OF registered men in the navy and
marine corps where they are so fal
down on the call list as to make Ger.
tain that their action will not della,
the task of army building No credit
is given for such enlistment on arm,
quotas, however. and local boards arr
Judges of case.
Provision Off voluntary enlistmen
is made by means of a voluntary waiv
er classification and the automatic ad
vancement of the registrant to Glass
and his induction at once into the mil
itary service. Where the registrar
has dependents his waiver must b,
accompanied, however. by waiver
from those dependent on him. if no
minors or by affidavits showing tina
minor dependents will be adequatel
provided for if there are minor de
pendents. A waiver by a minor can
, not be accepted.