Catoctin clarion., 1917-10-25

ed, but proceedings have been greatly
simpli6ed.
1.-THE tedious work of the local
boards has been practically eliminat-
ed by the production of form to be
known as number 1000, which will
be the foundation stone of the new
system.
Another problem solved was the
question of expediency of continuing
the examination of the entire regis
try, thus fixing each mans status.
This would have involved a medical
examination of each man, whose
physical condition might change from
day to day, thus making this great
undertaking valueless.
Again under the old system OF ex-
emption and discharge, it would have
been necessary, if the national need
required it, to send for the exempted
man to return for physical re-examl-
nation, while in the meantime his in
dustrial or family status might have
changed, thus involving endless ap-
peals and confusion.
''The new system fixes a mans
class and calls him in his proper turn
when he is needed. He will be ex-
amined physically only when needed.
Thus the labors Of the medical officers
will be called for only when requir-
ed. If the nation needs 500, 600 men
they will respond each in his turn
fixed by his class. :,
"The man who can least be spared
either as the head of family or the
head of business necessary to the
defense of the nation will be the last
to CO."
Success of the plan depends upon
the completeness of the questionaire.
The questions to be answered by the
registered men have been worked out
with infinite care from the vast fund
of information cleaned from the first
use of the draft machinery.
Included in the plans OF the Gov
ernment, it is understood, is pro-
vision which will place the services OF
trained attorney at the disposal OF
every registrant to assist him in max
ing his answers. Presumably all the
machinery of ahidayits to support
claims for exemptions also has been
absorbed in this document, making
the work of the registrant in getting
his situation properly before the
board for consideration far less ardu-
Gus.
The classifcations are as follows and
shows every man registered, to which
class he belongs and in what order the
different classifcations will be called to
service:
/. Single men without dependent rel
atives.
2. Married man (or widower with
children) who habitually fails to support
his family.
8. Married man dependent on wife for
support.
4. Married man (or widower with
children) not usefully engaged, family
supported by income independent of his
labor.
s. Men not included in any other de.
scription in this or other classes.
6. Unskilled laborer.
CLASS II.
/. Married man or father of mother
less children, usefully engaged, but fam
lily has sufficient income 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.
3. Skilled farm laborer engaged in
necessary industrial enterprise.
4. Skilled industrial laborer engaged
in necessary agricultural enterprise.
CLASS III.
/. Man with foster children depend
ent on daily labor for support.
2. Man with aged, infrm or invalid
parents or grandparents dependent on
daily labor for support.
8. Man with brothers or sisters in
competent to support themselves, depen-
dent on daily labor for support.
4. County or municipal officer.
s. Firemen or policemen.
6. Necessary artifcers or workmen In
arsenels, armories and navy yards.
7. Necessary custom house clerks.
8. Persons necessary in transmission
of mails.
9. Necessary employees in service of
United States.
10. Highly specialized administrative
experts.
II. Technical or mechanical experts
in industrial enterprise.
IL. Highly specialized agricultural ex-
pert in agricultural bureau of State or
nation.
13. Assistant or associate manager Of
necessary industrial enterprise.
IA. Assistant or associate manager of
necessary agricultural enterprise.
CLASS w.