The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1917-10-25
tLASSIFlCATIONS OF DRAFT.
Regulations Approved by President
Leak Out Ahead of Time.

Washington. Oct 22.-The five
classifications into which men await
ing draft will be divided, under the
new regulations approved by Presl-
dent Wilson, have been made public
much before the time planned by the
provost marshal generals office anc
are here published.
1t was discovered today that what
was to have remained an official Sc
cret for week or more was dlVulgeo
Saturday night at dinner in New
York which Secretary Baker and
Provost Marshal Gen. Crowder at
tended. The provost marshal genera
discussed the new regulations. with
out intending to make public the
classification. but some members or a
New York local exemption board
thinking to elucidate the generals
speech. printed the classification on
the back Of the menu card.
The classifcations are as follows,
and show every man registered. to
which class he belongs and in what
order the different classifcations Will
be called to serve:
Class One.
|. Single man without dependent
relatives.
, Married man tor widower with
children) who habitually fails to sup
port his family.
3. Married man dependent on
wife for support.
4. Married man Cor widower with
children) not usefully engaged, fami-
ly supported by income Independent
of his labor.
5. Men not included in any other
description of this or other classes.
6. Unskilled labor.
Glass Two.
!. Married man or father OF
motherless children, usefully engag-
ed, but family 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.
5. Skilled Industrial labor engag-
ed in necessary industrial enterprise.
4. Skilled farm labor engaged in
necessary agricultural enterprise.
Class Three.
|. Man with foster children de-
pendent on daily labor support.
2. Man with aged, infirm or inva-
lid parents or grandparents depend
ent on daily labor for support.
,. Men with brothers or sisters
incompetent to support themselves,
dependent on daily labor for support.
4. County or municipal officer.
5. Firemen or policemen.
S. Necessary artifcers or work
men in arsenals, armories and navy
yards.
Z. Necessary custom house clerk.
s. Persons necessary in transmits
sion of mails.
9. Necessary employees in service
of United States
10. Highly specialized administra-
tive experts.
II. Technical or mechanical eX-
perts in industrial enterprise.
-. Highly specialized agricul-
tural expert in agricultural bureau OF
State or nation.
l3. Assistant or associate, man
ager of necessary industrial enter
prise.
IA. Assistant or associate mana
ger of necessary agricultural enter
prise
Class -Four.
/. Married man with wife or chill
dren COR widower with children) de-
pendent on daily labor for support
anu uO OlISi lCoSOAopiS o"SNpN'S
support available.
,. Mariners in sea service Of mer-
chants or citizens in United States.
3. Heads of necessary industrial
enterprises.
+. Heads of necessary agricultur-
al enterprises.
Class Five.
/. Officers of States or the United
States.
2. Regularly or duly ordained
ministers.
3. Students of divinity.
4. Persons in military or naval
service.
) Aliens.
s. Alien enemies.