Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1917-11-20
OFFICIAL MISSIONARIES ARE
TO BE DISTRIBUTED AFTER
DECEMBER is.
LATE REGULATIONS ISSUED
Men With Families Can Not Go Un-
less Their Wives and Children
Consent-Locai Boards Civ
en- More Power.

of the 100000 men registered for
military duty will be drafter for
service with the colors are announc-
ed by Provost Marshal General Crow
der. The nefw regulations are coin
cident with the division of eligibles
into five classes, and the circula-
ton of the official questionaires
which have been discussed in pre-
vious announcements.
AS the new classifications make
more liberal provision for leaving
men with dependents on the classes
to be called last it is practically GER
tain that every man woh had a le-
climate exemption on the ground of
dependency under the old regulation
will get the same under the new
ones.
The first class, which embraces
men wholly without dependents, is
expected to bring in fully 100000
men. The questionaires, beginning
December Is, will be circulated
among the registrants at the rate of
5 per cent of each local registration
each day. Volunteer medical and le-
gal boards being organized in each
district will assist registrants in
making out the forms and support
ing affidavits, which are very COM
plete.
Gadders Must Supply.
Where registrants are away from
home districts or in other circum-
stances application to the local board
for a QUESTIONABLE is required.
The most noteworthy changes in
the regulations, outside of the crea-
ton of an emergency fleet to per
nit ship workers to remain at their
jobs, are as follows:
Local boards are granted vir-
tually judicial powers to summon
; witnesses and obtain information.
Local police will see that any wit
ness responds.
4 "A definite program of correspond
= ence among the boards. state offic-
: ials and the provost marshal gener-
= ais office is provided to keep this
/, aspect of the business decentralized
and moving smoothly
. THE entire postoffice machinery
: is drafted to aid local boards in
!, tracing regstrants and right of way
? for mail connected with draft pro-
: ceedings is required.
Local boards are authorized to
! grant partial exemption for par
: tial physical disability, reserving the
{ men in this status for special and
limited military service "
Authority is granted to form spe-
cial classes of men highly skilled in
particular trades or professions and
( summon them under this special
heading regardless of their group
p. ing in the general classification
plan.
Can't Be Advanced.
The secretary of war may revoke
e original classification except that no
2 man granted deferred classification
g because of dependents may be ad-
= vanced in any way or called for SER
, vice out of his regular order. When
D deferred classification has been
g granted for industrial or agricultural
reasons, a specially qualified regis
: Grant may be summoned out of his
turn
:, Under the new regulations district
J, boards become purely appellate
e bodies, before which can be heard
e only evidence originating before the
Y local board. For additional facts
S the case must be returned to the To-
I cal board.
). 1t is made plain that men already
n held by local boards for service
q will continue to be sent forward as
needed until such times as the new
class in each district is sufficiently
organized to care for drafts from the
district. All pending appeals will
; then be wiped off the slate and the
. new system will apply in full.
. ment of registered men in the navy
and marine corps where they are so
:. for down on the call list as to make
certain that their action will not de-
lay the task of army building. No
credit is given for such enlistment
: on army quotas, however, and local
boards are judges of each case.
They May Volunteer.
Provision for voluntary enlistment
. in the army and navy is made by
means of voluntary waiver CLASH
fication and the automatic advance
. ment of the registrant to Glass 1
and his induction at once into the
military service. Where the regis
trant has dependents, his waiver
must be accompanied. however. by
waivers from those dependents on
;. him. If not minors, or by affidavits
showing that minor dependents will
; be adequately provided for If they
are minor dependents. A waiver by
a minor dependent can not be ac-