The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-11-14

United States for the purpose of maxi
ing a systematic physical examina-
ton of registrants 1t is important
that police officials Of every grade and
class should be Informed of their
duty under the selective service
law and regulations, to search for
persons who do not respond promptly
and TO serve the summons of local
and district boards Newspapers can
be of very great assistance in giving
wide publicity to the require of
the law and regulations and to tho
numbers and names Of those who arc
called TO present themselves to their
local boards from day today. Finally.
L ask that during the time hereafter
TO he specified as making the GO day
period of the classification, all citi-
Zehs give attention to ;fn task in hand
in order that the process may pro-
ceed to a conclusion with swiftness
and yet with even and considerate
justice to ALL"
Supplementin- the presidents cail
to the nation, Provost Marshal Con-
eral Crowder issued the following
statement:
Ihe QUESTIONABLE which is the ba
SIS or the new system is a collection
OIL questions bringing out the essen
tial facts upon which all classifications
are made. 1t is he only printed for.n
either in making claims or fling
proof.
AT first sight it may seem q little
formidable but Ct reading of the ques-
tions shows mat they are simple
enough for any person who can re:.i
and write understandingly to answer.
1.-The presidents message lines uo
the whole legal profession of the
United States as assistants of the Sc
lective service system, and as impair
tial advisers to registrants i'm filling
out their questonnaires Under the
new regulations a place is to be pro-
vided convenient to every local board
where registrants may go for free adj
vice and assistance and in making out
this document. The county judge or
other judicial officer Of a similar court
is placed at the head of a committee
of lawyers in each vicinity and this
committee is charged with the duty
of seeing that there are always plen-
ty Of lawyers and other volunteers
present to help registrants in filling
out the QUESTIONABLE.
"Questionnaires are to be mailed by
the local boards to per cent. of the
registrants each day The principal
work of the gal advisory board will
thus be over in 20 days by which time
all the questionaires should be re-
turned to the boards. Every man has
seven days in which to return his
QUESTIONABLE fully made out The
process of classification will begin
about December Is. Eight days later
the boards will hegin the great proc
| ess of classification which becomes i'm
the words of the president a national
war undertaking of such significance
as to challenge the attention and conf
pei the assistance of every American.
Not since the war began has an
opportunity been offered for practi-
cally every person to take an active
part in so important a war measure
as the actual raising of our armies.
The presidents foreword offers this
opportunity. 1t gives a definite place
for the doctors to work in making
the physical examination. For the
first time it assigns every lawyer to
active duty in building up the Nation
al Army. In the legal advisory boards
it gives every one who responds 10
the presidents call a place in the
ranks of the army behind the army.
1.-The nation already has remark
able record of efficiency in adjusting
its political machinery to the regis
tration of 100000 men within Is
days.