The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1917-11-22
Rules Permit ShipWOrkerS to
Remain On Duty in Yards.
POWER is EXTENDED
Judicial Authority Vested in Exemp.
ton Bodies and Police and Post
Office win Aid Procedure

Washington, D. c.-New regula-
tionB under which the remaining avail
ables OF the 9, 900, 900 men registered
for military duty win be drafted for
service with tie colora were announced
Saturday by Provost Marshal General
Crowder. The new regulations ARE CO.
incident with the division Of oligibles
into five classes, and the circulation Of
the official questionaircs which have
been discussed in previous announce
menta.
The new regulations, IA has been
announced before, repeal all preceding
regulations. cancel all exemptions and
discharges granted under the old sys-
TEN and restore every registered man
to HIS original status. He will here
after be required TO undergo all exam
nations anew and present his claims
for exemption again.
As the new classiflca.ions make
more liberal provision for leaving men
with dependents in the classes to be
called last, II is practically certain
that every man who had legitimate
exemption on the ground of DEEPEN
dency under the old regulations will
get the same under the new ones. The
first class, which embraces men .wholly
without dependents, 10 expected to
bring in fully 1000, 600 men. The
questionaires, beginning December 10,
will be circulated among the regis
trants at the rate of per cent Of each
local registration each day. Volun-
teer medical and legal boards being
organized in each district will assist
registrants in making out the forms
and supporting ailldavits which are
very complete.
Where the registrants are away
from home districts or in other cir.
cumstances, application to the local
board for QUESTIONABLE Is required.
The most noteworthy changes in the
regulations, outside Of the creation of
an emergency fleet to permit ship
workers 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 correspon-
dence between the boards, state Off.
cials and the provost marshal general s
office is provided to keep this aspect
of the business decentraiized and NOV
ing smoothly.
1.-THE entire postoffice machiney is
drafted to aid local boards in tracing
registrants, and right of way for mail
connected with draft proceedings is re-
quired.
Local boards are authorized to grant
partial exemption for partial physical
disability, reserving the men in this
status for Especial and limited mill
tary service.
Authority is granted to form special
classes of men highly skilled in partic-
ular trades or professions and summon
them under the special heading regard
less of their grouping in the general
classification plan. The secretary Of
War may revoke original classification,
except that no man granted deferred
classification becaue of dependents
may be advanced in any way or called
for service out Of his regular order.
When deferred classification has beer
granted for industrial or agricultural
reasons, specially quslified registrani
may be summoned out of his turn.
Under the new regulations, district
boards become purely appellate bodies
before which can be heard only evi-
dence originating before the local
board.
It is made plain that men already
held by local boards for service viii
continue to be sent forward as needed
until such time as the new class one ii
each district is sufficiently organized
to care for drafts from the district.
All pending appeals will then bt
wiped off the slate and the new system
will apply in full.