Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-11-02
NEW DRAFT RULES
SOON EFFECTIVE.

olt today by provost "aIsha
General Crowder.
The plan is complete in all but
details, and has been approved
by the President. The details
are now being worked out by a
special corps of experts. and
probably will be announced in
entirely before the end of the
week.
One of the most important
points of General Crowder's ex-
plauation today is that the APP
Ultimately 100000 men now
holding exemption certificates
will be among those to be classi-
fed into FIVE divisions, according
to their liability to serve. I'm
der the Redistribution each will
again have to answer questions
to determine the class in which
he belongs. These men, it is
stated, are still subject to mill
itary service, unless physically
disqualified or non-citisens, the
exemption certificates they hold
merely exemptine them from the
present draft. Az Gen. Crowder
has carefully explained the new
system is not retroactive that
il. It will not in any way affect
the men selected for military SER
vice, the men now in mobiliza-
tion camps or being made ready
for mobilization. But it does
effect those examined for, but
not selected in, the present draft
Within approximately a week
a "questionaire" will be mailed
to every one of the 5000, 900 reg
istered men not in khaki.
ALL REGISTERED MEN TO GET
SMALL BOOKLETS.
This questionable, known of
fcially as Form 1,OOO." is a
small booklet. On the cover is a
dotted line for the name of the
registrant answering the ques-
tions. Opposite this line is a
small series. of blocks, numbered
Il, 2. 3. 4. S." representing the
five new classes into which reg
istered men are to be divided.
There is another dotted line
with blocks, for the number and
location of the local board in
whose jurisdiction the registrant
resides, and a third line and
series Of blocks for the district
board.
The registrant receives his
booklet through the mails, and
required to answer questions it
contains, questions carefully de-
vised to determine whether his
occupation and commitments at
home made it wiser not to with
draw him from civilian life for
work in the field. There is al
page or more of questions listed
under each of the FIVE classes.
Receiving his booklet the reg.|
istrant writes his name on the
dotted line and makes an *" in
the block representing the class
in which he believes he should
be listed. For instance, sing lie
men not engaged in vital war
work will form class No. /, tie
first to be called /; married men
with nondependent wives, ard
not engaged in vital war work, |;
will be in class Ne. 2; agricul-
turists in No. 81; married men
with dependents in No. 4; Grip.
pies and others exempted by the
provision Of the law in No. S.
The registered man marks Cd.
posite his name the class toI
which he thinks he should be a..
uigned. He thes writes in thel
book the answers to the ques.I
lions and takes his booklet to the
local board of which he swears
10 the truth Of his answers. TleI
! uestionaire IL described by Prof.
vost Marshal General Crowded.
10 4 big affidavit, which elimi. ,
rates other forms of affidayits
ased in the first draft.
The LEGAL board examines the ,
answers and approves or charges ,
he classification claimed by tEeI,
'egistrant, indicating ito action K
N the books cover. II
The registrant then has the
light to appeal. The case goes q
. the district board. It is theI {
NAL arbiter. In its series Of !
locks it sharks the class to which | {
believes the man to belo nc. d
Il returning his booklet, the Z
ian NAY. If be desires, secure :
he sworn statement Of : neigh y
Dsaooi - clos fsjesd, testify-Ib