The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-11-12

to search for persons who do not re-.
spond promptly and to serve the sum.
mons of local and district boards,
Newspapers can be of very great as.
sistance in giving wide publicity to
the requirements of the law and regu.
latiOhs and to the number and num-
bers of those who are called to pre-.
sent themselves to their local boards
from day to day. Finally, l ask that
during the time hereafter to be speci.
fed as marking the 60 day period of
the classification, all citizens give at.
tenti0n to the task in hand in order
that the process may proceed to a
conclusion with swiftness and yet with
even and considerate justice to ALL"
Provost Marshaps Statement.
Washington, Nov. 10.-Supplement-
ing the presidents call Provost Mar
shall General Crowder tonight issued
the following statement:
The questionable which is the basis
Of the new system, is collection of
questions bringing out the essential
facts upon which all classifications
are made. 1t is the only printed form
which any registrant needs to use,
either in making claims or filing proof.
At first sight, it may seem little
formidable, but reading of the ques-
tons shows that they are simple
enough for any person who can read
and write Understandings to answer.
Legal Profession Lined Up.
"The presidents message lines up
the whole legal profession of the
United States as assistants of the
selective service system and as i'm
partial advisors to registrants in fill
ing out their questionaires. Under
the new regulations a place is to be
provided convenient to every local
free advice and assistance in making
out this document. The county judge
or other judicial officer of similar
court is placed at the head of com
mittee of lawyers in each vicinity,
and this committee is charged with
the duty Of seeing that there are al
ways plenty of lawyers and other vol
unteers present to help registrants in
filling out the QUESTIONABLE.
"Questionaires are to be mailed by
the local board to live per cent of the
registrants each day. The principal
work of the legal advisory boards will
thus be over in 20 days by which time
all the questionaires should be return
ed to the boards. Every man has sew
en- days in which to return his ques-
tionaire fully made out, The process
of classification will begin about Dec.
Is. Eight days later the boards will
begin the great process of classified
ton which becomes, in the words OF
the president, "A national war under
taking of such significance as to chal-
lenge the attention and compel the
assistance of every American
Genera, Call for Aid.
"Not since the war began has an
opportunity been offered for practical
ly every person to take an active and
vigorous part in so important a war
measure as the actual raising of our
armies. The presidents foreword Of
fers this opportunity. 1t gives def
note place for the doctors to work
in making the physical examination.
For the first time it assigns every law
yer to active duty in building up the
national army. In the legal advisory
boards it gives every one who re-
spends to the presidents call to a
place in the ranks of the army behind
the army.
1.-The nation has remarkable rec
ord of efficiency in adjusting it's poll.
teal major.ey to the registration OF
100000 men within Is days after
, the enactment of the law authorizing
registration. 1t is now proposed to
better this record by classifying 10,
100000 men in q period of 50 days