The Ordway new era., 1917-11-23
LISTS 100000
FORU.S SERVICE
Provost Marshal Gives Rules Re-
garding Liability for Mill
tary Duty.

classes into which 100000 men regis
tered for military duty-and those who
are registered hereafter-are defined
and the order in which they will be
called for service were officially an
nounced in the provost marshal gen
erals questionable which every regis
tered man must fill out and file. The
order shows some change from the
tentative draft published some time
ago.
Contrary to some published reports,
1t does not exempt married men as
class. but 1t does place married men
with dependent wives and children far
down on the list of tables. In fact.
the questionable indicates that only
men of the first class will be called to
the colOrS, except In the gravest emer-
gency. The five official classifications
Of registrants follow:
CLASS 1.
tA)-Single man without dependent rela-
| tives.
(B)-Married man. with or without chill
| dren. or father of motherless children.
who has habitually failed to support his
| family.
C)-Married man dependent on wife for
support.
| D)-Married man. with or without chill
| dren, or father of motherless children:
ported by income Independent of his la
| Dor.
(E)-Unskilled farm laborer
| F)-Unskilled Industrial laborer.
Registrant by or in respect of whom no
deferred classification is claimed or
made.
Registrant who fails to submit questions
naire and In respect of whom no deferred
classification is claimed made.
| All registrants not included in any other
| division In this schedule.
CLASS II.
(A)-Married man with children or faith
| e- of motherless children. where such
| wife or children or such motherless chill
dren are not mainly dependent upon his
labor for support for the reason that
there are other reasonably certain sources
of adequate support (excluding earnings
| or possible earnings from the labor of the
wife) available, and that the removal OF
the registrant will not deprive such de-
pendents of support.
(B)-Married men, without children.
whose wife. although the registrant is en-
gagged in a useful occupation. is not
mainly dependent upon his labor for sup
port. for the reason that the wife Is
skilled in some special class of work
which she is physically able to perform
and in which she Is employed or in which
there is an Immediate opening for her
under conditions that will enable her to
support herself decently and without suf-
ferng or hardship.
| (C)-Necessary skilled farm laborer In
necessary agricultural enterprise.
D)-Necessary skilled Industrial laborer
In necessary Industrial enterprise.
CLASS III.
(A)-Man with dependent children mot
his own but toward whom he stands In
relation Of parent.
fB)-Man with dependent helpless broth.
ers sisters.
D)-County or municipal officer.
(E)-Highly trained fireman or police.
man, at least three years in service oi
municipality.
(F)-Necessary custom house clerk.
| (G)-Necesary employee OF United
States in transmission of the mails.
| (H-Necessary artifcer, or workman IN
United States armory or arsenal.
U-Necessary employe in service OF
United States.
(D-Necessary assistant, associate ol
hired manager Of necessary agricultural
enterprise.
(K)-Necessary highly specialized tech
nicai or mechanical expert of necessary
Industrial enterprise.
| U0-Necessary assistant or associate
manager of necessary industrial enter
prise.
tA)-Man whose wife or children are
mainly dependent on his labor for sup
port.
IR,-Mariner actually employed on sea
service or citizen or merchant In the Unit
ed States.
(C)-Necessary sole managing. con
trolling or directing head of necessary
AGRICULTURAL enterprise.
(D)-Necessary sole managing. con
trolling or directing head OF necessar,
Industrial enterprise.
CLASS v.
fA)-officers-Legislat executive o.
judicial of the United states or OF state
territory or District Of Columbia.
(R)-Regular or duly ordained minister
Of religion. ,,.,
preparing for ministry in recognized
fDSNPersons in military or naval serv
ice of United States.
(E)-Alien enemy.
(E-Resident alien (not an enemy wh'
JEFFERSON totally and permanently
physically or mentally unfit for military
service. ,,,.
(D-Person morally UNIT to De soioie
Of the United states.
Unlicensed pilot. actually employed II
the pursuit of his vocation
Member OF well-recognized religious
acct or organization. organized and exist
tho on Nav 1s, 1917, whose then existint
creed or principles forbid Its members y
nartic,pate in war in any form. and whos'
religious convictions are against war o.
participation therein.
The questions on the subject OF de
nendents are framed to meet ever!
POSSIBLE circumstance and to draw ou
every bit Of information that might b'
of value to the boards In fixing tn.
class to which man is to be assigned
Seven days are allowed registrant'
after receipt of the QUESTIONABLE Il
All 1t out and return 1t to the ioca
board.