The Washington herald., 1917-11-18
new DRAFTLAW
! GIVES AMERICA
minute MEN,
100000 Can Be Mobi-
lized for Respective Work
+ by Single Word.

Drastic new regulations for the
draft, making practically every one
OF the more than 100000 registered
men subject to war duty, If not at
the front, then behind the lines. were
approved by the President and made
public by Provost Marshal Gen.
Enoch II. Crowder yesterday.
fAnecting more than 100000 homes
they -mobilizes the war strength of
the country to a point where only a
word is necessary to take a man
from his desk or plough or work.
bench and put him in a trench or
armored motor car or munitions fac
DRY or shipbuildinG plant.
Here are some of the radical new
provisions which give teeth to the
revised rules:
s1-Secretarp Of War Baker Is given
authority TO revoke any exemption OF
disregard at any time the deferred
classification and order of call of any
registered man, II that mans special
trade or qualifications makes him
necessary for special service. Thus.
10 the army finds itself facing a sud
den need for 5000 chauffeurs. Secre-
tary Baker is authorized to direct
local boards to get that number OF
chauffeurs, no matter where they
stand in order of call
The new missionaries which all
registered men must answer will af-
ford the local boards knowledge of
their trades. so 1t will be only a
matter of looking over the fist.
To Halt EnIistments.
Involuntary enlistments in the
regular army of men between q and
u years of age will be completely
stopped on December Is. II. after
that date, a registered man desires
to enter the service ahead of his
liability to call. he must sign a waiv-
er of all exemption and il he has de-
pendents they must waive all claim
to his support. He then automat-
ically is moved to the head of the
list subject to call and goes into
uniform Immediately.
3-Men previously discharged for
slight deformities. such as fiat feet.
will be recalled. They will not be
sent 10 the front, but will be put
on government work either at army
depots or where they are most need
ed. Only complete physical dissbil-
ity. such as missing limbs or blind
ness. will be sufficient to warrant
the. total exemption of a man.
Men employed in the building
and fitting of ships for navy and
Emergency Fleet Corporation are not
subject to call as long as they re.
tain those employments.
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are permitted. il they so desire. to
enlist in the navy or Marine Corps.
Permission to do so will be granted
however. only in case the number of
the man is 30 far down on the order
list that he is not subject to call
in the second draft.
New Examinations.
S-An entirely new system of phys
ical examination is ordered. whereby
a man Is examined not only by the
physicians of the local board, but
by an expert board of seven spe-
ciahsts before finally being accepted
for or discharged from military duty.
The Provost Marshal Generals ; Of
flee has been given the assistance OF
the entire postal machinery Of the
country in tracing down men who
have moved from their original turis-
dictiOns. leaving no addresses behind.
Seen. CrOwder yesterday said it
could not be made too plain that the
new regulations effect every one of
the registered men who are not at
present in the uniform Of the United
states. Every man not one of the
$1,000 already drafted is to answer the
questions of the Guestionnaire and is