Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-10-24
PLAN Is
DETAILED FOR
RAISING ARMY
REMAINING LIST or 5000, 600 MEN
AWAITING CALL Is DIVIDED INTO
SEVEN SECTIONS TO SPEED
SELECTION.

call for the national army ~ well a. in
dicating 10 registrants the order in which
they may expect summons, n man OF draft
age who j. q licensed pilot stands last in
the order for selection. A single man, who
has no dependents. comes first.
All men now awaiting luminous have been
divided into five general classes. These
have further been divided into thirtv-~even
subdivisions. That u man may be in the
first subdivision of the first class does not
necessarily indicate he will be one OF the
first summoned on the next call. date for
which ha~ not been announced. although i;
j. generally supposed that II will come
about the New Year.
For even al 81 the men al the first class
may not be- called ont an the first call IN
IN" increment system used III the last draft
y continued. NJ announcement Wa made
today regarding which men of The first
ria~- and FIRST -uhdti-ion would be- sum
m"ned II the increment plan IL used and
~iauid there ne more men If ill> class
available than the increment needs. II l.
probable tn. order ~ each man IN the
original muster lit If the whole draft
would rule ~ such = contingency. A. the
Information now stands the list made pub
lic today ~ more for guidance 81 men
awaiting their call - as to arrange their
business affairs and he prepared tor medi-
cal examination when they actually are
summoned. For instance 4 man who i 4
highly specialized administrative expert.
coIneS ia class .. subdivision Ia. and his
order oi summons will not fall until classes
| and ? and the nine preceding subdivisions
II class 3 have been drawn upon. Married
men Of draft ace who have dependents will
not be called until the first three classes
iave been exhausted.
Ii WAS discovered today that what was
o have remained an official secret tor a
week or more was divuleed Saturday night
az a dinner in New York which Secretary
Baker and Provost Marshal General Crow
der attended. The provost marshal gen
eral discussed the new regulations, with
out intending - make the classifications
but some member of Il New York exemp-
ton board. thinking 10 elucidate the gen
erals speech. printed the classifications on
the back Of menu cards.
The classifications were published today
as follows and show every man registered
20 which class he belongs and IN what or
Ter the different class.fications will be-
allied To serve:
CLASS ONE.
l.. Single men without dependent rela-
lives.
:. Married men tor widower with chill
drcnl who habitually fails 10 support his
family.
3. Married men dependent ON wife for
support.
4. Married man Tor widowcr with chill
drenl not u~~efuIly engaged. family sup
ported IN income dependent ON hi labor.
,. Men not included IN any other ~.
~cripiion Ia this ~ other classes.
4. Tn~killrd labor.
CLASS TWO.
1. Married man ar father ~ mother
? les children. u%~ciully engaged hut family
ha~ sufficient income apart from hi~ daily
labor t. afofrd reasonably adequate sup.
port during hi absence.
II ?. Married men. n" children. wife ear
support herself d%cccnlly and without hard
ship.
3. skilled Industrial Iahorrr engaged j
industrial enterprise.
!. Skilled farm lahorcr~.
CLASS THREE.
1. Man with foster children dcI.ndrnt
"a daily labor for support.
;. Man with iferd mfirn OF invalid par
cni~ or grandpa dependent on daily
labor Tor support.
.. Man with brothers and sister, IN.
competent 70 support themselves d%cpcndcn'
l"n daily labor for support.
4. County or municipal officer.
). Firemen nr policemen.
Il. Ncccs AIRY artliicer~ or workmen IL
ar-eIfals. armoric- and navy yards.
Il Necessary customs house clerk.
g.. Person Necessary ia transmission o
mails.
o. Necessary employees in service D
united States.
experts.
IL. Technical or mechanical experts il
industrial enterprises.
! -. Highly specialized agricultural ex
D perts IN agricultural bureau Of state O.
nation
] ID. Assistant or associate manager o
necessary industrial enterprise.
IA. Assistant or associate manteer O
5 necessary agricultural enterprise.
CLASS FOUR.