Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1917-11-24
LISTS 100000
FORU. s. SERVICE
Provost Marshal Gives Rules Re-
garding Liability for Mill
tary Duty.


Washington, Nov. Is. - The five
| 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,
it does not exempt married men as a
class, but it 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 classifcations
Of reglstrants follow:
GLASS !.
(A)-Single man without dependent reia-
tives.
(B)-Married man. with or without chil-
dren, or father of motberless children.
who has habitualy failed to support hin
family.
(C)-Married man dependent on wife for
support
(D)-Married man. with or without chill
dren, or father of motherless children;
man not usefully engaged family sup
| ported by income Independent of his la
Dor
(E)-Unsk'led farm laborer
FO-Unskied Industrial laborer
Registrant by or In respect of whom nc
deferred classification is claimed or
made.
Registrant who fails to submit questions
naire and in respect of whom no deferred
classification is claimed or made
All registrants not included in any other
division in this schedule.
GLASS II.
(A)-Married man with children or faith
er 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-
fering or hardship.
C0-Necessary skilled farm Iaborer in
necessary agricultural enterprise.
. D)-Necessary skilled industrial laborer
a. 4v,,l \
GLASS III.
(A)-Man with dependent children mot
his own but toward whom he stands in
relation OF PARENT.
(B)-Man with dependent helpless broth
ers or sisters.
D)-County or municipal officer
cd Highly trained fireman or police
man, at least Shree years in service OF
municipality.
F)-Necessary custom house clerk.
(G)-Necesary employee OF United
States in transmission of the mails.
Unnecessary artifcer or workman in
United states armory or arsenal
Unnecessary employee in service of
United States.
Unnecessary assistant, associate or
hired manager Of necessary agricultural
enterprise.
CK)-Necessary highly specialized tech
meal or mechanical expert OF necessary
Industrial enterprise.
U)-Necessary assistant or associate
manager of necessary industrial enter
prise.
CLASS ~.
(A)-Man whose wife or children are
mainly dependent on his labor for sup
port.
CB)-Mariner actually employed on sea
service or citizen or merchant in the Unit
ed states.
tC)-Necessary sole managing. con-
trolling or directing head OF necessary
agricultural enterprise.
Dl-Necessary sole managing. con-
trolling or directing head of necessary
Industrial enterprise.
GLASS V.
-Offcers-Legislative executive or
judicial Of the United States or of state,
territory or District Of Columbia
(B)-Regular or duly ordained minister
Of religion.
CCl-student. who on May IS. 1917. was
preparing for ministry in recognized
school
(D)-Persons iu military or naval serv-
ice of United States
(E)-Alien enemy.
OO-Resident alien mot an enemy who
! claims exemption.
CG0-Person totally and permanently
| physically or mentally unfit for military
| service
CD-Person morally uuf4 TO be soldier
/ OF the United states.
/ Unlicensed piiOt. actually employed in
the pursuit Of his vocation
Member Of well-recognized religious
sect or organization. organized and exist
ing on MAY lS 1877 whose then existing
| creed or principles forbid its members to
participate In war in any form and whose
religious convictions are against war or
participation therein.
The questions on the subject Of de-
pendents are framed to meet every
possible circumstance and to draw out
every bit Of information that might he
Of value to the boards in fixing the
/ class to which man is to be assigned.
! Seven days are allowed registrants
! after receipt of the QUESTIONABLE to
/ HI II out and return it to the local
board.
Endless Supply.
~ suppose only a limited amount Of
! this stock is being offered-the old