Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1917-11-21
COPY OF QUESTIONABLE
HAS Been Received
IN This CITY
Will Have to Be Filled Out
By All Men Who Were
Not Drafted and in Actual
Service

A copy of the new QUESTIONABLE" has
been received at the sheriff's office
where it can be seen by all those who
are interested and there are many who
are. Other copies are expected to be
in the hands of the local hoard soon.
The phamphlet has been well described
by H. T. Hunter in the Fl Paso Herald
and its description could no. be i'm
proved upon so it is reprinted here:
1T concerns every young man who
has registered for military draft, as
well as his parents and other relatives.
Zone of the most interesting of our
war preparations is coming to US very
soon. 1t is the QUESTIONABLE. Really
the word ough. to be capitalized, for
it is going to loom up before most
people either because they themselves
have to wade through it or because
lots of their friends have 10 and they
themselves will be asked for advice or
help with it.
The QUESTIONABLE applies to all men
registered for the draft who are not
now in actual military service or who
have not been passed for service and
are awaiting orders to be transported
to cantonment II applies to about g.,
600, 900 men.
The QUESTIONABLE is rather formid-
able document of Is pages of instruc-
lions and questions. "A copy will be
sent to every registeran. except as
above indicated. He must read the
instructions and fill out the blank
places in the pages With answers to
the questions propounded as there in
dictated. The QUESTIONABLE is intended
to bring out in writing everything
about his identity, age, character,
physical condition. occupation, family
relationship, education and a good
many other things, and there are fire.
quent affidavits to be made. Having !
filed out the QUESTIONABLE and obtain |
ed the necessary supper ling affidavIrs, |
the registrant submits it to the local
board with which he is registered and |
then awaits the next move, which will |
be the effort of the board to classify |
him in one of the five classes of regis
trans as published in The papers re-
Gently. The registrant may be called /
before the board for further examina- /
ton and other persons may also be
called to testify orally regarding the
registrant In the end, when the
board is satisfied, the regis rant will
be classified Some of the classiica
lions means service almost immediate
ly or soon; others mean service only
far in the future. if ever. while still |
others mean practical exemption or
discharge
And this will apply to every regis
tered man in FL Paso. 1t will apply |
to every registered man in the United
States. Perhaps you have been exam
ined and granted exemption for de-
tendency or discharged for physical
disability. Forget all about that. The
QUESTIONABLE states specifically that the
new regulations revoke and annul any
and all previous exemptions or dis
charges, together with certificates
created in such cases.
II the examination oA tne conpdid-
lively few registrants required to Sc
cure 6S7, 900 men for the colors was
great task and all boards found it so,
this one will be many times greater.
Every local board in this country viii
be swamped unless other citizens pa
triotically inclined get in and help
them. Doctors to help with physical
examinations will be needed. Law
yers who can keep hours at head
quarters Of the LOCAL boards and help
registrants interpret and answer the
questions properly are greatly needed,
and a great many teachers, stenogra-
pliers, clerks and others of education
and ability will be needle d o help the
boards with the clerical work which
will be very considerable.