The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1917-10-26
DRAFTED MEN ARE
IN FIVE DIVISIONS

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Washington, Oct. 25.-The five
classifications into which men awa ait
ing draft will be divided, under the
new regulations approved by Pres
ident Wilson, have become public
much before the time planned by
the provost marshal generals Office
and are here published
It was discovered today that
what was to have remained an Of
fetal secret for week or more was
divulged Saturday night at a din
ner in New York which Secretary
Baker and Provost Marshal Cen
eral Crowder attended. The pro-
vost marshal general discussed the
new regulations, without intending
to make public the classifications,
but some members of the New York
local exemption board, thinking to
elucidate the generals speech, print
ed the classifications on the back of
the menu card.
The classifications are as follows
and show every man registered; to
which class he belongs and in what
order the different classifications
will be called to service:
Class I
1-Single man, without depend
ent relatives.
2-Married man Cor widower
with children) who habitually fails
to support his family.
3-Married man dependent on
wife for support.
4-Married. man, or widower
with children (not usefully engag-
ed, family supported by income in
dependent of his labor.
5-Men not included in any 9TH
er description in this or other class
6-Unskilled laborer.
Class III
married man or father of
motherless children, usefully en-
gagged but family has sufficient in
come apart from his daily labor to
afford reasonably adequate support
during his absence.
2-Married man-no children
wife can support herself decently
and without hardship.
in necessary enterprise.
4-Skilled industrial laborer en-
gagged in necessary enterprise.
Class III
MAN with foster children de-
dendent on daily labor for support.
2-Man with aged, infirm or in
valid parents or grandparents de-
pendent On daily labor for support.
3--Man with brothers or sisters
incompetent to support themselves,
dependent on daily labor for sup
port. "a
4-County or municipal officers.
5-Firemen or policemen.
Unnecessary artificers or work
men in arsenals. armories and navy
yards.
u Necessary custom house
clerks.
8-Persons necessary in trans
mission Of mails.
9-Necessary employees in SER
vice of United States.
10-Highly specialized admins
trative experts.
11-Technical Or mechanical ex-
pei Is Ill OAIOA ~ AoSos
12-Highly specialized agricul-
tural expert in agricultural bureau
of state or nation.
13Assistant or associate manager
of necessary industrial enterprise.
14-Assistant or associate mana
ger of necessary agricultural enter
prise.
Class ~
Married man with wife (and)
no children Cor widower with chill
dren) dependent on daily labor for
support and no other reasonably
adequate support available.
2-Mariners in sea service OF
merchants or citizens in United
States.
3-Heads of necessary industrial
enterprises. H.
4-Heads of necessary agricul-
tural enterprises.
Glass V
1-Officers Of states of the Unit
ed States.
Irregular or duly ordained
ministers. o.,
3-Students Of divinity.
4-Persons in military or naval
service.
. 5-Aliens.
6-Alien enemies.
Persons morally unfit.
8-Persons physically, perman-
entity or mentally unfit.
+, 9-Licensed pilots.