Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1917-11-23
LISTS 100000
F0RU.S.S SERVICE
Provost Marshal Gives Rules Re-
garding Liability for Mill
tary Duty.

1870 AHAkkHk1k I'LL
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 nan must fill out and file. The
order shows some change from the
tentative draft published some time
ago..
Contrary to some published reports,
1t does not exempt married men as a
class, but II 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 t.
the colOrs, except in the gravest emer
gency. The Ave official cla-ssihcatlons
Of registrants follow:
GLASS l..
~CA)-single man without dependent rela-
tives.
B)-Marrled man. with or without chill
dren. or father OF motherless children,
who has habitually failed to support his
family.
tC)-Married nan dependent on wife for
support.
D)-Marrled man. with or without chill
dren' or father OF motherless children;
man not u~sefully engaged family sup
ported by income Independent OF his la
Dor.
G)-Unskilled farm laborer.
FO-Unskilled Industrial laborer.
Registrant by or I'm respect OF whom no
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 ~.
(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 thai
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)-Marrled men, without children,
whose wife, although the registrant is en-
gagged In a useful occupation, is not
malnly dependent upon his labor for sup
port. for the reason that the wife Is
Skllltu n some SpeClal 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 hat will enable her to
support herself decently and without suf-
fering or hardship.
| (C)-Necessary skilled farm laborer in
necessary agricultural enterprise.
D)-Necessary skilled Industrial laborer
In necessary Industrial enterprise.
GLASS III.
CA)-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.
E)-Highly trained fireman or police
man. at least three years in service Of
municipality.
FD-Necessary custom house clerk.
(G)-Necesary employee OF United
States in Transmission of the mails.
G-Necessary artihcer or workman in
United States armory or arsenal.
UNNECESSARY employe in service Of
United States.
Unnecessary assistant, associate or
hired manager OF necessary agricultural
enterprise.
R)-Necessary highly specialized tech
meal or mechanical expert OF necessary
Industrial enterprise.
G)-Necessary assistant or associate
manager Of necessary Industrial enter
prise.
GLASS ~.
CA)-Man whose wife or children are
mainly dependent on his labor for sup
port.
B)-Mariner actually employed on sea
service or citizen or merchant in the Unit
ed States.
CC)-Necessary sole managing, con-
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AGRICULTURAL enterprise.
D)-Necessary sole managing, con-
trolling or directing head OF necessary
Industrial enterprise.
GLASS v.
MISUNDERSTANDING. executive or
judicial of the United States or OF state,
territory or District OF Columbia.
B)-Regular or duly ordained minister
Of religion.
(C)-Student, who on May IS. 1917. was
preparing for ministry in recognized
school.
D)-Persons in military or naval serv-
ice OF United States.
E)-Alien enemy.
F)-Resldent alien mot an enemy who
claims exemption.
CG)-Person totally and permanently
physically or mentally unfit for military
service.
m-Person morally INIT to be a soldier
OF the mite States,
O-Licensed pilot, actually employed in
the pursuit OF his vocation.
Member OF well-recognized religious
sect or organization, organized and exist
ing on May IS. 1917. whose then existing
| creed or principles forbid It's MEMBER to
participate In war in any form. and whose
religious convictions are against war or
participation therein.
The questions or the subject of de-
pendents are framed to meet every
possible circumstance and to draw out
every bit OF information that might be
OF value to the boards in fixing the
class to which a nan Is to be assigned.
Seven days are allowed re%gistrants
after receipt OF the QUESTIONABLE to
All II out and return 1t to the local
board.