The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-10-22

Washington, Oct. 22.-A now 9ye- tenn of drafting men for Service with the colors, which will reduce the work of the local and district boards and Bift from among the registrants the skilled labor needed to carry on war industries, was announced Saturday by the Provost Marshal General, Brig adier General E. H. Crowder.
 The order of liability established by the original. drawing will be maintain ed. but the registrants will be divided Into five classes. according to their fit- nena for military service, and these classes will be called in order, the nrBt class will being exhausted before the second Is summoned.
 v For the purpose of relieving the boards of much Of the labor the ex- animation of registrants entails a uuestionaire will be sent out to all those who have not yet been called. The replies, which must be submitted within seven days after the receipt of the questionaire, will afford full infor- nation .concerning the regtstrant and nx his "econcmdc worth"
 Upon the basis of the information so received the local boards will divide the registrants into five classes ac- cording to thir availability for military service. The first, for example, will | be comprised of men who have no dependents and are not skilled labor CTS, Class five will comprise those who are obviously incapacitated.
 Skilled workmen will go into the other classes in accordance with the character of the labor they may per Form. The highly skilled laborers .s,I -I-. win not be summoned until the pre- cedins three have been exhausted.
 The registrant will be notified ot the class to which he will be assigned nnd he may appeal to the district board for reclassif cation.
 Registrslnts will not be examined been summoned to the colors
 New regulations will also be Issued fixing definite rules for the guidance of local boards reNarding dependency
 The new method of selecting regis. trants will not apply to those already in the service at the training camps because of the existing military neces- sity.
 Statement on Next Draft
 In exploitation of the new system the Provost Marshal General today Issued tho following statement:
 with the completion of the. draft ot the first exrny sof eS7,po0 men new system VIII De installed for the crea- ton Of succeeding armies, which will greatly lessen the labprs of the local and district boards. So far has this \ been accomplished that 1t is belleved that underline new system 80 per cent cf the work will be eliminated, while the forms to be used will not exceed 20 in numbers as compared with ap proximateiy 1szs forms which the pres ent system requireA <
 Along with the reduction Of labor there will be provided a system wfiicl will classffy each one of the 1000, 0ol ducted into military service, and eacl man will have been given his place il the national scheme of defence
 ITO do this 1t has been determine to obtain from each man complete in formation of character which vii definitely hx his economic worth al compared with his fellow registrar and from the Information thus ob tained, to place him in one of ~fiv, classes each to be called in turn as tn need arises.
 "The method of obtaining this in formation is through a questionnaire series of questions calculated to pro duce the information required. Thi document will be mailed to every reg istrant not yet in the service. on a da to- be fixed, seven days being give to each regfstrant to complete and rs turn the same. Every opportunit will be offered to each man to com plete his questionnaire fully and with out error.
 The local boards will then @ anime each questionnaire and assie each regietrant to one of five classe
 rThese classes will De based upo every conceivable condition, from tn family or occupationa1 standpoint, tl1a should properly be advanced by a ma desiring to be excused from militia, < duty. Class No. will be the fir called for physical examination al service, and when it is exhausted, the nation,s needs are such as to, nal 1t necessary. Class No. 2 will folio, and thus each man registered will U timately take is place. if needed.
 Every opportunity for appeal fro such Classification by the local boar has been retained and perfected, bl