Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1917-11-03
THE NEW RULES
FOR THE DRAFT
Classification Of Every Man
Who Is Drafted.
BACHELORS COME FIRST
These Awaiting Draft Are Divided Into
Plvs ciassss--Msn Habituaiiy Fail.
Ing TIE support Their Fam
lIles Cannot Escape.

Washington. - The Ave clsssinca
lions into which men awaiting draft
will be divided. under the new regula
tions approved BY President Wilson.
have become public much before the
time planned by the Provost Marshal
Generals once and are here published
II was discovered that what wac to
have remained an official secret for 9
week or more was divulged Saturda,
night at a dinner In New York. which
Secretary Baker and Provost Marshal
General Crowder attended The Pro
vost Marshal General discussed the
new regulations without intending to
make public the classihcations. but
aome members OF New York local
exemption board. thinking TO elucidate
the Generals speech. printed the
classification on the back OF the menu
card
The classihcations are as follows
and show every man registered. 10
which class he belongs and in what
order the different classihcations will
be called TO service:
CLASS l.
/. Single man without dependent rel
atives.
.. Married man Cor widower with
children) who habitually fails TO
support his family.
Q. Married man dependent on wife
for support.
I. Married man Tor widower with
children) not usefully engaged
family supported BY income inde
pendent OF his labor
.. Men NO, included In any other de
scription In this or other classes.
8. Unsiiilsd laborer
CLASS II.
!. Married man or father OF mother
less children. usefully engaged. but
family has sufficient income apart
from his daily labor TO AFFORD rea
sonably adequate support during
HE absence.
]. Married mRn--nO children--wlfe
can support herself decently and
without hardship.
.. Skilled farm laborer engaged In
necessary industrial enterprise.
1. Skilled Industrial laborer engaged
In necessary agricultural enter.
prise
CLASS Ill.
!. Man with foster children depend
ent on daily labor for support.
:. Man with aged. innrm or invalid
parents or grandparents depend
ent on daily labor for support
Q. Man with brothers or sisters in
competent to support themselves
dependent on daily labor for sup
port
4. County or municipal ofiicer.
0. Nremen or policemen.
.. Necessary artifcers or workmen
in arsenais, armories and navy
Yards.
I. Necessary custom house clerk
.. Persons necessary in transmission
Of mails
.. Necessary employees In service Of
United States
10. Highly specialized administrative
experts
IL. Technical or mechanical experts
in Industrial enterprise.
~. Highly specialized agricultural ex
pert in agricultural bureau Of state
or nation.
IL Assistant or associate manager OF
necessary industrial enterprise.
IL. Assistant or associate manager Of
necessary agricultural enterprise
CLASS ".
1. Married man with wife (and) or
children (or widower with chill
dren) dependent on daily labor for
support and no other reasonably
adequate support available.
!. Mariners in sea service OF Iner
chants or citizens in United
States
. Heads Of necessary Industrial en-
tsrprises,
& Heads OF necessary agricultural
enterprises.
CLASS "
l. omcers of states or the United
States
. Regularly or duly ordained min.
listers
.. Students Of divinity.
T. Persons In military or naval serv.
Ice.
8. Aliens.
9. Alien enemies.
!. Persons morally unit.
.. Persons physically. permanently or
mentally UNIT.
.. Licensed pilots.
AAlDNAHn GrnlKE RAtsRA 49,