Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-09-11
BOYS OF EIGHTEEN
NOT IN NEXT DRAFT
However, They Are Called Upon
to Register for Mill
tary Service.
FILING OF EXEMPTION CLAIMS
Provost Marshal Crowder Issues
Instructions to All EN-
ployers of Labor.
FILING OF EXEMPTION CLAIMS

NSliiNGTON, September 10 T. -h-
teen-year- -old boys and men thirty
seven years old and older will not be
called in tho next draft They must
register on September IL with all
others between the ages OF eighteen
and forty-hve. excep, those who have
already registered and men now in the
service. but they will not Immediately
receive auestionnaircs nor be imme-
diately classified
II is now planned that they will not
ne called TO the coIors until class
of the group registering between ages
OF thirty-two and thir;y-siN. inclusive.
hausted. Then class OF the older
group and the cightcen-year-old men
will be called, hut by that time the
cightceny year-old rcgistrants probably
VIII have passed nineteen years.
These facts we're announced to-day
by Provost Marshal General Crowdcr.
was decided on, first. 10 take the m .sl
cHcctivc man power available for
fishtinE at. once. and. second. TO speed
the operations of Inc draft
with total registration expected
OF over u 3.ooo.ooo men. the task before
the draft boards TO complete tho regis
time before which men must be NOV
ing to training camps seemed we'll
nigh hopeless. Then the general staff
was or the opinion that in tho thirties
the fighting power and endurance of
man wanes rapidly.
on both Of these grounds a separa-
general groups. withou; i'm any way
affecting the classifications already es-
tablished. seemed best.
Just what man power they will pro-
duce is not exactly estimated. Tho
previous figures on the estimated man
power expected from the registration
OF mon from thirty-two to forty-ivc
was eol,oo0. and nc provost marshal
general expects tho largest part OF
this 10 be within tho. ages OF thirty
two to ;hirty-six, inclusive Boys OF
eighteen to twenty. inclusive. were ex-
nected TO supply about 100000 SOL
diers.
MUST MAKE CLAIMS
FOR DEFERRED CLASSIFICATION
Genera! Crowder to-day reiterated
the necessity for making claims for
deferred classification. The reEistrant
may make such claim, his employer
or business associate, or the local draft
board may see the necessity. or the
advisory board may discover the neces-
SHY in going over the questonnulre
eral Crowder points out that il is i'm
possible for thu local boards TO burden
themselves with the duty OF searching
all the questionnaires on this point.
The provost marsha general makes
an appeal TO all employers TO scarch
themselves with full information as
TO what extent their employees are
aHecteu DS inc llaDllitS OIL rcEiStraniS
to military service: the extent TO which
other influences of depletion have af-
fectcd il (such AS volunteering and
transfer Of labor 10 war or other moro
which other methods of supply can re-
lievc the depletion tsuch as the sub
lay these facts before the advisory
boards. so that those, groups or indi-
viduais Who are Indispensable shall
receive deferred ella sSiiication."
hN I'M nj hal 1.-;t
supporting the claim for occupational
deferred classification in any case, but
General Crowder urges him to initiate
Through mistaken cnivalry." fail to-
do so.
EMPLOYERS TO REPRESENT
NATION AND MUST ACT
The employer" he continues. in
this situation represents the nation,
and in the statutory phrase. the main
ienanc., OF The military establishment.
or OF &c national interest during the
advised third person should look after
The national interest, which the regis
trant himself may not have sufficiently
employer, who better than any ono
else knows how necessary the regis.
trant is 20 his industry
The final decision in the case. which
involves first the decision If the indus
Try of employment is itself necessary.
is up TO the district boards"
Pursuant to this request, the rail-
road administration. and the Shipping
Board are making 4 survey of their
forces. Regional directors Of the rail-
ways have been asked by the, director
general TO determine the necessity oil
all ranks OF employees and individual
employees in their territory and they
will see that applications for deferred
ella SIS iiication are initiated for those SO
regarded. II is probable that all en-
ginecrs will be s. regarded and skilled
mechanics in the shops and round
houses, n
men and yardmen will not be so re-
sarded, and few clerks will be so held
except those possessing special tech
nical knowledge, such as authorities on
ll q inns