New Britain herald., 1918-01-02
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Ready the first and second exemp-
 M boards have begun to classify the
 kgistrants into the different classes Einto which the Selectives for the next draft. are to be grouped, and in such cases the individual registrants have been notified by postcard of their re- spective classification. In both ex- .emption districts the receipt of these
 cards is causing much confusion to the men. Many do not understand the meaning of these cards denoting
 their specification and to this end
 Secretary Stephen Robb of the sec ond district today issued an eXplana- tory statement.
 Under the new draft regulations, he states,s all registrants are placed in one of five classes. Each man, when he filled out his questionnaire, designated on the first page that class in which he thought he should be registered and in going over the names and affi- davits the draft boards place the men where they think they should go. Thus, a man registered himself as single and without dependents would go into Class l, Division A. and when so classified he will receive card stating that he has been classified in such a manner. Likewise married | man who registered as "a man whose wife or children are mainly depend
 ent upon his labor for support will be notified of his classification in
 Class ", Division A, if the board finds l the claim justified. From the follow 1 ing tabulated classifications, taken | from the questionnaires which each man filled out, a registrant can tell by comparing it with his notification | post card, into just what class he has 1 been placed. It is generally under l stood that the men in Class l. are to 1 be called for military service first and | others in the intermediate classes
 called in their due order until Class
 V is finally reached: l The Five Classes. 1 CLASS I. 1 Divi-
 A. Single man without dependent l relatives.
 ] B. Married man, with or without children, or father of mother 1 less children, who has habitu-
 
 fly.
 C. Married man dependent on wife ! for support.
 { D. Married man, with or without children, or father of mother less children; man not usefully engaged, family supported by income independent of his la bor
 F. Unsl1illed farm laborer. F. Unskilled industrial laborer. - Registrant by or in respect of whom no deferred classification is claimed or made. - Registrant who fails to submit Questionnaire and in respect of whom no deferred classification i, claimed or made. - All registrants not included in any other division in this schedule. CLASS II. A. Married man with children or fa- ther of motherless children, where such wife or children or such motherless children are not mainly dependent upon his labor for support for the req son that there are other reason- ably certain sources of adequate support (excluding earnings or possible earnings from the la bor of the wife), available, and that the removal of the regis trant will not deprive such de- pendents of support.
 B. Married man. without children, whose wife, although the regis trant is engaged in a useful Oc- cupation, is not mainly depend ent upon his labor for support, for the reason that the wife is skilled in some special 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 that will enable her to support her self decently and without suf- fering or hardship. c. Necessary skilled farm laborer in necessary agricultural en- terprise.
 D. Necessary skilled industrial labor CT in necessary industrial enter prise.
 GLASS IT. A. Man with dependent children (not his oWn), but toward whom he stands in relation of parent. E. Man with dependent aged or in- firm