The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-01-25
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'e,& Of ii oIla. said yesterday
mat The men have allowed the al
sorneys to fill out then missionaries
ana have not taken the pains to no.
tlce under what classification their
claims placed them. Then when they
receive their classification cards, they
are puzzled"
The following explanation Of the
hve classes are published in the hope
that registrahts will discover from
that just what their numbers mean
and will not interfere with the work
OF the draft board with numerous
questions.
| Glass
A-Single man without dependent
relatives.
B-Married man, with or without
children, or father of motherless chill
dren, who has habitually failed to
support his family.
C-Married man dependent on wife
for support
D-Married man, with or without
children, or father of motherless chill
dren; man not usefully engaged, fam
lily supported by income independent
Of his labor.
E-Unskilled 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
QUESTIONABLE and in respect of whom
no deferred classification Is claimed
or made.
All registrants not included in any
other division in this schedule.
Glass II
A-Married man with children or
father of motherless children, where
such wife or children or such mother
less children are not mainly Deepen.
dent upon his labor for support for
the reason that there are other reas-
onably certain sources of adequate
support excluding earnings or posi-
bly, earnings from the labor Of the
wife,, available and that the remov-
al of the registrant will not deprive
such dependents of support.
B-Married man, without children,
whose wife, although the registrant Is
engaged in useful occupation, Is not
mainly dependent 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 en-
ployed, or in which there Is an imme-
date opening for her under condi-
lions that will enable her to support
herself decently and without suffer
ing or hardship.
Unnecessary skilled farm laborer
in necessary agricultural enterprise.
Unnecessary skilled industrial lab
orer in necessary industrial enter
prise.
Class III
A-Man with dependent children
mot his own, but toward whom he
stands in relation of parent.
B-Man with dependent aged or in
firm parents
C-Man with dependent helpless
brothers or sisters,
County or municipal officer.
E-Highiy trained fireman or po-
Iliceman, at least 8 years in service Of
municipality,
Unnecessary customhouse clerk
Unnecessary employee Of United
States in transmission of the mails.
Unnecessary artifcer or workman
! in T. S. Armory or arsenal.
! Necessary assistant, associate,
or hired manager of necessary agri'
cultural enterprise.
Necessary highly specialized
technical or mechanical expert Of nee
essary industrial enterprise.
Necessary assistant or associate
manager of necessary industrial en-
terprise
elias w
A-Man whose wife or children are
mainly dependent on his labor for
support.
B-Nariner actually employed in
sea service Of citizen or merchant IN
the United States,
| Unnecessary sole managing, con-
trolling. or directing head Of neces'
sarv agricultural enterprise.
Unnecessary sole managing, con-
trolling, or directing head OF neces-
sarv industrial enterprise.