The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1918-06-14
GENERAL cRoWDER SAYS TOO
MANY MEN HAVE BEEN
PUT IN CLASS FOUR.
REORGANIZATION is ORDERED
Special Week in June Should Be Des.
ignated by Local Boards TO In
Vestigate Doubtful Cases
Marriages Questioned.

Washington, June S.-A general re-
vision of classiflcatlOns under the Sc
lectiye service act was started yester-
day by Provost Marshal General Crow
der when he teIegraphed to the COVER
nors of all states ordering inyestiga-
lions to determine the reason for the
small number Of registrants in Class /
In some localities.
The lists Of some boards show an
average far below the national aver
age of 2S.7 per cent registrants In
Class !. Some boards even have fall
EN- as low as 10 per cent.
Thousands OF men now in Glass 4
should be put in Glass / and >, the
provost marshal said The lnstruc-
ton also ordered Investigations to de-
termine II any men have been errone-
ously put in the upper classes when
they should have been placed In those
lower down.
1t Is expected that the rearrange-
ment will bring into Glass l more
than 100000 men.
Cases where reglStrants were mar
ried after the passage of the draft act
viii be carefully considered, and II
evidence warrants, classification in
Glass l, boards viii proceed to re-
classify them. Married men whose
wives have sustaining incomes prob
ably will be reclaSsifled. A "CIass l"
week In June for the examination of
doubtful cases is ordered
Reins Are frightened.
Reiterating that the paramount ne
cessity OF the nation Is the raising
Of an army, the provost marshal gen
erals office declared there would be
no further extension of exemptions
to specialized classes OF labor, agri-
cultural or otherwise than already
have been given. Agriculture was
said to have been especially exempted
In the past because it was deemed
necessary, but with the exhaustion of
Glass | men in many localities. agrl-
cultural laborers previously put at
the bottom VIII go into higher clnsslfl-
cation.
This office has reached the CON
clusion" said 4he provost marshal
general, that corrective procedure can
be made most effective by revision
by the local boards with the hearty
and active assistance of government
appeal agents and members of legal
advisory boards
Orders Examination.
you will therefore issue instruc-
lions that. they shall Immediately pro-
coed to "A careful examination of ALI |
the questlonnaires and records in the |
classes Of cases hereinafter Indicated |
ana make such recommendation TO
the local boards as they may deem |
necessary. Local boards, government |
appeal agents and members of legal
advisory boards should direct special
attention TO the following classes of
cases:
Glass . o and h; Glass 3. A. r
ana Z, aud Glass A. Thousands of
regiStrnnts are now in Glass I who
should be in Glass or .. Govern.
ment appeal agents should be instruct
ed To appeal every case where the
Is not conylncingly cor
rect
THE activities Of local boards. an
peal agents and members of legal nd.
NlsorE boards Is not limited to the
classes of cases above Indicated.
Local boards should set aside
special week In June to be called
ClaSs ] week, Ia conduct examino.
lions Of doubtful cases. CIaSsificatlons
should be scientifically adjusted now
So as TO avoid the necessity of pro.
ce"dInS TO the deferred classes. The
remedy Is yours to apply.
1T Is important the procedure no
applied where necessary In cases of
boards showing unusually high nor.
'rntageS OF Glass I. Where thsre arc
no apparent explanations for sncb
h'Eh percentages You should make In
curry OF the proper boards win ,
we" Ia aScrrtaintug whether the
boards have correctly applied the reg.
''e
Also Instruct all local boards %
'e-eNam,uc under the new standards =,
physical examination now being iss,.5
All doubtful eases which may ba,.s
fallen Into Group r. &. or Grorn n
wy" 'ne particular purpose Of finding
n'n physically M Tor general min,
airy service Who may have been r,,r.
P" III one % the above mapfinp.t
groups aud OF removing Groun q ss
''al'ii'd for special and limited min I,
AIRY service such men as may her.
'''F' have been totally rrIsrt.d y.
''"eed Ia The deferred rrmrJlaI grorr, ., .
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