Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-06-10
DRAFT BOARD WILL NOT
BE COMPELLED TO
REVISE LISTS
WORK ALREADY DONE
TASK WAS COMPLETED BY OF
TAWA DRAFT EXPERTS AS
SOON AS QUESTiONNAiRS WERE
RECEIVED AT OFFICES.

Because of having done their work
right in the first place. the Ottawa
exemption hoard will not be e0mpell-
ed 10 reclassify qnestionairs for fu-
inrc calls OF army chiefs This was
made known this morning by a mem
her of the dral body who stated there
We're ample men IN Glass IA to fiji
the Jnne = quota and perhaps the
next call. without taking men ont of
the first classification
On June a there has been an or
der for an increment Of l25 selects
Anticipating just SOME such ruling
the board IN preparing the classified
ton Of qnestionnaires worked on
the basis that men We're being drawn
Tor The army instead OF being drawn
ont of It Under the plan every pos
sble man. including some farmers
were put in Glass Ia Il is roughly
estimated there are some thirty odd
OF these young fellows VINO will have
10 80 witha the June "a increment
They have been temporarily passed
the board explained, but now will
have to enter the service along side
their city cousins.
Compiling Lists.
The lists for the next large call
are being complied and will be ready
for publication a few days before the
increment leaves for Camp Grant.
where the l25 have been assigned for
duty. All Of the urbanites in Glass
rae certain of being inducted into
the army for reason that special calls.
one Of last week being for nineteen
selects for special training. have
made great inroads upon the avail
able supply OF Glass men.
Finding itself with a clean slate. the
local board is not up against Situa.
tlon confronting many draft expert $
in other parts of the state. TO all
board orders were received to 90 over
all qneStionnars for the purpose of
asceriaining il there are not men held
under deferred classifcations whc
really should have been placed in
Class |, The order is especially i'm
perative concerning all men who hay,
married since May II, 1917 the date
on which the selective draft law Wen
INFO effect. II II can be shown tha,
the marriage was made with but
short acquaintance il will he accent
ed as evidence OF intention of evad
ing the draft. The boards have alst
been instructed to place in Glass |, al
married men whose wives earned thei
own living before marriage and VIII,
are still able to do so. The same rnl
Will affect men whose wives have
private income.
Order Welcomed Here
The order 10 reclassify all men ur
der their Jurisdictions is welcome
by the La Sale county boards. rt
moving as it does any criticism whic
may come to them because certai
men are held, while certain other
may be given deferred classification,
The boards will now act simply a
the agent of the war department
placing In Class | all who meosur
up to u certain standard which ha
bean set. Men IN deferred casst
Will also be move froward If Il |
found there is reason for such actio
Married men whose wives are II
HI Ing away from home with her pa
n ents or his-and thus are not entir
~ dependent upon their husbands +,
support, will be re-classified and vi
be called for immediate service
II Is forecasted the new rules f
classification will add a large numb
Of men to Class | with the thr
local boards, thus assuring a surpl
for the filling Of the calls Nr the fl
days period beginning, June a.